Barangay Cawayan

Situated in Gumaca, Quezon, Barangay Cawayan is one of 59 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cawayan had a population of 227. This made it the 50th largest of 59 barangays in Gumaca by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cawayan accounted for approximately 0.32% of the total population of Gumaca, which stood at 71,942 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cawayan moving from 260 residents to 227 residents, an intercensal change of -12.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cawayan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gumaca is a municipality comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cawayan, 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 Cawayan ranks 1161st 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.

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.