Barangay Capacuan

Situated in City of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Capacuan is one of 43 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Capacuan had a population of 727. This made it the 35th largest of 43 barangays in City of Batac by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Capacuan accounted for approximately 1.31% of the total population of City of Batac, which stood at 55,484 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Capacuan changed from 753 to 727, a shift of -3.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Batac. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Capacuan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Batac is a city comprising 43 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Capacuan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Capacuan ranks 401st by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte 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.