Barangay Macalong

Situated in La Paz, Tarlac, Barangay Macalong is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Macalong had a population of 2,348. This made it the 15th largest of 21 barangays in La Paz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Macalong accounted for approximately 3.41% of the total population of La Paz, which stood at 68,952 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Macalong changed from 2,125 to 2,348, a shift of +10.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in La Paz. Barangay Macalong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

La Paz is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Macalong, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Macalong ranks 218th by 2020 population. Tarlac 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.