Barangay Dagotdotan

Barangay Dagotdotan is a small barangay in the municipality of San Lorenzo Ruiz, located in the province of Camarines Norte, in the Bicol Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dagotdotan had a population of 1,120. This made it the 5th largest of 12 barangays in San Lorenzo Ruiz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dagotdotan accounted for approximately 7.11% of the total population of San Lorenzo Ruiz, which stood at 15,757 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dagotdotan moving from 1,031 residents to 1,120 residents, an intercensal change of +8.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Dagotdotan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Lorenzo Ruiz is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dagotdotan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Norte, which contains 282 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dagotdotan ranks 215th by 2020 population. Camarines Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dagotdotan 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.