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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, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	PinanggaanJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,963	about 435	about 9.11 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,002	Sto. CristoAngeles City, Pampanga	3,963	about 3,885	about 1.02 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
1,003	BolitocSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,957	about 703	about 5.63 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
1,004	UaconCandelaria, Zambales	3,957	about 41	about 95.36 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
1,005	MatamoArayat, Pampanga	3,955	about 1,423	about 2.78 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,006	San Pedro SaugLubao, Pampanga	3,954	about 1,359	about 2.91 km²	20.59% a year	Rural
1,007	BaliteSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,953	about 729	about 5.42 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,008	BuguionCalumpit, Bulacan	3,948	about 2,515	about 1.57 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,009	LacquiosArayat, Pampanga	3,945	about 4,140	about 0.953 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,010	Poblacion WestRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,945	about 1,730	about 2.28 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,011	MapaladArayat, Pampanga	3,936	about 779	about 5.05 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,012	TalampasBustos, Bulacan	3,935	about 1,640	about 2.40 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,013	BatasanMacabebe, Pampanga	3,932	about 3,817	about 1.03 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
1,014	San RoqueMacabebe, Pampanga	3,930	about 4,304	about 0.913 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
1,015	GabihanSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,921	about 531	about 7.39 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
1,016	Poblacion EastPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	3,919	about 273	about 14.35 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,017	Santa Rita BataSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,916	about 1,585	about 2.47 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,018	CalasagSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,915	about 1,631	about 2.40 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,019	PandaguirigFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,915	about 5,179	about 0.756 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
1,020	PangatianCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,914	about 1,359	about 2.88 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
1,021	SuizoTarlac City, Tarlac	3,914	about 2,836	about 1.38 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
1,022	Santa Veronica DistrictGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,912	about 8,674	about 0.451 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
1,023	Santo Cristo DistrictGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,907	about 3,126	about 1.25 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
1,024	IbonaDingalan, Aurora	3,905	about 123	about 31.75 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,025	PoracBotolan, Zambales	3,903	about 147	about 26.50 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
1,026	San AntonioConcepcion, Tarlac	3,899	about 926	about 4.21 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,027	Abar 2ndSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,896	about 2,466	about 1.58 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
1,028	PoblacionPlaridel, Bulacan	3,894	about 10,639	about 0.366 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
1,029	San Nicolas 2ndSasmuan, Pampanga	3,886	about 7,346	about 0.529 km²	22.31% a year	Rural
1,030	UlingaoSan Rafael, Bulacan	3,886	about 1,783	about 2.18 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
1,031	Santo Niño IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,879	about 14,749	about 0.263 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,032	BagumbayanBocaue, Bulacan	3,878	about 7,387	about 0.525 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,033	PlaridelLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,877	about 1,219	about 3.18 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,034	LomboyLa Paz, Tarlac	3,871	about 410	about 9.43 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,035	San Roque ArbolLubao, Pampanga	3,868	about 2,579	about 1.50 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,036	BalayangVictoria, Tarlac	3,867	about 411	about 9.41 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,037	BianoanCasiguran, Aurora	3,866	about 118	about 32.71 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,038	GugoSamal, Bataan	3,861	about 361	about 10.71 km²	1.43% a year	Urban
1,039	San IsidroSan Simon, Pampanga	3,860	about 1,278	about 3.02 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
1,040	Sapang BulakDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	3,860	about 29	about 132.93 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
1,041	Poblacion EastSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	3,859	about 1,525	about 2.53 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
1,042	BalubadBulacan, Bulacan	3,858	about 3,858	about 1.00 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
1,043	MalayaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,858	about 1,002	about 3.85 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,044	Poblacion SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,854	about 7,397	about 0.521 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
1,045	San Fernando NorteCabiao, Nueva Ecija	3,852	about 716	about 5.38 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,046	Poblacion WestScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,851	about 12,072	about 0.319 km²	4.18% a year	Urban
1,047	Pag-asaBagac, Bataan	3,849	about 4,134	about 0.931 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
1,048	PutlodJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,849	about 3,737	about 1.03 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,049	CalingcuanTarlac City, Tarlac	3,848	about 2,749	about 1.40 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,050	MagsaysayGuagua, Pampanga	3,847	about 3,102	about 1.24 km²	1.82% 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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