Barangay Santo Domingo

Barangay Santo Domingo 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 Santo Domingo had a population of 713. This made it the 22nd largest of 24 barangays in Lupao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Domingo accounted for approximately 1.55% of the total population of Lupao, which stood at 45,917 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santo Domingo moving from 651 residents to 713 residents, an intercensal change of +9.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santo Domingo 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 Santo Domingo, 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 Santo Domingo ranks 785th 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 Santo Domingo 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.