Barangay Baraoidan

Barangay Baraoidan is a small barangay in the municipality of Gattaran, located in the province of Cagayan, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baraoidan had a population of 890. This made it the 32nd largest of 50 barangays in Gattaran by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baraoidan accounted for approximately 1.51% of the total population of Gattaran, which stood at 58,874 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Baraoidan changed from 952 to 890, a shift of -6.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Gattaran. Barangay Baraoidan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gattaran is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baraoidan, 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 Baraoidan ranks 562nd 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.

Barangay Baraoidan 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.