Barangay Imelda Valley

Barangay Imelda Valley forms part of City of Palayan, a city in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Imelda Valley had a population of 2,596. This made it the 6th largest of 19 barangays in City of Palayan by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Imelda Valley accounted for approximately 5.72% of the total population of City of Palayan, which stood at 45,383 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Imelda Valley changed from 2,356 to 2,596, a shift of +10.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Palayan. Barangay Imelda Valley is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Palayan is a city comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Imelda Valley, 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 Imelda Valley ranks 312th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Imelda Valley 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.