Barangay Cawayan I

Situated in San Francisco, Quezon, Barangay Cawayan I is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cawayan I had a population of 4,318. This made it the 5th largest of 16 barangays in San Francisco by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cawayan I accounted for approximately 6.95% of the total population of San Francisco, which stood at 62,097 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cawayan I changed from 4,365 to 4,318, a shift of -1.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in San Francisco. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cawayan I as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Francisco is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cawayan I, 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 Cawayan I ranks 86th 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 Cawayan I 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.