Barangay Panlinlang

Situated in Arayat, Pampanga, Barangay Panlinlang is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Panlinlang had a population of 3,411. This made it the 22nd largest of 30 barangays in Arayat by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Panlinlang accounted for approximately 2.35% of the total population of Arayat, which stood at 144,875 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Panlinlang moving from 3,214 residents to 3,411 residents, an intercensal change of +6.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Panlinlang as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Arayat is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Panlinlang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pampanga, which contains 538 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Panlinlang ranks 261st by 2020 population. Pampanga is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Panlinlang 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.