Barangay Centro II (Pob.)

Barangay Centro II (Pob.) forms part of Lasam, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro II (Pob.) had a population of 2,126. This made it the 4th largest of 30 barangays in Lasam by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro II (Pob.) accounted for approximately 5.16% of the total population of Lasam, which stood at 41,225 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Centro II (Pob.) changed from 2,072 to 2,126, a shift of +2.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lasam. Barangay Centro II (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lasam is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro II (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 II (Pob.) ranks 172nd 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.

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.