Barangay Dapdap

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Dapdap is one of the administrative divisions of Paniqui in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dapdap had a population of 1,424. This made it the 31st largest of 35 barangays in Paniqui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dapdap accounted for approximately 1.38% of the total population of Paniqui, which stood at 103,003 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dapdap changed from 1,296 to 1,424, a shift of +9.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Paniqui. Barangay Dapdap is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paniqui is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dapdap, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dapdap ranks 354th by 2020 population. Tarlac 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.