Barangay Cabayo

Situated in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Cabayo is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cabayo had a population of 559. This made it the 31st largest of 33 barangays in Vintar by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabayo accounted for approximately 1.68% of the total population of Vintar, which stood at 33,339 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabayo moving from 556 residents to 559 residents, an intercensal change of +0.5%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cabayo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Vintar is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabayo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabayo ranks 475th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cabayo is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.