Barangay Santa Maria

Situated in City of Cauayan, Isabela, Barangay Santa Maria is one of 65 barangays that make up the city within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Maria had a population of 1,077. This made it the 44th largest of 65 barangays in City of Cauayan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Santa Maria accounted for approximately 0.75% of the total population of City of Cauayan, which stood at 143,403 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Maria changed from 905 to 1,077, a shift of +19.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Cauayan. Barangay Santa Maria is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Cauayan is a city comprising 65 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Maria, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Maria ranks 608th by 2020 population. Isabela is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Santa Maria is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.