Barangay Kalaw

Situated in Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Kalaw is one of 4 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kalaw had a population of 644. This made it the 3rd largest of 4 barangays in Dumalneg by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kalaw accounted for approximately 20.86% of the total population of Dumalneg, which stood at 3,087 in the same census year.

Barangay Kalaw is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dumalneg is a municipality comprising 4 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kalaw, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kalaw ranks 442nd by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.