Barangay Dammay

Situated in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Dammay is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dammay had a population of 159. This made it the 25th largest of 26 barangays in Santa by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dammay accounted for approximately 1.06% of the total population of Santa, which stood at 14,992 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dammay moving from 186 residents to 159 residents, an intercensal change of -14.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Dammay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dammay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dammay ranks 762nd by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur is classified as a 1st 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.