Barangay Mangilala

Situated in Tantangan, South Cotabato, Barangay Mangilala is one of 13 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mangilala had a population of 1,256. This made it the 12th largest of 13 barangays in Tantangan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mangilala accounted for approximately 2.75% of the total population of Tantangan, which stood at 45,744 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mangilala moving from 1,283 residents to 1,256 residents, an intercensal change of -2.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Mangilala is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tantangan is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mangilala, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of South Cotabato, which contains 225 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mangilala ranks 193rd by 2020 population. South Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mangilala 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.