Barangay Alalay Grande

Barangay Alalay Grande is a small barangay in the municipality of Lupao, located in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Alalay Grande had a population of 1,777. This made it the 13th largest of 24 barangays in Lupao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Alalay Grande accounted for approximately 3.87% of the total population of Lupao, which stood at 45,917 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Alalay Grande moving from 1,840 residents to 1,777 residents, an intercensal change of -3.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Alalay Grande is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lupao is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Alalay Grande, 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 Alalay Grande ranks 505th 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.

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.