Barangay Camias

Situated in Porac, Pampanga, Barangay Camias is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Camias had a population of 2,431. This made it the 20th largest of 29 barangays in Porac by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Camias accounted for approximately 1.73% of the total population of Porac, which stood at 140,751 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,883 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 2,431 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +29.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Camias is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Porac is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Camias, 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 Camias ranks 364th 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 Camias 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.