Barangay Yabbi

Barangay Yabbi is a small barangay in the municipality of Dupax Del Norte, located in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Yabbi had a population of 547. This made it the 15th largest of 15 barangays in Dupax Del Norte by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Yabbi accounted for approximately 1.64% of the total population of Dupax Del Norte, which stood at 33,295 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Yabbi changed from 549 to 547, a shift of -0.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Dupax Del Norte. Barangay Yabbi is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dupax Del Norte is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Yabbi, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Vizcaya, which contains 275 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Yabbi ranks 253rd by 2020 population. Nueva Vizcaya is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Yabbi 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.