Barangay Villa Paraiso

Barangay Villa Paraiso is a small barangay in the municipality of Rizal, located in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Villa Paraiso had a population of 683. This made it the 25th largest of 26 barangays in Rizal by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Paraiso accounted for approximately 0.97% of the total population of Rizal, which stood at 70,196 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Villa Paraiso moving from 770 residents to 683 residents, an intercensal change of -11.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Villa Paraiso as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rizal is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Villa Paraiso, 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 Villa Paraiso ranks 796th 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 Villa Paraiso 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.