Barangay Patola

Situated in Talugtug, Nueva Ecija, Barangay Patola is one of 28 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Patola had a population of 1,455. This made it the 4th largest of 28 barangays in Talugtug by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Patola accounted for approximately 5.77% of the total population of Talugtug, which stood at 25,236 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Patola moving from 1,433 residents to 1,455 residents, an intercensal change of +1.5%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Patola as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Talugtug is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Patola, 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 Patola ranks 602nd 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.