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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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	San RoqueGuimba, Nueva Ecija	5,482	about 2,100	about 2.61 km²	−3.31% a year	Urban
652	CaluluanConcepcion, Tarlac	5,481	about 1,489	about 3.68 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
653	Bagong SikatCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,469	about 1,572	about 3.48 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
654	Lourdes SurAngeles City, Pampanga	5,469	about 25,437	about 0.215 km²	2.78% a year	Urban
655	Santo NiñoGapan City, Nueva Ecija	5,455	about 12,426	about 0.439 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
656	Gumaoc EastSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	5,453	about 34,296	about 0.159 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
657	San IsidroLupao, Nueva Ecija	5,452	about 445	about 12.24 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
658	San PascualHagonoy, Bulacan	5,449	about 907	about 6.01 km²	−1.30% a year	Urban
659	Santo Tomas SouthJaen, Nueva Ecija	5,449	about 2,072	about 2.63 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
660	ParalayaCandaba, Pampanga	5,441	about 1,108	about 4.91 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
661	PanilaoPilar, Bataan	5,438	about 5,665	about 0.96 km²	−1.76% a year	Urban
662	San RoqueHagonoy, Bulacan	5,429	about 390	about 13.92 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
663	Baseco CountryMariveles, Bataan	5,427	about 1,546	about 3.51 km²	3.09% a year	Urban
664	ReservaBaler, Aurora	5,426	about 407	about 13.32 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
665	Kita-KitaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	5,422	about 1,123	about 4.83 km²	−1.49% a year	Urban
666	San Jose MesuloArayat, Pampanga	5,420	about 4,632	about 1.17 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
667	SaguingDinalupihan, Bataan	5,410	about 6,901	about 0.784 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
668	Santo TomasSubic, Zambales	5,409	about 7,016	about 0.771 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
669	CalabaSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	5,408	about 2,301	about 2.35 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
670	BangantalingaIba, Zambales	5,397	about 1,948	about 2.77 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
671	NiuganAngat, Bulacan	5,397	about 1,060	about 5.09 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
672	Dampol II-BPulilan, Bulacan	5,389	about 2,764	about 1.95 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
673	LalawiganSamal, Bataan	5,389	about 1,821	about 2.96 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
674	CareTarlac City, Tarlac	5,379	about 699	about 7.70 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
675	San PabloSanta Ana, Pampanga	5,363	about 1,277	about 4.20 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
676	PoblacionSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	5,361	about 5,058	about 1.06 km²	2.17% a year	Urban
677	Santo DomingoLubao, Pampanga	5,359	about 2,516	about 2.13 km²	4.14% a year	Urban
678	PritilGuiguinto, Bulacan	5,357	about 2,776	about 1.93 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
679	MabayoMorong, Bataan	5,352	about 142	about 37.75 km²	−3.30% a year	Urban
680	MapaniquiCandaba, Pampanga	5,335	about 493	about 10.82 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
681	PanceRamos, Tarlac	5,335	about 778	about 6.86 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
682	San JoseSan Simon, Pampanga	5,328	about 3,889	about 1.37 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
683	AluaSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	5,324	about 2,716	about 1.96 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
684	PadolinaGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	5,317	about 3,109	about 1.71 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
685	Santo RosarioIba, Zambales	5,307	about 6,718	about 0.79 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
686	ParianMexico, Pampanga	5,298	about 7,131	about 0.743 km²	−1.97% a year	Urban
687	CanioganMalolos City, Bulacan	5,297	about 11,745	about 0.451 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
688	ComillasLa Paz, Tarlac	5,289	about 756	about 7.00 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
689	CarinoPaniqui, Tarlac	5,276	about 1,152	about 4.58 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
690	San JuanAliaga, Nueva Ecija	5,273	about 927	about 5.69 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
691	San JuanSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	5,267	about 5,846	about 0.901 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
692	DoloresMabalacat City, Pampanga	5,262	about 1,731	about 3.04 km²	4.93% a year	Urban
693	EncantoAngat, Bulacan	5,261	about 654	about 8.04 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
694	MandasigCandaba, Pampanga	5,250	about 1,169	about 4.49 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
695	LacmitArayat, Pampanga	5,249	about 890	about 5.90 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
696	Babo SacanPorac, Pampanga	5,245	about 2,049	about 2.56 km²	−2.85% a year	Urban
697	GuevaraLa Paz, Tarlac	5,237	about 813	about 6.44 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
698	SampalocSan Rafael, Bulacan	5,235	about 1,733	about 3.02 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
699	BalutuConcepcion, Tarlac	5,234	about 997	about 5.25 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
700	SinasajanPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	5,234	about 281	about 18.65 km²	0.48% 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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