Barangay Centro West

Situated in Santa Teresita, Cagayan, Barangay Centro West is one of 13 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro West had a population of 1,697. This made it the 5th largest of 13 barangays in Santa Teresita by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro West accounted for approximately 8.67% of the total population of Santa Teresita, which stood at 19,573 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Centro West changed from 1,541 to 1,697, a shift of +10.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Teresita. Barangay Centro West is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Teresita is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro West, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Centro West ranks 260th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Centro West is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.