Barangay Cabunlawan

Barangay Cabunlawan is a small barangay in the municipality of Linapacan, located in the province of Palawan, in the MIMAROPA Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabunlawan had a population of 712. This made it the 10th largest of 10 barangays in Linapacan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabunlawan accounted for approximately 4.34% of the total population of Linapacan, which stood at 16,424 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabunlawan changed from 743 to 712, a shift of -4.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Linapacan. Barangay Cabunlawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Linapacan is a municipality comprising 10 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabunlawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabunlawan ranks 321st by 2020 population. Palawan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cabunlawan 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.