Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre

Situated in City of Legazpi, Albay, Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre is one of 70 barangays that make up the city within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre had a population of 1,694. This made it the 46th largest of 70 barangays in City of Legazpi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre accounted for approximately 0.81% of the total population of City of Legazpi, which stood at 209,533 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre changed from 1,627 to 1,694, a shift of +4.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Legazpi. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Legazpi is a city comprising 70 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre ranks 294th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Bgy. 48 - Bagong Abre is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.