Barangay Capandanan

Situated in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Barangay Capandanan is one of 32 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Capandanan had a population of 2,517. This made it the 17th largest of 32 barangays in Lingayen by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Capandanan accounted for approximately 2.34% of the total population of Lingayen, which stood at 107,728 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Capandanan moving from 2,399 residents to 2,517 residents, an intercensal change of +4.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Capandanan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lingayen is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Capandanan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Capandanan ranks 445th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Capandanan 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.