Barangay Layugan

Barangay Layugan forms part of Bucay, a municipality in Abra, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Layugan had a population of 1,053. This made it the 7th largest of 21 barangays in Bucay by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Layugan accounted for approximately 5.87% of the total population of Bucay, which stood at 17,953 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Layugan changed from 917 to 1,053, a shift of +14.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Bucay. Barangay Layugan 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 Layugan, 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 Layugan ranks 71st 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.