Barangay Pangotan

Situated in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Pangotan is one of 6 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pangotan had a population of 374. This made it the 6th largest of 6 barangays in Sugpon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pangotan accounted for approximately 7.59% of the total population of Sugpon, which stood at 4,930 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pangotan changed from 374 to 374, a shift of 0.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Sugpon. Barangay Pangotan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sugpon is a municipality comprising 6 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pangotan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pangotan ranks 664th by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pangotan 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.