Barangay Kanluran Talaongan

Barangay Kanluran Talaongan is a small barangay in the municipality of Cavinti, located in the province of Laguna, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kanluran Talaongan had a population of 1,906. This made it the 4th largest of 19 barangays in Cavinti by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kanluran Talaongan accounted for approximately 7.95% of the total population of Cavinti, which stood at 23,980 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Kanluran Talaongan changed from 1,803 to 1,906, a shift of +5.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Cavinti. Barangay Kanluran Talaongan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cavinti is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kanluran Talaongan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kanluran Talaongan ranks 375th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Kanluran Talaongan 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.