Barangay Pinas

Situated in Claveria, Cagayan, Barangay Pinas is one of 41 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pinas had a population of 731. This made it the 17th largest of 41 barangays in Claveria by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinas accounted for approximately 2.29% 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 Pinas changed from 641 to 731, a shift of +14.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Claveria. Barangay Pinas 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 Pinas, 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 Pinas ranks 650th 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 Pinas 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.