Barangay Cordero

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Cordero is one of the administrative divisions of Lupao in Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cordero had a population of 1,075. This made it the 19th largest of 24 barangays in Lupao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cordero accounted for approximately 2.34% of the total population of Lupao, which stood at 45,917 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cordero changed from 1,017 to 1,075, a shift of +5.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lupao. Barangay Cordero 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 Cordero, 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 Cordero ranks 702nd 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.