Barangay Columbitin

Situated in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Columbitin is one of 51 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Columbitin had a population of 816. This made it the 41st largest of 51 barangays in Cuyapo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Columbitin accounted for approximately 1.20% of the total population of Cuyapo, which stood at 68,066 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Columbitin changed from 641 to 816, a shift of +27.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Cuyapo. Barangay Columbitin is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cuyapo is a municipality comprising 51 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Columbitin, 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 Columbitin ranks 764th 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.

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.