Barangay Padu Grande

Situated in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Padu Grande is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Padu Grande had a population of 312. This made it the 35th largest of 36 barangays in Santo Domingo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Padu Grande accounted for approximately 1.07% of the total population of Santo Domingo, which stood at 29,041 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Padu Grande moving from 289 residents to 312 residents, an intercensal change of +8.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Padu Grande is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Domingo is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Padu Grande, 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 Padu Grande ranks 701st 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.

Barangay Padu Grande 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.