Barangay Ignacio Jurado

Barangay Ignacio Jurado forms part of Lasam, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ignacio Jurado had a population of 1,709. This made it the 11th largest of 30 barangays in Lasam by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ignacio Jurado accounted for approximately 4.15% of the total population of Lasam, which stood at 41,225 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,657 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,709 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +3.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Ignacio Jurado is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lasam is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ignacio Jurado, 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 Ignacio Jurado ranks 258th 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.