Barangay Palina

Barangay Palina forms part of Nagcarlan, a municipality in Laguna, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palina had a population of 1,537. This made it the 17th largest of 52 barangays in Nagcarlan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palina accounted for approximately 2.37% of the total population of Nagcarlan, which stood at 64,866 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Palina changed from 1,527 to 1,537, a shift of +0.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Nagcarlan. Barangay Palina is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Nagcarlan is a municipality comprising 52 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palina, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palina ranks 408th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Palina 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.