Barangay Big Meladoc

Barangay Big Meladoc forms part of Tangcal, a municipality in Lanao Del Norte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Big Meladoc had a population of 592. This made it the 14th largest of 18 barangays in Tangcal by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Big Meladoc accounted for approximately 3.68% 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 Big Meladoc changed from 537 to 592, a shift of +10.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tangcal. Barangay Big Meladoc is officially classified 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 Big Meladoc, 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 Big Meladoc ranks 408th 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.