Barangay Cadaclan

Situated in Calanasan, Apayao, Barangay Cadaclan is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cadaclan had a population of 940. This made it the 5th largest of 18 barangays in Calanasan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cadaclan accounted for approximately 7.49% of the total population of Calanasan, which stood at 12,550 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cadaclan moving from 629 residents to 940 residents, an intercensal change of +49.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cadaclan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calanasan is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cadaclan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Apayao, which contains 133 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cadaclan ranks 52nd by 2020 population. Apayao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cadaclan 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.