Barangay Santa Lucia

Situated in Samal, Bataan, Barangay Santa Lucia is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santa Lucia had a population of 2,555. This made it the 8th largest of 14 barangays in Samal by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Lucia accounted for approximately 6.67% of the total population of Samal, which stood at 38,302 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Lucia changed from 2,480 to 2,555, a shift of +3.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Samal. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santa Lucia as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Samal is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Lucia, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bataan, which contains 237 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Lucia ranks 121st by 2020 population. Bataan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santa Lucia 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.