In the 2020 census, the population of Tinglayan was 13,148 people,[3] with a density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Tinglayan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Tinglayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.

The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist).

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