Barangay Laput

Situated in Mexico, Pampanga, Barangay Laput is one of 43 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laput had a population of 2,411. This made it the 33rd largest of 43 barangays in Mexico by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laput accounted for approximately 1.39% of the total population of Mexico, which stood at 173,403 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Laput moving from 2,279 residents to 2,411 residents, an intercensal change of +5.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Laput is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mexico is a municipality comprising 43 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laput, 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 Laput ranks 368th 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 Laput 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.