Barangay San Lorenzo

Barangay San Lorenzo is a small barangay in the municipality of Lal-Lo, located in the province of Cagayan, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Lorenzo had a population of 1,449. This made it the 12th largest of 35 barangays in Lal-Lo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Lorenzo accounted for approximately 2.97% of the total population of Lal-Lo, which stood at 48,733 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Lorenzo moving from 1,272 residents to 1,449 residents, an intercensal change of +13.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Lorenzo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lal-Lo is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Lorenzo, 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 San Lorenzo ranks 331st 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 San Lorenzo 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.