Barangay Maliwara

Situated in City of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Barangay Maliwara is one of 86 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Maliwara had a population of 817. This made it the 78th largest of 86 barangays in City of San Carlos by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Maliwara accounted for approximately 0.40% of the total population of City of San Carlos, which stood at 205,424 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Maliwara changed from 822 to 817, a shift of -0.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in City of San Carlos. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Maliwara as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of San Carlos is a city comprising 86 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Maliwara, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Maliwara ranks 1245th by 2020 population. Pangasinan 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 Maliwara 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.