Barangay Pata East

Barangay Pata East forms part of Claveria, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pata East had a population of 1,135. This made it the 7th largest of 41 barangays in Claveria by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pata East accounted for approximately 3.56% of the total population of Claveria, which stood at 31,900 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pata East changed from 1,063 to 1,135, a shift of +6.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Claveria. Barangay Pata East is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Claveria is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pata East, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pata East ranks 441st by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pata East 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.