Barangay Afusing Bato

Barangay Afusing Bato forms part of Alcala, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Afusing Bato had a population of 383. This made it the 25th largest of 25 barangays in Alcala by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Afusing Bato accounted for approximately 0.93% of the total population of Alcala, which stood at 41,295 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Afusing Bato moving from 379 residents to 383 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Afusing Bato is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alcala is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Afusing Bato, 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 Afusing Bato ranks 758th 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.

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.