Barangay Poblacion Center

Situated in Ramos, Tarlac, Barangay Poblacion Center is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion Center had a population of 1,791. This made it the 6th largest of 9 barangays in Ramos by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion Center accounted for approximately 7.83% of the total population of Ramos, which stood at 22,879 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Poblacion Center moving from 1,788 residents to 1,791 residents, an intercensal change of +0.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Poblacion Center is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ramos is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion Center, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Poblacion Center ranks 288th by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.