Barangay Balas

Situated in Bacolor, Pampanga, Barangay Balas is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balas had a population of 554. This made it the 16th largest of 21 barangays in Bacolor by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balas accounted for approximately 1.15% of the total population of Bacolor, which stood at 48,066 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balas moving from 239 residents to 554 residents, an intercensal change of +131.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Balas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bacolor is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balas, 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 Balas ranks 495th 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.

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.