Barangay Dissimungal

Situated in Nagtipunan, Quirino, Barangay Dissimungal is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dissimungal had a population of 2,343. This made it the 3rd largest of 16 barangays in Nagtipunan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dissimungal accounted for approximately 9.22% of the total population of Nagtipunan, which stood at 25,399 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dissimungal moving from 1,954 residents to 2,343 residents, an intercensal change of +19.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Dissimungal is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Nagtipunan is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dissimungal, 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 Dissimungal ranks 23rd 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 Dissimungal 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.