Barangay Bulo

Barangay Bulo forms part of Allacapan, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bulo had a population of 1,271. This made it the 13th largest of 27 barangays in Allacapan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bulo accounted for approximately 3.61% of the total population of Allacapan, which stood at 35,234 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bulo changed from 1,171 to 1,271, a shift of +8.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Allacapan. Barangay Bulo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Allacapan is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bulo, 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 Bulo ranks 388th 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 Bulo 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.