Barangay Legaspi

Barangay Legaspi forms part of San Manuel, a municipality in Tarlac, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Legaspi had a population of 2,859. This made it the 2nd largest of 15 barangays in San Manuel by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Legaspi accounted for approximately 10.07% of the total population of San Manuel, which stood at 28,387 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Legaspi changed from 2,335 to 2,859, a shift of +22.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Manuel. Barangay Legaspi is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Manuel is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Legaspi, 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 Legaspi ranks 166th 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.