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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]

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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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	San AgustinMagalang, Pampanga	4,310	about 524	about 8.23 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
902	MeysulaoCalumpit, Bulacan	4,307	about 1,566	about 2.75 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
903	GuemasanArayat, Pampanga	4,304	about 4,745	about 0.907 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
904	Santo RosarioMexico, Pampanga	4,304	about 5,708	about 0.754 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
905	San IsidroLaur, Nueva Ecija	4,303	about 160	about 26.91 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
906	Balatong BPulilan, Bulacan	4,302	about 1,763	about 2.44 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
907	PamaldanCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,301	about 1,361	about 3.16 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
908	PagalanggangDinalupihan, Bataan	4,299	about 587	about 7.32 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
909	San AntonioCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	4,299	about 1,088	about 3.95 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
910	PoblacionGuiguinto, Bulacan	4,294	about 4,930	about 0.871 km²	5.26% a year	Urban
911	San SebastianTarlac City, Tarlac	4,292	about 5,190	about 0.827 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
912	RizalGuagua, Pampanga	4,289	about 2,357	about 1.82 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
913	CatalanacanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	4,286	about 930	about 4.61 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
914	Dulong MalabonPulilan, Bulacan	4,286	about 779	about 5.50 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
915	San JuanHagonoy, Bulacan	4,283	about 3,894	about 1.10 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
916	TelacsanMacabebe, Pampanga	4,277	about 1,927	about 2.22 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
917	Padre CrisostomoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,276	about 11,683	about 0.366 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
918	Santo NiñoConcepcion, Tarlac	4,271	about 529	about 8.07 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
919	Lourdes Sur EastAngeles City, Pampanga	4,267	about 18,004	about 0.237 km²	3.89% a year	Urban
920	CalaananBongabon, Nueva Ecija	4,264	about 386	about 11.05 km²	12.86% a year	Rural
921	WawaAbucay, Bataan	4,261	about 9,243	about 0.461 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
922	Bagong Buhay IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,253	about 17,870	about 0.238 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
923	LennecGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,253	about 526	about 8.09 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
924	Santa InesMabalacat City, Pampanga	4,244	about 6,334	about 0.67 km²	−1.58% a year	Urban
925	San Martin IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,235	about 27,680	about 0.153 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
926	BuensucesoArayat, Pampanga	4,230	about 1,182	about 3.58 km²	−4.04% a year	Rural
927	JulianaSan Fernando City, Pampanga	4,214	about 17,781	about 0.237 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
928	Balibago IITarlac City, Tarlac	4,212	about 881	about 4.78 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
929	NagwalingPilar, Bataan	4,209	about 619	about 6.80 km²	4.02% a year	Urban
930	CamachoBalanga City, Bataan	4,208	about 5,853	about 0.719 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
931	Magsaysay DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,208	about 7,205	about 0.584 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
932	LambakinJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,203	about 520	about 8.09 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
933	MaronquilloSan Rafael, Bulacan	4,202	about 529	about 7.95 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
934	TalacsanSan Rafael, Bulacan	4,201	about 593	about 7.08 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
935	BantogSan Miguel, Bulacan	4,198	about 1,166	about 3.60 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
936	Iba EsteCalumpit, Bulacan	4,198	about 2,009	about 2.09 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
937	Munting BatangasBalanga City, Bataan	4,197	about 937	about 4.48 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
938	Santa InesGuagua, Pampanga	4,197	about 2,690	about 1.56 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
939	Santa LuciaSan Miguel, Bulacan	4,196	about 621	about 6.76 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
940	East DiritaSan Antonio, Zambales	4,189	about 784	about 5.34 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
941	Jose C. Payumo, Jr.Dinalupihan, Bataan	4,187	about 2,147	about 1.95 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
942	PoblacionFloridablanca, Pampanga	4,184	about 8,335	about 0.502 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
943	Poblacion WestSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	4,180	about 2,430	about 1.72 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
944	PansinaoCandaba, Pampanga	4,173	about 1,261	about 3.31 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
945	MalimbaGapan City, Nueva Ecija	4,170	about 1,089	about 3.83 km²	2.84% a year	Urban
946	SantiagoSanta Ana, Pampanga	4,164	about 3,499	about 1.19 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
947	LanangCandaba, Pampanga	4,158	about 774	about 5.37 km²	5.30% a year	Rural
948	San Martin IVSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,158	about 36,796	about 0.113 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
949	San Martin ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	4,152	about 19,046	about 0.218 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
950	San VicenteBamban, Tarlac	4,152	about 49	about 85.58 km²	2.33% 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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