Barangay Malico

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Malico is one of the administrative divisions of Santa Fe in Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan Valley, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Malico had a population of 234. This made it the 16th largest of 16 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malico accounted for approximately 1.28% of the total population of Santa Fe, which stood at 18,276 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Malico moving from 226 residents to 234 residents, an intercensal change of +3.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Malico is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Fe is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malico, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Vizcaya, which contains 275 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malico ranks 271st by 2020 population. Nueva Vizcaya is classified as a 2nd 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.