Barangay Silet

Barangay Silet forms part of San Juan, a municipality in Abra, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Silet had a population of 493. This made it the 9th largest of 19 barangays in San Juan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Silet accounted for approximately 4.61% of the total population of San Juan, which stood at 10,688 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Silet changed from 449 to 493, a shift of +9.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Juan. Barangay Silet is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Juan is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Silet, 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 Silet ranks 210th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Silet is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.