Barangay Tabacao

Situated in Talavera, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Tabacao is one of 53 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tabacao had a population of 4,455. This made it the 8th largest of 53 barangays in Talavera by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tabacao accounted for approximately 3.37% of the total population of Talavera, which stood at 132,338 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tabacao moving from 4,042 residents to 4,455 residents, an intercensal change of +10.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tabacao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Talavera is a municipality comprising 53 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tabacao, 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 Tabacao ranks 134th 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.