Barangay Cristo Rey

Situated in Lupi, Camarines Sur, Barangay Cristo Rey is one of 38 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cristo Rey had a population of 523. This made it the 25th largest of 38 barangays in Lupi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cristo Rey accounted for approximately 1.54% of the total population of Lupi, which stood at 33,897 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cristo Rey changed from 560 to 523, a shift of -6.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Lupi. Barangay Cristo Rey is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lupi is a municipality comprising 38 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cristo Rey, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cristo Rey ranks 970th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cristo Rey 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.