Barangay Sto. Rosario

Barangay Sto. Rosario is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Floridablanca, located in the province of Pampanga, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sto. Rosario had a population of 2,097. This made it the 30th largest of 33 barangays in Floridablanca by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sto. Rosario accounted for approximately 1.55% of the total population of Floridablanca, which stood at 135,542 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sto. Rosario moving from 2,090 residents to 2,097 residents, an intercensal change of +0.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Sto. Rosario is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Floridablanca is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sto. Rosario, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pampanga, which contains 538 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Sto. Rosario ranks 393rd by 2020 population. Pampanga 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.