Barangay Pacabit

Situated in Catanauan, Quezon, Barangay Pacabit is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Pacabit had a population of 2,218. This made it the 8th largest of 46 barangays in Catanauan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pacabit accounted for approximately 3.05% of the total population of Catanauan, which stood at 72,752 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pacabit changed from 2,024 to 2,218, a shift of +9.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Catanauan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Pacabit 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 Pacabit, 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 Pacabit ranks 262nd 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.

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.