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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, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	UmanganAliaga, Nueva Ecija	4,151	about 1,067	about 3.89 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
952	DinadiawanDipaculao, Aurora	4,150	about 72	about 57.91 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
953	San PedroSasmuan, Pampanga	4,144	about 4,394	about 0.943 km²	−4.91% a year	Rural
954	San Nicolas BalasConcepcion, Tarlac	4,139	about 873	about 4.74 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
955	BaytoSanta Cruz, Zambales	4,138	about 1,731	about 2.39 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
956	CentralTarlac City, Tarlac	4,131	about 578	about 7.15 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
957	Santo NiñoLubao, Pampanga	4,123	about 812	about 5.08 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
958	BagoGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	4,116	about 1,244	about 3.31 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
959	CubcubCapas, Tarlac	4,110	about 1,605	about 2.56 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
960	SapangJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,103	about 1,954	about 2.10 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
961	MaburakGapan City, Nueva Ecija	4,086	about 425	about 9.61 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
962	Santa RitaQuezon, Nueva Ecija	4,083	about 570	about 7.16 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
963	UngotTarlac City, Tarlac	4,077	about 1,111	about 3.67 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
964	ApulidPaniqui, Tarlac	4,076	about 1,188	about 3.43 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
965	TabocAngat, Bulacan	4,074	about 1,353	about 3.01 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
966	San Jose ApunanLubao, Pampanga	4,071	about 4,518	about 0.901 km²	35.75% a year	Rural
967	JalungPorac, Pampanga	4,064	about 682	about 5.96 km²	−3.93% a year	Urban
968	PiniliSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	4,062	about 731	about 5.56 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
969	San RoqueBaliwag City, Bulacan	4,061	about 1,797	about 2.26 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
970	San GabrielMacabebe, Pampanga	4,059	about 2,985	about 1.36 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
971	LaraSan Fernando City, Pampanga	4,058	about 1,335	about 3.04 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
972	DalayapTarlac City, Tarlac	4,057	about 1,085	about 3.74 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
973	Santo NiñoSan Simon, Pampanga	4,051	about 2,056	about 1.97 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
974	CaviteGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,049	about 742	about 5.46 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
975	Bagong NayonBaliwag City, Bulacan	4,035	about 10,373	about 0.389 km²	−1.23% a year	Urban
976	BodegaFloridablanca, Pampanga	4,035	about 1,363	about 2.96 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
977	Santa MonicaSasmuan, Pampanga	4,035	about 652	about 6.19 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
978	Bagong FloresLupao, Nueva Ecija	4,033	about 2,058	about 1.96 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
979	PiasPorac, Pampanga	4,031	about 1,730	about 2.33 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
980	San Nicolas 2ndMagalang, Pampanga	4,025	about 4,188	about 0.961 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
981	West DiritaSan Antonio, Zambales	4,023	about 936	about 4.30 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
982	Santa Lucia YoungZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	4,020	about 520	about 7.73 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
983	BungaCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	4,013	about 52	about 77.77 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
984	BunloBocaue, Bulacan	4,011	about 10,391	about 0.386 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
985	SinabacanCandelaria, Zambales	4,011	about 71	about 56.49 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
986	SabatanOrion, Bataan	4,005	about 958	about 4.18 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
987	RemediosLubao, Pampanga	4,004	about 1,192	about 3.36 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
988	Santo Tomas NorthJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,004	about 1,100	about 3.64 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
989	San MiguelSan Antonio, Zambales	4,000	about 541	about 7.40 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
990	MaasimSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,997	about 1,234	about 3.24 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
991	Maestrang KikayTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,997	about 4,971	about 0.804 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
992	Santa CruzGapan City, Nueva Ecija	3,991	about 798	about 5.00 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
993	DitumaboSan Luis, Aurora	3,986	about 155	about 25.65 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
994	DoloresTarlac City, Tarlac	3,984	about 1,862	about 2.14 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
995	CalawitanSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,983	about 821	about 4.85 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
996	ColoDinalupihan, Bataan	3,981	about 4,384	about 0.908 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
997	TalangCandaba, Pampanga	3,979	about 725	about 5.49 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
998	BundagulMabalacat City, Pampanga	3,976	about 811	about 4.90 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
999	LiozonPalauig, Zambales	3,975	about 714	about 5.57 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,000	San JoseMacabebe, Pampanga	3,967	about 1,127	about 3.52 km²	−0.10% 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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