Barangay Capantolan

Barangay Capantolan forms part of Sual, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Capantolan had a population of 1,962. This made it the 8th largest of 19 barangays in Sual by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Capantolan accounted for approximately 5.02% of the total population of Sual, which stood at 39,091 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Capantolan changed from 1,712 to 1,962, a shift of +14.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Sual. Barangay Capantolan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sual is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Capantolan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Capantolan ranks 648th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Capantolan 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.