Barangay Communal

Barangay Communal forms part of City of Cabanatuan, a city in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Communal had a population of 1,791. This made it the 66th largest of 89 barangays in City of Cabanatuan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Communal accounted for approximately 0.55% of the total population of City of Cabanatuan, which stood at 327,325 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Communal moving from 1,451 residents to 1,791 residents, an intercensal change of +23.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Communal 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 Communal, 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 Communal ranks 496th 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 Communal 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.