Barangay Baan

Barangay Baan is a small barangay in the municipality of Kayapa, located in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baan had a population of 963. This made it the 10th largest of 30 barangays in Kayapa by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baan accounted for approximately 3.64% of the total population of Kayapa, which stood at 26,469 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 847 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 963 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +13.7%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Baan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kayapa is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baan, 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 Baan ranks 203rd 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.

Barangay Baan 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.