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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	ArenasArayat, Pampanga	4,767	about 1,390	about 3.43 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
802	EstacionPaniqui, Tarlac	4,766	about 7,113	about 0.67 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
803	South PoblacionGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	4,761	about 5,871	about 0.811 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
804	Judge Roman Cruz Sr.Hermosa, Bataan	4,757	about 2,233	about 2.13 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
805	San PabloTarlac City, Tarlac	4,755	about 7,304	about 0.651 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
806	LangkaMeycauayan City, Bulacan	4,754	about 18,498	about 0.257 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
807	EstiponaPura, Tarlac	4,738	about 877	about 5.40 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
808	LourdesSan Fernando City, Pampanga	4,735	about 15,176	about 0.312 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
809	San IsidroLubao, Pampanga	4,732	about 1,848	about 2.56 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
810	MapaladSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	4,729	about 728	about 6.50 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
811	Poblacion IIMarilao, Bulacan	4,727	about 7,003	about 0.675 km²	−1.19% a year	Urban
812	San Juan de MataTarlac City, Tarlac	4,727	about 475	about 9.96 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
813	CofradiaMalolos City, Bulacan	4,725	about 8,734	about 0.541 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
814	TabuatingSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	4,724	about 1,377	about 3.43 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
815	San VicenteMexico, Pampanga	4,717	about 945	about 4.99 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
816	Santo Rosario YoungZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	4,710	about 996	about 4.73 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
817	NancamarinanPaniqui, Tarlac	4,709	about 805	about 5.85 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
818	Sumacab EsteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,698	about 1,044	about 4.50 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
819	CanioganCalumpit, Bulacan	4,690	about 5,671	about 0.827 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
820	MambogBotolan, Zambales	4,682	about 108	about 43.47 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
821	CupangArayat, Pampanga	4,675	about 1,025	about 4.56 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
822	San JuanSamal, Bataan	4,664	about 1,075	about 4.34 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
823	MorionesSan Jose, Tarlac	4,652	about 168	about 27.63 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
824	Santo DomingoOrion, Bataan	4,647	about 1,063	about 4.37 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
825	Bagong SilangPlaridel, Bulacan	4,645	about 1,968	about 2.36 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
826	ValdefuenteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,635	about 2,915	about 1.59 km²	2.30% a year	Urban
827	Cawayan BugtongGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,633	about 2,078	about 2.23 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
828	CainginBocaue, Bulacan	4,625	about 13,484	about 0.343 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
829	Macapagal VillageMabalacat City, Pampanga	4,624	about 6,449	about 0.717 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
830	AbogadoPaniqui, Tarlac	4,622	about 2,719	about 1.70 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
831	Don Ignacio DimsonLubao, Pampanga	4,619	about 1,698	about 2.72 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
832	BalayongMalolos City, Bulacan	4,618	about 2,816	about 1.64 km²	6.52% a year	Rural
833	San JuanMalolos City, Bulacan	4,618	about 5,604	about 0.824 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
834	ParistaLupao, Nueva Ecija	4,614	about 279	about 16.54 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
835	South PoblacionMasinloc, Zambales	4,609	about 11,879	about 0.388 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
836	San JuanMexico, Pampanga	4,600	about 1,311	about 3.51 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
837	BecuranSanta Rita, Pampanga	4,592	about 1,652	about 2.78 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
838	PabanlagFloridablanca, Pampanga	4,590	about 412	about 11.15 km²	7.87% a year	Urban
839	TigpalasSan Miguel, Bulacan	4,590	about 9,071	about 0.506 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
840	ObreroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,587	about 1,043	about 4.40 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
841	Bonifacio DistrictSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	4,582	about 2,027	about 2.26 km²	8.24% a year	Rural
842	CalantipeApalit, Pampanga	4,566	about 2,085	about 2.19 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
843	Del PilarZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	4,561	about 907	about 5.03 km²	4.83% a year	Rural
844	Coral-IlocoRamos, Tarlac	4,560	about 929	about 4.91 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
845	LiwaywaySanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	4,559	about 284	about 16.06 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
846	San AgustinSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	4,549	about 958	about 4.75 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
847	TagumbaoGerona, Tarlac	4,542	about 942	about 4.82 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
848	San JoseCastillejos, Zambales	4,541	about 3,267	about 1.39 km²	4.42% a year	Urban
849	San RafaelGuagua, Pampanga	4,541	about 7,493	about 0.606 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
850	Poblacion SurPaniqui, Tarlac	4,539	about 6,438	about 0.705 km²	−0.93% 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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