Barangay Calapayan

Situated in Cawayan, Masbate, Barangay Calapayan is one of 37 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calapayan had a population of 1,423. This made it the 21st largest of 37 barangays in Cawayan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calapayan accounted for approximately 2.05% of the total population of Cawayan, which stood at 69,265 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,276 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,423 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +11.5%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Calapayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cawayan is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Calapayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Masbate, which contains 550 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Calapayan ranks 252nd by 2020 population. Masbate is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Calapayan 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.