Barangay Tulatula Norte

Situated in Magallanes, Sorsogon, Barangay Tulatula Norte is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tulatula Norte had a population of 806. This made it the 21st largest of 34 barangays in Magallanes by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tulatula Norte accounted for approximately 2.15% of the total population of Magallanes, which stood at 37,411 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tulatula Norte changed from 911 to 806, a shift of -11.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Magallanes. Barangay Tulatula Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magallanes is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tulatula Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tulatula Norte ranks 392nd by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tulatula 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.