Barangay Gaggabutan East

Situated in Rizal, Cagayan, Barangay Gaggabutan East is one of 29 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 Gaggabutan East had a population of 1,016. This made it the 5th largest of 29 barangays in Rizal by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gaggabutan East accounted for approximately 5.33% of the total population of Rizal, which stood at 19,077 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gaggabutan East moving from 837 residents to 1,016 residents, an intercensal change of +21.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gaggabutan East as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rizal is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gaggabutan East, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gaggabutan East ranks 505th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Gaggabutan East 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.