Barangay Dalama

Barangay Dalama forms part of Baroy, a municipality in Lanao Del Norte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dalama had a population of 1,313. This made it the 7th largest of 23 barangays in Baroy by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dalama accounted for approximately 5.32% of the total population of Baroy, which stood at 24,683 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dalama moving from 1,186 residents to 1,313 residents, an intercensal change of +10.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Dalama is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Baroy is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dalama, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dalama ranks 196th by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dalama 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.