Barangay Escoting

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Escoting is one of the administrative divisions of Diadi in Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Escoting had a population of 991. This made it the 7th largest of 19 barangays in Diadi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Escoting accounted for approximately 5.15% of the total population of Diadi, which stood at 19,236 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Escoting moving from 983 residents to 991 residents, an intercensal change of +0.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Escoting is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Diadi is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Escoting, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Vizcaya, which contains 275 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Escoting ranks 195th by 2020 population. Nueva Vizcaya is classified as a 2nd 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.