Barangay Gamis

Barangay Gamis is a small barangay in the municipality of Saguday, located in the province of Quirino, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Gamis had a population of 1,053. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Saguday by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gamis accounted for approximately 6.14% of the total population of Saguday, which stood at 17,137 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gamis moving from 1,029 residents to 1,053 residents, an intercensal change of +2.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gamis as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Saguday is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gamis, 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 Gamis ranks 80th 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.

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.