Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.)

Situated in Alcala, Cagayan, Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.) is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.) had a population of 2,167. This made it the 8th largest of 25 barangays in Alcala by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.) accounted for approximately 5.25% of the total population of Alcala, which stood at 41,295 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.) moving from 1,966 residents to 2,167 residents, an intercensal change of +10.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Centro Norte (Pob.) 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 Centro Norte (Pob.), 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 Centro Norte (Pob.) ranks 161st 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.