Barangay Happy Valley

Situated in Dinalupihan, Bataan, Barangay Happy Valley is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Happy Valley had a population of 1,913. This made it the 25th largest of 46 barangays in Dinalupihan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Happy Valley accounted for approximately 1.62% of the total population of Dinalupihan, which stood at 118,209 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Happy Valley moving from 1,744 residents to 1,913 residents, an intercensal change of +9.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Happy Valley as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dinalupihan is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Happy Valley, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bataan, which contains 237 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Happy Valley ranks 152nd by 2020 population. Bataan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Happy Valley 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.