Barangay Bulawon

Barangay Bulawon forms part of Santa Cruz, a municipality in Zambales, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bulawon had a population of 1,441. This made it the 19th largest of 25 barangays in Santa Cruz by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bulawon accounted for approximately 2.26% of the total population of Santa Cruz, which stood at 63,839 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bulawon changed from 1,244 to 1,441, a shift of +15.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Cruz. Barangay Bulawon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Cruz is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bulawon, 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 Bulawon ranks 152nd 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 Bulawon 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.