Barangay Santa Rita

Situated in Lubao, Pampanga, Barangay Santa Rita is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Rita had a population of 2,956. This made it the 25th largest of 44 barangays in Lubao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Rita accounted for approximately 1.70% of the total population of Lubao, which stood at 173,502 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Rita changed from 3,516 to 2,956, a shift of -15.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Lubao. Barangay Santa Rita is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lubao is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Rita, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pampanga, which contains 538 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Rita ranks 300th by 2020 population. Pampanga is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santa Rita 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.