Barangay Culandanum

Situated in Bataraza, Palawan, Barangay Culandanum is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Culandanum had a population of 4,755. This made it the 4th largest of 22 barangays in Bataraza by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Culandanum accounted for approximately 5.57% of the total population of Bataraza, which stood at 85,439 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Culandanum moving from 3,966 residents to 4,755 residents, an intercensal change of +19.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Culandanum is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bataraza is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Culandanum, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Culandanum ranks 41st by 2020 population. Palawan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Culandanum 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.