Barangay Ocapon

Situated in Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya, Barangay Ocapon is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ocapon had a population of 998. This made it the 9th largest of 9 barangays in Villaverde by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ocapon accounted for approximately 4.96% of the total population of Villaverde, which stood at 20,118 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 970 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 998 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +2.9%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Ocapon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Villaverde is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ocapon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Vizcaya, which contains 275 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ocapon ranks 194th by 2020 population. Nueva Vizcaya is classified as a 2nd 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.