Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.)

Situated in Balaoan, La Union, Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) had a population of 1,217. This made it the 14th largest of 36 barangays in Balaoan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) accounted for approximately 3.02% of the total population of Balaoan, which stood at 40,339 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) changed from 1,248 to 1,217, a shift of -2.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Balaoan. Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balaoan is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of La Union, which contains 576 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabuaan Oeste (Pob.) ranks 270th by 2020 population. La Union is classified as a 1st 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.