Barangay San Bernabe

Barangay San Bernabe is a small barangay in the municipality of Maddela, located in the province of Quirino, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Bernabe had a population of 1,045. This made it the 17th largest of 32 barangays in Maddela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Bernabe accounted for approximately 2.55% of the total population of Maddela, which stood at 40,943 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Bernabe moving from 953 residents to 1,045 residents, an intercensal change of +9.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Bernabe 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 San Bernabe, 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 San Bernabe ranks 81st 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 San Bernabe 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.