Barangay Alba

Situated in Baggao, Cagayan, Barangay Alba is one of 48 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Alba had a population of 1,732. This made it the 17th largest of 48 barangays in Baggao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Alba accounted for approximately 1.97% of the total population of Baggao, which stood at 87,753 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Alba moving from 1,658 residents to 1,732 residents, an intercensal change of +4.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Alba is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Baggao is a municipality comprising 48 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Alba, 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 Alba ranks 255th 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 Alba 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.