Barangay Masla

Barangay Masla forms part of Tadian, a municipality in Mountain Province, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Masla had a population of 1,216. This made it the 4th largest of 19 barangays in Tadian by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Masla accounted for approximately 6.29% of the total population of Tadian, which stood at 19,341 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Masla moving from 1,294 residents to 1,216 residents, an intercensal change of -6.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Masla is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tadian is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Masla, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Mountain Province, which contains 144 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Masla ranks 36th by 2020 population. Mountain Province is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.