Barangay Mangapo

Barangay Mangapo forms part of Sipocot, a municipality in Camarines Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mangapo had a population of 637. This made it the 37th largest of 46 barangays in Sipocot by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mangapo accounted for approximately 0.93% of the total population of Sipocot, which stood at 68,169 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mangapo changed from 645 to 637, a shift of -1.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Sipocot. Barangay Mangapo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sipocot is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mangapo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mangapo ranks 919th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mangapo is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.