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Barangays in Nueva Ecija

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Nueva Ecija, at a glance

Barangays: 849^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 2,395,816^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 196 urban^[4]; 653 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Abar Ist^[5]; San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; 22,564 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Rio Chico^[6]; General Tinio, Nueva Ecija; about 244.72 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Dulong Bayan^{[5, 7]}; Quezon, Nueva Ecija; 7.24% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 201 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mallorca, −4.54% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

849 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Nueva Ecija, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Villa FlorestaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,035	about 242	about 8.41 km²	19.74% a year	Rural
452	Villa MarinaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,033	about 355	about 5.72 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
453	BalanteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,031	about 584	about 3.48 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
454	Paitan NorteCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,031	about 320	about 6.35 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
455	Bagong SikatScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,029	about 1,215	about 1.67 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
456	PantocGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	2,025	about 250	about 8.11 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
457	CulaylaySan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,022	about 430	about 4.70 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
458	SampalocTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,015	about 781	about 2.58 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
459	San PabloJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,015	about 364	about 5.53 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
460	Poblacion WestGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	2,009	about 2,265	about 0.887 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
461	SantolanPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	2,006	about 573	about 3.50 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
462	ColladoTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,005	about 988	about 2.03 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
463	PulaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,001	about 922	about 2.17 km²	10.77% a year	Rural
464	Bagong SikatCabiao, Nueva Ecija	2,000	about 83	about 24.07 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
465	PoblacionSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	1,985	about 4,726	about 0.42 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
466	Canuto Ramos Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija	1,982	about 11,391	about 0.174 km²	−1.02% a year	Urban
467	SubolGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,979	about 419	about 4.72 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
468	San JosefLaur, Nueva Ecija	1,977	about 597	about 3.31 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
469	San JuanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	1,976	about 305	about 6.48 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
470	Poblacion SouthScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,973	about 6,034	about 0.327 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
471	San RoqueLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,973	about 273	about 7.24 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
472	HileraJaen, Nueva Ecija	1,972	about 612	about 3.22 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
473	San FelipeScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,972	about 385	about 5.12 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
474	Santa CruzSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	1,972	about 1,140	about 1.73 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
475	Agupalo WesteLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,970	about 445	about 4.43 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
476	MalacañangSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,956	about 978	about 2.00 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
477	San PedroLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,956	about 536	about 3.65 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
478	LicaongScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,953	about 1,198	about 1.63 km²	6.18% a year	Rural
479	PinagbayananLaur, Nueva Ecija	1,950	about 477	about 4.09 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
480	CabaruanGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,946	about 520	about 3.74 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
481	Poblacion EastScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,943	about 7,332	about 0.265 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
482	BulacTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,941	about 418	about 4.64 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
483	LunaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,940	about 764	about 2.54 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
484	Santa CruzZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	1,924	about 1,404	about 1.37 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
485	CaridadCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,923	about 12,487	about 0.154 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
486	San PedroSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,919	about 738	about 2.60 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
487	VillaricaPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	1,898	about 39	about 49.20 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
488	MaycabanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,886	about 307	about 6.15 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
489	MacabucodAliaga, Nueva Ecija	1,885	about 678	about 2.78 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
490	LarconBongabon, Nueva Ecija	1,884	about 353	about 5.34 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
491	Doña JosefaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,882	about 144	about 13.11 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
492	Calancuasan SurCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,877	about 467	about 4.02 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
493	SampaguitaGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	1,875	about 12,019	about 0.156 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
494	PakolJaen, Nueva Ecija	1,867	about 1,324	about 1.41 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
495	ValleTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,866	about 620	about 3.01 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
496	MangandingayScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	1,865	about 210	about 8.86 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
497	San Antonio WesteLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,865	about 446	about 4.18 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
498	MabiniSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,848	about 12,000	about 0.154 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
499	GuisetGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,846	about 4,949	about 0.373 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
500	TugatugBongabon, Nueva Ecija	1,843	about 402	about 4.58 km²	−4.76% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Luzon (OpenSTAT table 0031A6DTPH2). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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