Barangay Bagong Pook

Barangay Bagong Pook is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Santa Maria, located in the province of Laguna, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bagong Pook had a population of 2,310. This made it the 3rd largest of 25 barangays in Santa Maria by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagong Pook accounted for approximately 6.69% of the total population of Santa Maria, which stood at 34,511 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bagong Pook moving from 2,283 residents to 2,310 residents, an intercensal change of +1.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Bagong Pook is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Maria is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagong Pook, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagong Pook ranks 339th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bagong Pook 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.