PALIGUI

Type: Rural barangay along the Candaba–Baliuag Road within the Candaba Swamp floodplain.
Coordinates & Elevation: Approximately 15.0473° N, 120.8777° E; average elevation around 12–13 m (40–43 ft) above sea levelwhereisit.altervista.org+14philatlas.com+14commons.wikimedia.org+14 wetlands.ph+12elevationmap.net+12commons.wikimedia.org+12.
The barangay adjoins Vizal San Pablo, Pulong Gubat, Bahay Pare, and Pulong Palazanen-ph.topographic-map.com+4philatlas.com+4elevationmap.net+4.

Population (2020): 1,631 residents, representing about 1.36% of Candaba’s total populationphilatlas.com+1psa.gov.ph+1.
Households (2015): 1,553 persons in 303 households, averaging 5.13 persons/householdphilatlas.com.
Age profile (2015):
- Median age: 26.84 years
- Largest cohort: 20–24 years (~10.9%)
- Dependency ratios: Youth ~40%, Elderly ~7.9%, Total ~47.9%en-ph.topographic-map.com+3en-ph.topographic-map.com+3en-ca.topographic-map.com+3 philatlas.com.

Growth from 906 in 1990 to 1,631 in 2020, an increase of 725 over 30 yearsphilatlas.com.
Recent annual growth slowed to +1.04% (2015–2020) from +1.97% (2010–2015)philatlas.com.

Primarily an agro-floodplain area dominated by rice paddies, fishponds, and residential clusters.
BIR zonal values 2025 for land:
- ₱1,400/m² for corner lots along the national road (Candaba–Baliuag)
- ₱650/m² for regular roadfront lots
- ₱400/m² interior residential; ₱300–200/m² on barangay roads
- ₱700/m² for interior agricultural lotszonalvaluefinderph.com+1zonalvaluefinderph.com+1 commons.wikimedia.org+15whereisit.altervista.org+15whereisit.altervista.org+15.

Core civic structures include Barangay Hall, Chapel, and Paligui Elementary School near Mount Arayat’s foothills—as evidenced in roadside imagerycommons.wikimedia.org+14commons.wikimedia.org+14commons.wikimedia.org+14.
Road improvements made in 2020 under the Baliuag–Candaba upgradation (including slope stabilization and flood-control works)commons.wikimedia.org.

Positioned on the Candaba–Baliuag Road, a key link between Pampanga and Bulacan that passes through the heart of Paligui.
Regular jeepney and tricycle services connect Paligui to Candaba Poblacion and neighboring barangays.
Roads are prone to seasonal flooding, but wetland-construction efforts and concrete surfacing aim to bolster resilienceen.wikipedia.org+3commons.wikimedia.org+3commons.wikimedia.org+3.

Part of the Candaba Swamp ecosystem, notable as a migratory bird stopover and agricultural biodiversity zoneelevationmap.net+2en.wikipedia.org+2commons.wikimedia.org+2.
Home to the “Paligui Wetland Centre”, established in 2023 under the Living Lakes Biodiversity & Climate project to promote eco-tourism, community wetlands management, and sustainabilityzonalvaluefinderph.com+13wetlands.ph+13wetlands.ph+13.

One of 33 barangays that form the Candaba Swamp mosaic covering approx. 32,000 ha and providing hydrological buffering in the Pampanga River basinen.wikipedia.org+2en.wikipedia.org+2commons.wikimedia.org+2.
Rural classification, with a modest population relative to other barangays (2020 total: ~119,497)psa.gov.ph+1en.wikipedia.org+1.

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