Barangay Santo Niño

Barangay Santo Niño 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 Philippine census, Barangay Santo Niño had a population of 1,118. This made it the 15th largest of 32 barangays in Maddela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Niño accounted for approximately 2.73% of the total population of Maddela, which stood at 40,943 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santo Niño moving from 1,052 residents to 1,118 residents, an intercensal change of +6.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santo Niño 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 Santo Niño, 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 Santo Niño ranks 75th 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 Santo Niño 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.