Poblacion is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the area of a single barangay or multiple barangays. It is sometimes shortened to Pob.
Plaza Rizal in Biñan's poblacion
Balanga city plaza showing the church
The población of Loboc, Bohol, showing structures typical to most town centres: the plaza, town hall, gazebo, and arena
Bonifacio Park at Palaris (Poblacion), San Carlos, Pangasinan
A barangay, historically referred to as a barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighborhood, a suburb, a suburban neighborhood, or even a borough. The word barangay originated from balangay, a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines.
Information sign at the boundary of Barangay Socorro in Quezon City listing the barangay's officials
Maybo's barangay hall in Boac, Marinduque
A barangay hall in Sulop, Davao del Sur
Mariki's barangay hall in Zamboanga City