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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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	TayaboSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	5,228	about 565	about 9.26 km²	−1.29% a year	Urban
702	PamatawanSubic, Zambales	5,227	about 1,444	about 3.62 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
703	SalanganSan Miguel, Bulacan	5,223	about 2,158	about 2.42 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
704	Barrera DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,217	about 15,254	about 0.342 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
705	PitpitanBulacan, Bulacan	5,216	about 2,288	about 2.28 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
706	MawaqueMabalacat City, Pampanga	5,215	about 2,006	about 2.60 km²	8.64% a year	Urban
707	Mahabang ParangSanta Maria, Bulacan	5,211	about 3,860	about 1.35 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
708	BaniMasinloc, Zambales	5,210	about 794	about 6.56 km²	−2.61% a year	Urban
709	Lawang PariSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	5,202	about 12,940	about 0.402 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
710	MaguinaoSan Rafael, Bulacan	5,190	about 2,483	about 2.09 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
711	MarawaJaen, Nueva Ecija	5,188	about 986	about 5.26 km²	2.63% a year	Urban
712	BangalDinalupihan, Bataan	5,175	about 9,392	about 0.551 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
713	San NicolasAngeles City, Pampanga	5,174	about 31,169	about 0.166 km²	1.76% a year	Urban
714	San MiguelGuagua, Pampanga	5,154	about 4,643	about 1.11 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
715	Santa BarbaraIba, Zambales	5,154	about 91	about 56.92 km²	3.17% a year	Urban
716	ZabaliBaler, Aurora	5,152	about 150	about 34.42 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
717	Aduas CentroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,151	about 5,867	about 0.878 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
718	Kapitan PepeCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,145	about 5,887	about 0.874 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
719	San PedroGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	5,144	about 373	about 13.78 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
720	SinipitCabiao, Nueva Ecija	5,142	about 184	about 27.99 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
721	San MiguelSan Simon, Pampanga	5,116	about 587	about 8.72 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
722	JuloSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	5,114	about 3,653	about 1.40 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
723	GulapCandaba, Pampanga	5,111	about 710	about 7.20 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
724	San AntonioGuagua, Pampanga	5,111	about 3,843	about 1.33 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
725	San PabloMalolos City, Bulacan	5,106	about 5,630	about 0.907 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
726	AlasasSan Fernando City, Pampanga	5,105	about 2,553	about 2.00 km²	−7.37% a year	Urban
727	AntipoloBongabon, Nueva Ecija	5,104	about 454	about 11.24 km²	2.08% a year	Urban
728	CalvarioMeycauayan City, Bulacan	5,101	about 12,292	about 0.415 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
729	WawaBalagtas, Bulacan	5,089	about 8,039	about 0.633 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
730	Santa Cruz ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	5,076	about 23,831	about 0.213 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
731	PuncanCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	5,070	about 68	about 74.33 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
732	LagundiPlaridel, Bulacan	5,065	about 1,842	about 2.75 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
733	CabucbucanRizal, Nueva Ecija	5,059	about 648	about 7.81 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
734	BucotAliaga, Nueva Ecija	5,058	about 689	about 7.34 km²	−1.36% a year	Urban
735	TabonPulilan, Bulacan	5,055	about 2,198	about 2.30 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
736	San PatricioMexico, Pampanga	5,051	about 529	about 9.55 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
737	BinuanganObando, Bulacan	5,049	about 5,975	about 0.845 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
738	LagundiMexico, Pampanga	5,046	about 3,077	about 1.64 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
739	Dampol II-APulilan, Bulacan	5,045	about 5,454	about 0.925 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
740	Nonong SeniorSan Luis, Aurora	5,036	about 175	about 28.75 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
741	LambacGuagua, Pampanga	5,034	about 1,724	about 2.92 km²	8.46% a year	Urban
742	TibagPulilan, Bulacan	5,017	about 4,733	about 1.06 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
743	ConcepcionZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	5,009	about 990	about 5.06 km²	−4.10% a year	Urban
744	PlanasPorac, Pampanga	5,006	about 1,769	about 2.83 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
745	TibaganSan Miguel, Bulacan	4,994	about 1,469	about 3.40 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
746	BintogPlaridel, Bulacan	4,988	about 2,711	about 1.84 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
747	MagaspacGerona, Tarlac	4,984	about 2,431	about 2.05 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
748	San IsidroSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,967	about 435	about 11.41 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
749	MalayaMariveles, Bataan	4,965	about 384	about 12.92 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
750	BantugTalavera, Nueva Ecija	4,963	about 1,402	about 3.54 km²	0.19% 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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