Barangay Palacapac

Situated in City of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Palacapac is one of 42 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palacapac had a population of 819. This made it the 30th largest of 42 barangays in City of Candon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Palacapac accounted for approximately 1.33% of the total population of City of Candon, which stood at 61,432 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 810 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 819 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.1%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Palacapac is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Candon is a city comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palacapac, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palacapac ranks 360th by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Palacapac 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.