Barangay Dumabato Norte

Situated in Maddela, Quirino, Barangay Dumabato Norte is one of 32 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dumabato Norte had a population of 1,435. This made it the 11th largest of 32 barangays in Maddela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dumabato Norte accounted for approximately 3.50% of the total population of Maddela, which stood at 40,943 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dumabato Norte changed from 1,498 to 1,435, a shift of -4.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Maddela. Barangay Dumabato Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maddela is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dumabato Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quirino, which contains 132 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dumabato Norte ranks 61st by 2020 population. Quirino is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dumabato Norte 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.