Barangay Santo Tomas

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santo Tomas had a population of 599. This made it the 29th largest of 32 barangays in Maddela by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Tomas accounted for approximately 1.46% 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 Tomas moving from 588 residents to 599 residents, an intercensal change of +1.9%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santo Tomas 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 Tomas, 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 Tomas ranks 124th 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 Tomas 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.