Barangay Pagkalinawan

Barangay Pagkalinawan forms part of Jala-Jala, a municipality in Rizal, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Pagkalinawan had a population of 2,121. This made it the 9th largest of 11 barangays in Jala-Jala by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pagkalinawan accounted for approximately 6.24% of the total population of Jala-Jala, which stood at 34,017 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pagkalinawan changed from 2,084 to 2,121, a shift of +1.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Jala-Jala. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Pagkalinawan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jala-Jala is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pagkalinawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Rizal, which contains 189 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pagkalinawan ranks 145th by 2020 population. Rizal 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.