Barangay Dagupan

Barangay Dagupan is a small barangay in the municipality of Alicia, located in the province of Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dagupan had a population of 1,269. This made it the 26th largest of 34 barangays in Alicia by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dagupan accounted for approximately 1.72% of the total population of Alicia, which stood at 73,874 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,192 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,269 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +6.5%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Dagupan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alicia is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dagupan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dagupan ranks 511th by 2020 population. Isabela 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.