Barangay Tacdangan

Situated in Cabatuan, Iloilo, Barangay Tacdangan is one of 68 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tacdangan had a population of 1,018. This made it the 17th largest of 68 barangays in Cabatuan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tacdangan accounted for approximately 1.67% of the total population of Cabatuan, which stood at 61,110 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tacdangan moving from 1,077 residents to 1,018 residents, an intercensal change of -5.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tacdangan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabatuan is a municipality comprising 68 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tacdangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tacdangan ranks 746th by 2020 population. Iloilo 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.