Barangay Kinabuan

Situated in Dupax Del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, Barangay Kinabuan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Kinabuan had a population of 1,261. This made it the 6th largest of 19 barangays in Dupax Del Sur by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kinabuan accounted for approximately 5.94% of the total population of Dupax Del Sur, which stood at 21,224 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kinabuan moving from 1,059 residents to 1,261 residents, an intercensal change of +19.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Kinabuan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dupax Del Sur is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kinabuan, 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 Kinabuan ranks 161st 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Kinabuan 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.