Barangay Caraniogan

Situated in San Manuel, Isabela, Barangay Caraniogan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Caraniogan had a population of 972. This made it the 15th largest of 19 barangays in San Manuel by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caraniogan accounted for approximately 2.85% of the total population of San Manuel, which stood at 34,085 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Caraniogan changed from 877 to 972, a shift of +10.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Manuel. Barangay Caraniogan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Manuel is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caraniogan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Caraniogan ranks 663rd by 2020 population. Isabela is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Caraniogan 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.