Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.)

Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) forms part of Aparri, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) had a population of 99. This made it the 40th largest of 42 barangays in Aparri by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) accounted for approximately 0.14% of the total population of Aparri, which stood at 68,839 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) changed from 95 to 99, a shift of +4.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Aparri. Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Aparri is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.), 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 Centro 12 (Pob.) ranks 814th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.