Barangay Liwan

Situated in Rizal, Cagayan, Barangay Liwan is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Liwan had a population of 396. This made it the 23rd largest of 29 barangays in Rizal by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Liwan accounted for approximately 2.08% of the total population of Rizal, which stood at 19,077 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Liwan moving from 397 residents to 396 residents, an intercensal change of -0.3%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Liwan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rizal is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Liwan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Liwan ranks 755th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Liwan 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.