Barangay Pandayan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pandayan had a population of 859. This made it the 9th largest of 19 barangays in Tadian by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pandayan accounted for approximately 4.44% of the total population of Tadian, which stood at 19,341 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pandayan moving from 815 residents to 859 residents, an intercensal change of +5.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Pandayan 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 Pandayan, 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 Pandayan ranks 61st 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.