Barangay Kayapa Proper West

Barangay Kayapa Proper West forms part of Kayapa, a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kayapa Proper West had a population of 1,351. This made it the 5th largest of 30 barangays in Kayapa by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kayapa Proper West accounted for approximately 5.10% of the total population of Kayapa, which stood at 26,469 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,239 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,351 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +9.0%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Kayapa Proper West 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 Kayapa Proper West, 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 Kayapa Proper West ranks 145th 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 Kayapa Proper West 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.