Barangay Candelaria (Pob.)

Situated in San Narciso, Zambales, Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) is one of 17 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 Candelaria (Pob.) had a population of 845. This made it the 13th largest of 17 barangays in San Narciso by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.75% of the total population of San Narciso, which stood at 30,759 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) changed from 831 to 845, a shift of +1.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in San Narciso. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Narciso is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Candelaria (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zambales, which contains 247 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) ranks 199th by 2020 population. Zambales is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Candelaria (Pob.) 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.