Barangay Tubungan Weste

Situated in Gattaran, Cagayan, Barangay Tubungan Weste is one of 50 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tubungan Weste had a population of 205. This made it the 47th largest of 50 barangays in Gattaran by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tubungan Weste accounted for approximately 0.35% of the total population of Gattaran, which stood at 58,874 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 195 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 205 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +5.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Tubungan Weste 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 Tubungan Weste, 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 Tubungan Weste ranks 796th 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.