Barangay Mangcawayan

Situated in Lupi, Camarines Sur, Barangay Mangcawayan is one of 38 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mangcawayan had a population of 727. This made it the 19th largest of 38 barangays in Lupi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mangcawayan accounted for approximately 2.14% of the total population of Lupi, which stood at 33,897 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mangcawayan changed from 674 to 727, a shift of +7.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lupi. Barangay Mangcawayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lupi is a municipality comprising 38 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mangcawayan, 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 Mangcawayan ranks 867th 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.

Barangay Mangcawayan 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.