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Barangays in Zambales

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 Zambales

Barangays in Zambales, at a glance

Barangays: 247^[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: 946,128^[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: 74 urban^[4]; 173 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Santa Rita^[5]; Olongapo City, Zambales; 47,142 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: Buhawen^[6]; San Marcelino, Zambales; about 154.17 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: Taltal^{[5, 7]}; Masinloc, Zambales; 5.92% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bani, −2.61% 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.

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

Barangays in Zambales, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	NatividadSan Narciso, Zambales	4,485	about 856	about 5.24 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
52	La PazSan Narciso, Zambales	4,338	about 1,631	about 2.66 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
53	Lucapon SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	4,310	about 53	about 81.25 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
54	East DiritaSan Antonio, Zambales	4,189	about 784	about 5.34 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
55	BaytoSanta Cruz, Zambales	4,138	about 1,731	about 2.39 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
56	West DiritaSan Antonio, Zambales	4,023	about 936	about 4.30 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
57	SinabacanCandelaria, Zambales	4,011	about 71	about 56.49 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
58	San MiguelSan Antonio, Zambales	4,000	about 541	about 7.40 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
59	LiozonPalauig, Zambales	3,975	about 714	about 5.57 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
60	BolitocSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,957	about 703	about 5.63 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
61	UaconCandelaria, Zambales	3,957	about 41	about 95.36 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
62	PoracBotolan, Zambales	3,903	about 147	about 26.50 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
63	Poblacion SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,854	about 7,397	about 0.521 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
64	San NicolasCastillejos, Zambales	3,828	about 1,126	about 3.40 km²	−3.22% a year	Urban
65	Dirita-BaloguenIba, Zambales	3,790	about 312	about 12.13 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
66	PundaquitSan Antonio, Zambales	3,698	about 32	about 114.45 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
67	NagbayanCastillejos, Zambales	3,630	about 400	about 9.07 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
68	PagatpatSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,566	about 1,829	about 1.95 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
69	Lipay-Dingin-PanibuatanIba, Zambales	3,522	about 3,202	about 1.10 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
70	AsinanOlongapo City, Zambales	3,520	14,679	0.24 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
71	LaoagSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,511	about 1,320	about 2.66 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
72	San LorenzoMasinloc, Zambales	3,502	about 295	about 11.87 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
73	Baraca-CamachileSubic, Zambales	3,482	about 14,097	about 0.247 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
74	GuisguisSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,473	about 95	about 36.72 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
75	San RafaelSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,382	about 236	about 14.36 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
76	BuhawenSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,360	about 22	about 154.17 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
77	NaugsolSubic, Zambales	3,345	about 126	about 26.64 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
78	Santa RitaMasinloc, Zambales	3,300	about 61	about 54.46 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
79	CollatMasinloc, Zambales	3,293	about 4,900	about 0.672 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
80	MagsaysayCastillejos, Zambales	3,265	about 1,451	about 2.25 km²	−2.78% a year	Urban
81	San NicolasSan Antonio, Zambales	3,231	about 1,737	about 1.86 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
82	MalabonCandelaria, Zambales	3,227	about 63	about 51.11 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
83	DanacbungaBotolan, Zambales	3,220	about 1,635	about 1.97 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
84	BeddengSan Narciso, Zambales	3,215	about 469	about 6.85 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
85	Poblacion NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,201	about 4,850	about 0.66 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
86	TapuacMasinloc, Zambales	3,166	about 55	about 58.06 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
87	LinasinSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,150	about 1,098	about 2.87 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
88	LipayPalauig, Zambales	3,115	about 282	about 11.03 km²	1.68% a year	Urban
89	PananBotolan, Zambales	3,111	about 525	about 5.93 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
90	Tubotubo NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,086	about 35	about 88.74 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
91	IlwasSubic, Zambales	2,942	about 17,617	about 0.167 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
92	LauisCandelaria, Zambales	2,890	about 3,078	about 0.939 km²	7.56% a year	Rural
93	San FernandoSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,831	about 1,011	about 2.80 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
94	MalabagoSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,793	about 356	about 7.84 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
95	LunaSan Antonio, Zambales	2,781	about 570	about 4.88 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
96	BiaySanta Cruz, Zambales	2,715	about 854	about 3.18 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
97	BambanMasinloc, Zambales	2,713	about 405	about 6.70 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
98	Lucapon NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,712	about 512	about 5.30 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
99	SimminublanSan Narciso, Zambales	2,710	about 398	about 6.81 km²	4.48% a year	Urban
100	SindolSan Felipe, Zambales	2,667	about 363	about 7.34 km²	3.40% 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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