Barangay Cobo

Barangay Cobo forms part of Pandan, a municipality in Catanduanes, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cobo had a population of 876. This made it the 11th largest of 26 barangays in Pandan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cobo accounted for approximately 4.08% of the total population of Pandan, which stood at 21,473 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cobo moving from 855 residents to 876 residents, an intercensal change of +2.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cobo 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 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cobo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Catanduanes, which contains 315 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cobo ranks 107th by 2020 population. Catanduanes is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cobo 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.