Barangay Pakawit

Situated in Pinukpuk, Kalinga, Barangay Pakawit is one of 23 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Pakawit had a population of 1,092. This made it the 15th largest of 23 barangays in Pinukpuk by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pakawit accounted for approximately 3.19% of the total population of Pinukpuk, which stood at 34,275 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pakawit changed from 1,020 to 1,092, a shift of +7.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pinukpuk. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Pakawit as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pinukpuk is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pakawit, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Kalinga, which contains 153 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pakawit ranks 72nd by 2020 population. Kalinga is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pakawit 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.