Barangay Gabut

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gabut had a population of 1,086. This made it the 20th largest of 47 barangays in Amulung by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gabut accounted for approximately 2.16% 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 Gabut changed from 1,016 to 1,086, a shift of +6.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Amulung. Barangay Gabut 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 Gabut, 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 Gabut ranks 473rd 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 Gabut 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.