Barangay Mancawayan

Barangay Mancawayan forms part of Libmanan, a municipality in Camarines Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mancawayan had a population of 696. This made it the 66th largest of 75 barangays in Libmanan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mancawayan accounted for approximately 0.62% of the total population of Libmanan, which stood at 112,994 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 677 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 696 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +2.8%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Mancawayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Libmanan is a municipality comprising 75 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mancawayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mancawayan ranks 891st by 2020 population. Camarines Sur 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.