Barangay III

Situated in Enrile, Cagayan, Barangay III is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay III had a population of 2,630. This made it the 4th largest of 22 barangays in Enrile by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay III accounted for approximately 7.17% of the total population of Enrile, which stood at 36,705 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay III moving from 2,540 residents to 2,630 residents, an intercensal change of +3.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay III is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Enrile is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay III, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay III ranks 109th by 2020 population. Cagayan 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.