Barangay La Paz

Barangay La Paz forms part of Bamban, a municipality in Tarlac, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay La Paz had a population of 1,349. This made it the 10th largest of 15 barangays in Bamban by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay La Paz accounted for approximately 1.72% of the total population of Bamban, which stood at 78,260 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay La Paz moving from 1,135 residents to 1,349 residents, an intercensal change of +18.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay La Paz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bamban is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay La Paz, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay La Paz ranks 365th by 2020 population. Tarlac 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.