Barangay Tapia

Situated in City of General Trias, Cavite, Barangay Tapia is one of 33 barangays that make up the city within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tapia had a population of 4,914. This made it the 20th largest of 33 barangays in City of General Trias by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Tapia accounted for approximately 1.09% of the total population of City of General Trias, which stood at 450,583 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tapia changed from 2,643 to 4,914, a shift of +85.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of General Trias. Barangay Tapia is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of General Trias is a city comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tapia, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tapia ranks 232nd by 2020 population. Cavite is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tapia 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.