Barangay Cardona

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Cardona is one of the administrative divisions of Dolores in Abra, CAR, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cardona had a population of 574. This made it the 7th largest of 15 barangays in Dolores by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cardona accounted for approximately 4.99% of the total population of Dolores, which stood at 11,512 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cardona changed from 553 to 574, a shift of +3.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dolores. Barangay Cardona is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dolores is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cardona, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cardona ranks 184th by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cardona 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.