Barangay Hucab

Situated in Kiangan, Ifugao, Barangay Hucab is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Hucab had a population of 1,758. This made it the 4th largest of 14 barangays in Kiangan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hucab accounted for approximately 9.94% of the total population of Kiangan, which stood at 17,691 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Hucab moving from 1,499 residents to 1,758 residents, an intercensal change of +17.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Hucab is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kiangan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hucab, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ifugao, which contains 176 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Hucab ranks 32nd by 2020 population. Ifugao is classified as a 3rd 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.