Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte

Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte is a small barangay in the municipality of Santo Tomas, located in the province of Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte had a population of 726. This made it the 13th largest of 27 barangays in Santo Tomas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte accounted for approximately 2.96% of the total population of Santo Tomas, which stood at 24,528 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte changed from 588 to 726, a shift of +23.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santo Tomas. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Tomas is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cañogan Abajo Norte ranks 812th by 2020 population. Isabela 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.