Barangay Bakero

Situated in City of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Bakero is one of 89 barangays that make up the city within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bakero had a population of 3,359. This made it the 41st largest of 89 barangays in City of Cabanatuan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Bakero accounted for approximately 1.03% of the total population of City of Cabanatuan, which stood at 327,325 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bakero changed from 3,073 to 3,359, a shift of +9.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Cabanatuan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bakero as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Cabanatuan is a city comprising 89 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bakero, 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 Bakero ranks 224th 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 Bakero 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.