Barangay Napuid

Barangay Napuid is a very small barangay in the municipality of Pandan, located in the province of Antique, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Napuid had a population of 220. This made it the 31st largest of 34 barangays in Pandan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Napuid accounted for approximately 0.61% of the total population of Pandan, which stood at 35,965 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Napuid moving from 198 residents to 220 residents, an intercensal change of +11.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Napuid is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pandan is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Napuid, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Napuid ranks 557th by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd 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.