Barangay Balante

Barangay Balante is a small barangay in the City of Gapan, located in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balante had a population of 1,675. This made it the 22nd largest of 23 barangays in City of Gapan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Balante accounted for approximately 1.36% of the total population of City of Gapan, which stood at 122,968 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balante moving from 1,647 residents to 1,675 residents, an intercensal change of +1.7%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Balante is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Gapan is a city comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balante, 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 Balante ranks 526th 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 Balante 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.