Barangay Carabatan Chica

Barangay Carabatan Chica is a small barangay in the City of Cauayan, located in the province of Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carabatan Chica had a population of 787. This made it the 49th largest of 65 barangays in City of Cauayan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Carabatan Chica accounted for approximately 0.55% of the total population of City of Cauayan, which stood at 143,403 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Carabatan Chica moving from 617 residents to 787 residents, an intercensal change of +27.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Carabatan Chica is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Cauayan is a city comprising 65 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carabatan Chica, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carabatan Chica ranks 779th by 2020 population. Isabela 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.