Barangay Salvador

Barangay Salvador is a mid-sized barangay in the City of Santiago, located in the province of Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Salvador had a population of 2,094. This made it the 26th largest of 37 barangays in City of Santiago by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Salvador accounted for approximately 1.41% of the total population of City of Santiago, which stood at 148,580 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,991 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 2,094 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +5.2%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Salvador is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Santiago is a city comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Salvador, 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 Salvador ranks 247th 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.

Barangay Salvador 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.