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Barangays in Nueva Ecija

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 Nueva Ecija, at a glance

Barangays: 849^[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: 2,395,816^[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: 196 urban^[4]; 653 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Abar Ist^[5]; San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; 22,564 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: Rio Chico^[6]; General Tinio, Nueva Ecija; about 244.72 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: Dulong Bayan^{[5, 7]}; Quezon, Nueva Ecija; 7.24% 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: 201 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mallorca, −4.54% 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.

849 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Nueva Ecija, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	BayanihanGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,629	about 1,517	about 4.37 km²	4.56% a year	Urban
52	ConcepcionGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	6,589	about 4,954	about 1.33 km²	−1.06% a year	Urban
53	M. S. GarciaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,581	about 22,158	about 0.297 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
54	SibutSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,539	about 4,738	about 1.38 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
55	LigayaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	6,532	about 103	about 63.40 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
56	San PascualTalavera, Nueva Ecija	6,485	about 2,658	about 2.44 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
57	EntabladoCabiao, Nueva Ecija	6,449	about 2,041	about 3.16 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
58	San IsidroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,299	about 1,225	about 5.14 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
59	CaanawanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,275	about 1,115	about 5.63 km²	4.53% a year	Urban
60	Dulong BayanQuezon, Nueva Ecija	6,274	about 1,009	about 6.22 km²	7.24% a year	Urban
61	MaturanocGuimba, Nueva Ecija	6,259	about 1,190	about 5.26 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
62	VegaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	6,249	about 1,112	about 5.62 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
63	Santo Cristo NorteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,234	about 986	about 6.32 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
64	Santo Niño 2ndSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,229	about 989	about 6.30 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
65	Tambo AdorableSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	6,189	about 2,098	about 2.95 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
66	San RoqueCabiao, Nueva Ecija	6,144	about 5,120	about 1.20 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
67	Sumacab SouthCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,115	about 1,752	about 3.49 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
68	KapalanganGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,108	about 489	about 12.49 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
69	PalestinaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	6,094	about 980	about 6.22 km²	3.33% a year	Urban
70	SantorBongabon, Nueva Ecija	6,093	about 936	about 6.51 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
71	NazarethGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	6,073	about 129	about 47.07 km²	2.97% a year	Urban
72	Santa ArcadiaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,064	about 811	about 7.48 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
73	PuloSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	5,982	about 528	about 11.32 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
74	Aduas NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,976	about 7,874	about 0.759 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
75	Mayapyap SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,950	about 1,562	about 3.81 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
76	Santo TomasAliaga, Nueva Ecija	5,935	about 1,039	about 5.71 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
77	CalaocanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	5,919	about 2,330	about 2.54 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
78	MagpapalayocSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	5,901	about 2,085	about 2.83 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
79	Santo RosarioSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	5,878	about 612	about 9.60 km²	−1.56% a year	Urban
80	NievesSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	5,841	about 911	about 6.41 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
81	JosonCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	5,813	about 100	about 58.35 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
82	Mataas na KahoyGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	5,734	about 774	about 7.41 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
83	BicosRizal, Nueva Ecija	5,669	about 561	about 10.11 km²	−0.83% a year	Urban
84	EstrellaRizal, Nueva Ecija	5,665	about 612	about 9.25 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
85	CabuCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,657	about 1,297	about 4.36 km²	2.13% a year	Urban
86	BitasCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,630	about 3,236	about 1.74 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
87	CastellanoSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	5,615	about 1,485	about 3.78 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
88	San JosefPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	5,552	about 1,914	about 2.90 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
89	Mabini HomesiteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,540	about 8,394	about 0.66 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
90	DampulanJaen, Nueva Ecija	5,536	about 4,501	about 1.23 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
91	PinagpanaanTalavera, Nueva Ecija	5,534	about 1,559	about 3.55 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
92	CalipahanTalavera, Nueva Ecija	5,520	about 3,516	about 1.57 km²	2.34% a year	Urban
93	MaugatSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	5,512	about 4,835	about 1.14 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
94	San RoqueGuimba, Nueva Ecija	5,482	about 2,100	about 2.61 km²	−3.31% a year	Urban
95	Bagong SikatCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	5,469	about 1,572	about 3.48 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
96	Santo NiñoGapan City, Nueva Ecija	5,455	about 12,426	about 0.439 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
97	San IsidroLupao, Nueva Ecija	5,452	about 445	about 12.24 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
98	Santo Tomas SouthJaen, Nueva Ecija	5,449	about 2,072	about 2.63 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
99	Kita-KitaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	5,422	about 1,123	about 4.83 km²	−1.49% a year	Urban
100	CalabaSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	5,408	about 2,301	about 2.35 km²	0.53% 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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