Barangay Catimon

Situated in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Catimon is one of 64 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 Catimon had a population of 1,442. This made it the 37th largest of 64 barangays in Guimba by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Catimon accounted for approximately 1.13% of the total population of Guimba, which stood at 127,653 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Catimon moving from 1,316 residents to 1,442 residents, an intercensal change of +9.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Catimon 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 Catimon, 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 Catimon ranks 604th 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.

Barangay Catimon 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.