Barangay Abolo

Situated in Amulung, Cagayan, Barangay Abolo is one of 47 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Abolo had a population of 706. This made it the 33rd largest of 47 barangays in Amulung by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Abolo accounted for approximately 1.40% of the total population of Amulung, which stood at 50,336 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Abolo changed from 793 to 706, a shift of -11.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Amulung. Barangay Abolo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Amulung is a municipality comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Abolo, 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 Abolo ranks 661st 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.