Barangay Santa Rita

Barangay Santa Rita forms part of Santo Domingo, a municipality in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santa Rita had a population of 1,418. This made it the 22nd largest of 24 barangays in Santo Domingo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Rita accounted for approximately 2.32% of the total population of Santo Domingo, which stood at 61,092 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Rita moving from 1,289 residents to 1,418 residents, an intercensal change of +10.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santa Rita as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Domingo is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Rita, 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 Santa Rita ranks 612th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.