Barangay Calao

Situated in Bucay, Abra, Barangay Calao is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calao had a population of 790. This made it the 11th largest of 21 barangays in Bucay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calao accounted for approximately 4.40% of the total population of Bucay, which stood at 17,953 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Calao moving from 788 residents to 790 residents, an intercensal change of +0.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Calao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bucay is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Calao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Calao ranks 123rd by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.