Barangay Santa Maria

Situated in Talisay, Batangas, Barangay Santa Maria is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Maria had a population of 1,359. This made it the 13th largest of 21 barangays in Talisay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Maria accounted for approximately 2.94% of the total population of Talisay, which stood at 46,238 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,387 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,359 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -2.0%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Santa Maria is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Talisay is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Maria, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Maria ranks 753rd by 2020 population. Batangas 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.