Barangay Darapidap

Situated in Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Barangay Darapidap is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Darapidap had a population of 2,760. This made it the 6th largest of 22 barangays in Aritao by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Darapidap accounted for approximately 6.54% of the total population of Aritao, which stood at 42,197 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Darapidap moving from 2,151 residents to 2,760 residents, an intercensal change of +28.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Darapidap is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Aritao is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Darapidap, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Vizcaya, which contains 275 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Darapidap ranks 51st by 2020 population. Nueva Vizcaya is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Darapidap 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.