Barangay Cardinal

Barangay Cardinal is a small barangay in the municipality of Guimba, located in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cardinal had a population of 573. This made it the 61st largest of 64 barangays in Guimba by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cardinal accounted for approximately 0.45% of the total population of Guimba, which stood at 127,653 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cardinal moving from 557 residents to 573 residents, an intercensal change of +2.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cardinal is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Guimba is a municipality comprising 64 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cardinal, 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 Cardinal ranks 819th 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.