Barangay Dibutunan

Barangay Dibutunan forms part of Dipaculao, a municipality in Aurora, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dibutunan had a population of 878. This made it the 16th largest of 25 barangays in Dipaculao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dibutunan accounted for approximately 2.65% of the total population of Dipaculao, which stood at 33,131 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dibutunan changed from 860 to 878, a shift of +2.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dipaculao. Barangay Dibutunan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dipaculao is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dibutunan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aurora, which contains 151 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dibutunan ranks 97th by 2020 population. Aurora is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dibutunan 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.