Barangay Maglaoi Centro

Barangay Maglaoi Centro forms part of Currimao, a municipality in Ilocos Norte, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Maglaoi Centro had a population of 229. This made it the 21st largest of 23 barangays in Currimao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Maglaoi Centro accounted for approximately 1.87% of the total population of Currimao, which stood at 12,215 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 239 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 229 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -4.2%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Maglaoi Centro as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Currimao is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Maglaoi Centro, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Maglaoi Centro ranks 552nd by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Maglaoi Centro 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.