Barangay Kinatakutan

Situated in Tagkawayan, Quezon, Barangay Kinatakutan is one of 45 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kinatakutan had a population of 2,073. This made it the 6th largest of 45 barangays in Tagkawayan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kinatakutan accounted for approximately 3.84% of the total population of Tagkawayan, which stood at 54,003 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kinatakutan moving from 2,386 residents to 2,073 residents, an intercensal change of -13.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Kinatakutan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tagkawayan is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kinatakutan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kinatakutan ranks 283rd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Kinatakutan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.