Barangay Cawayan Exterior

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Cawayan Exterior is one of the administrative divisions of City of Masbate in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cawayan Exterior had a population of 1,536. This made it the 25th largest of 30 barangays in City of Masbate by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Cawayan Exterior accounted for approximately 1.47% of the total population of City of Masbate, which stood at 104,522 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cawayan Exterior moving from 1,330 residents to 1,536 residents, an intercensal change of +15.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cawayan Exterior is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Masbate is a city comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cawayan Exterior, 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 Cawayan Exterior ranks 223rd 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.

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.