Barangay Calapadan

Situated in Barbaza, Antique, Barangay Calapadan is one of 39 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calapadan had a population of 148. This made it the 35th largest of 39 barangays in Barbaza by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calapadan accounted for approximately 0.63% of the total population of Barbaza, which stood at 23,359 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Calapadan moving from 125 residents to 148 residents, an intercensal change of +18.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Calapadan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Barbaza is a municipality comprising 39 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Calapadan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Calapadan ranks 583rd by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Calapadan 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.