Barangay Centro (Pob.)

Barangay Centro (Pob.) forms part of Pilar, a municipality in Surigao Del Norte, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro (Pob.) had a population of 304. This made it the 14th largest of 15 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.93% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 10,374 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Centro (Pob.) changed from 329 to 304, a shift of -7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pilar. Barangay Centro (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Norte, which contains 335 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Centro (Pob.) ranks 322nd by 2020 population. Surigao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Centro (Pob.) 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.