Barangay Virbira

Barangay Virbira forms part of Carasi, a municipality in Ilocos Norte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Virbira had a population of 619. This made it the 2nd largest of 3 barangays in Carasi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Virbira accounted for approximately 38.52% of the total population of Carasi, which stood at 1,607 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Virbira changed from 613 to 619, a shift of +1.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Carasi. Barangay Virbira is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Carasi is a municipality comprising 3 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Virbira, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Virbira ranks 449th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st 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.