Barangay Capangdanan

Barangay Capangdanan forms part of Pinili, a municipality in Ilocos Norte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Capangdanan had a population of 760. This made it the 7th largest of 25 barangays in Pinili by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Capangdanan accounted for approximately 4.31% of the total population of Pinili, which stood at 17,626 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Capangdanan changed from 755 to 760, a shift of +0.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Pinili. Barangay Capangdanan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pinili is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Capangdanan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Capangdanan ranks 386th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte 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.