Barangay Magsalisi

Situated in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Magsalisi is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magsalisi had a population of 3,691. This made it the 8th largest of 27 barangays in Jaen by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magsalisi accounted for approximately 4.66% of the total population of Jaen, which stood at 79,189 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Magsalisi moving from 3,336 residents to 3,691 residents, an intercensal change of +10.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Magsalisi is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jaen is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Magsalisi, 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 Magsalisi ranks 192nd 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Magsalisi is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.