Barangay Cabarian

Classified as a mid-sized barangay, Barangay Cabarian is one of the administrative divisions of City of Ligao in Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabarian had a population of 2,524. This made it the 17th largest of 55 barangays in City of Ligao by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Cabarian accounted for approximately 2.14% of the total population of City of Ligao, which stood at 118,096 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabarian changed from 2,569 to 2,524, a shift of -1.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in City of Ligao. Barangay Cabarian is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Ligao is a city comprising 55 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabarian, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabarian ranks 165th by 2020 population. Albay 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.