Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.)

Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) is a small barangay in the municipality of Tudela, located in the province of Misamis Occidental, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) had a population of 828. This made it the 16th largest of 33 barangays in Tudela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.90% of the total population of Tudela, which stood at 28,599 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) moving from 875 residents to 828 residents, an intercensal change of -5.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tudela is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) ranks 267th by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Centro Upper (Pob.) is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.