Barangay Dadda

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dadda had a population of 2,196. This made it the 3rd largest of 47 barangays in Amulung by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dadda accounted for approximately 4.36% of the total population of Amulung, which stood at 50,336 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dadda moving from 2,128 residents to 2,196 residents, an intercensal change of +3.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Dadda 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 Dadda, 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 Dadda ranks 158th 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 Dadda 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.