Barangay Kapanikian

Situated in Santa Ana, Cagayan, Barangay Kapanikian is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Kapanikian had a population of 883. This made it the 14th largest of 16 barangays in Santa Ana by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kapanikian accounted for approximately 2.47% of the total population of Santa Ana, which stood at 35,688 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Kapanikian changed from 658 to 883, a shift of +34.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Ana. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Kapanikian as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Ana is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kapanikian, 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 Kapanikian ranks 566th 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 Kapanikian 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.