Barangay Cabawangan

Barangay Cabawangan forms part of Nampicuan, a municipality in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabawangan had a population of 957. This made it the 6th largest of 21 barangays in Nampicuan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabawangan accounted for approximately 6.61% of the total population of Nampicuan, which stood at 14,471 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 896 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 957 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +6.8%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Cabawangan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Nampicuan is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabawangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Ecija, which contains 849 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabawangan ranks 734th by 2020 population. Nueva Ecija 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.