Barangay Bunga

Situated in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Bunga is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bunga had a population of 3,916. This made it the 5th largest of 17 barangays in Carranglan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bunga accounted for approximately 9.23% of the total population of Carranglan, which stood at 42,420 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 3,919 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 3,916 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.1%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Bunga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Carranglan is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bunga, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Ecija, which contains 849 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bunga ranks 168th by 2020 population. Nueva Ecija is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bunga 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.