Barangay Valeriana

Barangay Valeriana forms part of Zaragoza, a municipality in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Valeriana had a population of 539. This made it the 19th largest of 19 barangays in Zaragoza by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Valeriana accounted for approximately 1.02% of the total population of Zaragoza, which stood at 53,090 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 539 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 539 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of 0.0%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Valeriana is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Zaragoza is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Valeriana, 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 Valeriana ranks 825th 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.