Barangay Salapungan

Classified as a mid-sized barangay, Barangay Salapungan is one of the administrative divisions of City of Tarlac in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Salapungan had a population of 2,015. This made it the 63rd largest of 76 barangays in City of Tarlac by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Salapungan accounted for approximately 0.52% of the total population of City of Tarlac, which stood at 385,398 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Salapungan moving from 1,740 residents to 2,015 residents, an intercensal change of +15.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Salapungan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tarlac is a city comprising 76 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Salapungan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Salapungan ranks 262nd by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.