Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya is one of the administrative divisions of Catanauan in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya had a population of 688. This made it the 41st largest of 46 barangays in Catanauan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya accounted for approximately 0.95% of the total population of Catanauan, which stood at 72,752 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 650 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 688 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +5.8%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Catanauan is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya ranks 798th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cawayanin Ilaya 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.