Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte

Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte is a very small barangay in the municipality of Claveria, located in the province of Cagayan, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte had a population of 378. This made it the 36th largest of 41 barangays in Claveria by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte accounted for approximately 1.18% of the total population of Claveria, which stood at 31,900 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 343 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 378 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +10.2%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Claveria is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte ranks 760th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bacsay Cataraoan Norte 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.