Barangay Cataggaman Viejo

Situated in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Barangay Cataggaman Viejo is one of 49 barangays that make up the city within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cataggaman Viejo had a population of 4,499. This made it the 14th largest of 49 barangays in Tuguegarao City by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Cataggaman Viejo accounted for approximately 2.70% of the total population of Tuguegarao City, which stood at 166,334 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 4,246 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 4,499 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +6.0%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Cataggaman Viejo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tuguegarao City is a city comprising 49 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cataggaman Viejo, 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 Cataggaman Viejo ranks 27th 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.

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.