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Barangays in Central Luzon

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]

Open Central Luzon

Barangays in Central Luzon, at a glance

Barangays: 3,105^[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: 12,989,074^[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: 1,086 urban^[4]; 2,019 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Loma de Gato^[5]; Marilao, Bulacan; 74,133 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: Kalawakan^[6]; Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan; about 351.15 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: San Pablo 2nd^{[5, 7]}; Lubao, Pampanga; 16.75% 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: 577 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Sapangbato, −9.83% 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.

3,105 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Sagrada FamiliaHagonoy, Bulacan	6,400	about 1,019	about 6.28 km²	−0.35% a year	Urban
502	Dela Paz NorteSan Fernando City, Pampanga	6,394	about 2,906	about 2.20 km²	2.50% a year	Urban
503	San RafaelMexico, Pampanga	6,381	about 1,599	about 3.99 km²	7.04% a year	Urban
504	Santa RosaConcepcion, Tarlac	6,347	about 491	about 12.93 km²	2.64% a year	Urban
505	San MiguelHagonoy, Bulacan	6,346	about 3,358	about 1.89 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
506	Bagong SilangBalanga City, Bataan	6,341	about 1,263	about 5.02 km²	−0.18% a year	Urban
507	FrancesCalumpit, Bulacan	6,335	about 2,867	about 2.21 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
508	MaboloMalolos City, Bulacan	6,309	about 5,788	about 1.09 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
509	SalapunganCandaba, Pampanga	6,306	about 961	about 6.56 km²	5.63% a year	Urban
510	San IsidroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,299	about 1,225	about 5.14 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
511	Sta. MariaMacabebe, Pampanga	6,282	about 1,760	about 3.57 km²	4.99% a year	Urban
512	San MiguelCalumpit, Bulacan	6,279	about 2,492	about 2.52 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
513	CaanawanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,275	about 1,115	about 5.63 km²	4.53% a year	Urban
514	San NicolasFloridablanca, Pampanga	6,275	about 4,183	about 1.50 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
515	Dulong BayanQuezon, Nueva Ecija	6,274	about 1,009	about 6.22 km²	7.24% a year	Urban
516	SuclayinBaler, Aurora	6,274	about 2,988	about 2.10 km²	−1.11% a year	Urban
517	MaturanocGuimba, Nueva Ecija	6,259	about 1,190	about 5.26 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
518	VegaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	6,249	about 1,112	about 5.62 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
519	Pulong YantokAngat, Bulacan	6,240	about 1,033	about 6.04 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
520	Santo Cristo NorteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,234	about 986	about 6.32 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
521	Santo Niño 2ndSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,229	about 989	about 6.30 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
522	Minuyan IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	6,224	about 16,913	about 0.368 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
523	Santa UrsulaGuagua, Pampanga	6,223	about 14,746	about 0.422 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
524	Kitang 2 & LuzLimay, Bataan	6,209	about 3,412	about 1.82 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
525	Manibaug PasigPorac, Pampanga	6,191	about 598	about 10.35 km²	5.06% a year	Urban
526	Tambo AdorableSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	6,189	about 2,098	about 2.95 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
527	Santa MonicaConcepcion, Tarlac	6,178	about 737	about 8.38 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
528	BinaugananTarlac City, Tarlac	6,163	about 2,475	about 2.49 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
529	SabanillaMexico, Pampanga	6,151	about 1,762	about 3.49 km²	5.51% a year	Urban
530	Santa MonicaLubao, Pampanga	6,150	about 2,057	about 2.99 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
531	SantiagoConcepcion, Tarlac	6,147	about 775	about 7.93 km²	1.89% a year	Urban
532	MalomaSan Felipe, Zambales	6,145	about 108	about 56.70 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
533	San FranciscoLubao, Pampanga	6,145	about 2,649	about 2.32 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
534	San RoqueCabiao, Nueva Ecija	6,144	about 5,120	about 1.20 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
535	KaledianArayat, Pampanga	6,120	about 1,081	about 5.66 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
536	CalumpangSan Miguel, Bulacan	6,117	about 325	about 18.84 km²	2.44% a year	Urban
537	Sumacab SouthCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,115	about 1,752	about 3.49 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
538	TaltalMasinloc, Zambales	6,109	about 557	about 10.97 km²	5.92% a year	Urban
539	KapalanganGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,108	about 489	about 12.49 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
540	LongosPulilan, Bulacan	6,105	about 5,088	about 1.20 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
541	PalestinaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,094	about 980	about 6.22 km²	3.33% a year	Urban
542	SantorBongabon, Nueva Ecija	6,093	about 936	about 6.51 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
543	NazarethGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	6,073	about 129	about 47.07 km²	2.97% a year	Urban
544	TartaroSan Miguel, Bulacan	6,073	about 1,079	about 5.63 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
545	FortunaFloridablanca, Pampanga	6,066	about 2,206	about 2.75 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
546	BuhanginBaler, Aurora	6,065	about 1,042	about 5.82 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
547	Santa ArcadiaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,064	about 811	about 7.48 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
548	San Pedro IIMagalang, Pampanga	6,063	about 5,318	about 1.14 km²	2.85% a year	Urban
549	Santa BarbaraVictoria, Tarlac	6,061	about 1,323	about 4.58 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
550	Aningway SacatihanSubic, Zambales	6,050	about 1,155	about 5.24 km²	1.54% a year	Urban

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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