Barangay Abaca

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Abaca had a population of 576. This made it the 17th largest of 19 barangays in Dupax Del Sur by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Abaca accounted for approximately 2.71% of the total population of Dupax Del Sur, which stood at 21,224 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 571 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 576 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +0.9%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Abaca is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dupax Del Sur is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Abaca, 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 Abaca ranks 251st 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Abaca is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.