Barangay West Central Poblacion

Situated in Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija, Barangay West Central Poblacion is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay West Central Poblacion had a population of 281. This made it the 18th largest of 21 barangays in Nampicuan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay West Central Poblacion accounted for approximately 1.94% of the total population of Nampicuan, which stood at 14,471 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay West Central Poblacion changed from 400 to 281, a shift of -29.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Nampicuan. Barangay West Central Poblacion is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Nampicuan is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay West Central Poblacion, 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 West Central Poblacion ranks 842nd 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 West Central Poblacion 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.