Barangay Rajal Norte

Situated in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Rajal Norte is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Rajal Norte had a population of 2,034. This made it the 17th largest of 33 barangays in Santa Rosa by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Rajal Norte accounted for approximately 2.69% of the total population of Santa Rosa, which stood at 75,649 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Rajal Norte moving from 1,599 residents to 2,034 residents, an intercensal change of +27.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Rajal Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Rosa is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Rajal Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Ecija, which contains 849 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Rajal Norte ranks 424th by 2020 population. Nueva Ecija is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Rajal Norte 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.