Barangay Santo Tomas

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Santo Tomas is one of the administrative divisions of Manabo in Abra, CAR, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santo Tomas had a population of 478. This made it the 10th largest of 11 barangays in Manabo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Tomas accounted for approximately 4.12% of the total population of Manabo, which stood at 11,611 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santo Tomas changed from 440 to 478, a shift of +8.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Manabo. Barangay Santo Tomas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Manabo is a municipality comprising 11 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 Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santo Tomas ranks 213th by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.