Barangay Nalbuan

Barangay Nalbuan forms part of Licuan-Baay, a municipality in Abra, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Nalbuan had a population of 783. This made it the 1st largest of 11 barangays in Licuan-Baay by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Nalbuan accounted for approximately 17.15% of the total population of Licuan-Baay, which stood at 4,566 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Nalbuan changed from 778 to 783, a shift of +0.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Licuan-Baay. Barangay Nalbuan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Licuan-Baay is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Nalbuan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Nalbuan ranks 124th by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd 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.