Barangay Kayan East

Barangay Kayan East forms part of Tadian, a municipality in Mountain Province, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kayan East had a population of 718. This made it the 14th largest of 19 barangays in Tadian by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kayan East accounted for approximately 3.71% of the total population of Tadian, which stood at 19,341 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 825 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 718 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -13.0%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Kayan East 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 Kayan East, 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 Kayan East ranks 80th 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.