Barangay Abariongan Uneg

Barangay Abariongan Uneg is a small barangay in the municipality of Santo Niño, located in the province of Cagayan, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Abariongan Uneg had a population of 1,167. This made it the 9th largest of 31 barangays in Santo Niño by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Abariongan Uneg accounted for approximately 4.09% of the total population of Santo Niño, which stood at 28,537 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Abariongan Uneg moving from 1,027 residents to 1,167 residents, an intercensal change of +13.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Abariongan Uneg is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Niño is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Abariongan Uneg, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Abariongan Uneg ranks 428th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Abariongan Uneg 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.