Barangay Calintaan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calintaan had a population of 935. This made it the 25th largest of 47 barangays in Amulung by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calintaan accounted for approximately 1.86% of the total population of Amulung, which stood at 50,336 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Calintaan moving from 899 residents to 935 residents, an intercensal change of +4.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Calintaan 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 Calintaan, 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 Calintaan ranks 540th 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.