Barangay Katigan Silangan

Barangay Katigan Silangan forms part of City of Tayabas, a city in Quezon, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Katigan Silangan had a population of 342. This made it the 53rd largest of 66 barangays in City of Tayabas by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Katigan Silangan accounted for approximately 0.30% of the total population of City of Tayabas, which stood at 112,658 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Katigan Silangan changed from 388 to 342, a shift of -11.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Tayabas. Barangay Katigan Silangan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tayabas is a city comprising 66 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Katigan Silangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Katigan Silangan ranks 1052nd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Katigan Silangan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.