Barangay Tattawa

Situated in Peñarrubia, Abra, Barangay Tattawa is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tattawa had a population of 471. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Peñarrubia by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tattawa accounted for approximately 6.78% of the total population of Peñarrubia, which stood at 6,951 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tattawa changed from 434 to 471, a shift of +8.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Peñarrubia. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tattawa as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Peñarrubia is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tattawa, 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 Tattawa ranks 217th 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.

Barangay Tattawa 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.