Barangay Apad

Barangay Apad is a very small barangay in the municipality of Quezon, located in the province of Quezon, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Apad had a population of 349. This made it the 22nd largest of 24 barangays in Quezon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Apad accounted for approximately 2.20% of the total population of Quezon, which stood at 15,886 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Apad moving from 346 residents to 349 residents, an intercensal change of +0.9%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Apad is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Quezon is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Apad, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Apad ranks 1046th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Apad 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.