Barangay Sirit

Situated in Abulug, Cagayan, Barangay Sirit is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sirit had a population of 869. This made it the 17th largest of 20 barangays in Abulug by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sirit accounted for approximately 2.51% of the total population of Abulug, which stood at 34,579 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sirit moving from 802 residents to 869 residents, an intercensal change of +8.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Sirit is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Abulug is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sirit, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Sirit ranks 575th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Sirit 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.