Barangay Bayabao

Situated in Tangcal, Lanao Del Norte, Barangay Bayabao is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bayabao had a population of 1,174. This made it the 5th largest of 18 barangays in Tangcal by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bayabao accounted for approximately 7.30% of the total population of Tangcal, which stood at 16,075 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bayabao changed from 1,116 to 1,174, a shift of +5.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tangcal. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bayabao as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tangcal is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bayabao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bayabao ranks 227th by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd 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.