Barangay Carpentero

Situated in Tumauini, Isabela, Barangay Carpentero is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carpentero had a population of 1,069. This made it the 31st largest of 46 barangays in Tumauini by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Carpentero accounted for approximately 1.51% of the total population of Tumauini, which stood at 70,743 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,055 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,069 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.3%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Carpentero is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tumauini is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carpentero, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carpentero ranks 617th by 2020 population. Isabela 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 Carpentero 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.