Barangay Pangarulong

Barangay Pangarulong forms part of Laur, a municipality in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pangarulong had a population of 459. This made it the 17th largest of 17 barangays in Laur by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pangarulong accounted for approximately 1.20% of the total population of Laur, which stood at 38,263 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pangarulong changed from 420 to 459, a shift of +9.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Laur. Barangay Pangarulong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Laur is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pangarulong, 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 Pangarulong ranks 831st 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.

Barangay Pangarulong 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.