Barangay Centro (Pob.)

Situated in Lal-Lo, Cagayan, Barangay Centro (Pob.) is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro (Pob.) had a population of 1,423. This made it the 13th largest of 35 barangays in Lal-Lo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.92% of the total population of Lal-Lo, which stood at 48,733 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Centro (Pob.) changed from 1,548 to 1,423, a shift of -8.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Lal-Lo. Barangay Centro (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lal-Lo is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Centro (Pob.) ranks 337th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Centro (Pob.) 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.