Barangay Batayan

Situated in Tadian, Mountain Province, Barangay Batayan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Batayan had a population of 623. This made it the 17th largest of 19 barangays in Tadian by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Batayan accounted for approximately 3.22% of the total population of Tadian, which stood at 19,341 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 543 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 623 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +14.7%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Batayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tadian is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Mountain Province, which contains 144 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batayan ranks 98th by 2020 population. Mountain Province is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.