Barangay Lote

Situated in City of Balanga, Bataan, Barangay Lote is one of 25 barangays that make up the city within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lote had a population of 2,670. This made it the 13th largest of 25 barangays in City of Balanga by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Lote accounted for approximately 2.56% of the total population of City of Balanga, which stood at 104,173 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lote moving from 2,483 residents to 2,670 residents, an intercensal change of +7.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lote is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Balanga is a city comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lote, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bataan, which contains 237 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lote ranks 116th by 2020 population. Bataan 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.