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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	San PascualTarlac City, Tarlac	3,844	about 911	about 4.22 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,052	Santa Cruz VSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,844	about 29,344	about 0.131 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,053	Pulong SampalokDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	3,841	about 258	about 14.86 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
1,054	Bakal ITalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,835	about 541	about 7.09 km²	9.06% a year	Rural
1,055	San Agustin NorteArayat, Pampanga	3,831	about 3,962	about 0.967 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,056	GuitebRamos, Tarlac	3,830	about 921	about 4.16 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,057	Minuyan ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,828	about 23,485	about 0.163 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
1,058	San NicolasCastillejos, Zambales	3,828	about 1,126	about 3.40 km²	−3.22% a year	Urban
1,059	AlagaoSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,826	about 392	about 9.76 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,060	PantubigSan Rafael, Bulacan	3,824	about 1,951	about 1.96 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,061	PinaslingGerona, Tarlac	3,823	about 1,138	about 3.36 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,062	CabogDingalan, Aurora	3,822	about 206	about 18.54 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,063	PartidaSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,821	about 549	about 6.96 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,064	PlateroGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	3,820	about 434	about 8.81 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,065	San Miguel na MuntiTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,818	about 1,013	about 3.77 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
1,066	San MiguelMexico, Pampanga	3,811	about 1,549	about 2.46 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
1,067	Siling MatandaPandi, Bulacan	3,809	about 1,140	about 3.34 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,068	CataningHermosa, Bataan	3,807	about 1,107	about 3.44 km²	5.88% a year	Urban
1,069	San Nicolas 1stLubao, Pampanga	3,803	about 2,392	about 1.59 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
1,070	Santa MariaMabalacat City, Pampanga	3,803	about 1,087	about 3.50 km²	4.49% a year	Urban
1,071	BunolGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,802	about 715	about 5.32 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,072	Santo CristoGuagua, Pampanga	3,799	about 22,216	about 0.171 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
1,073	MinaneConcepcion, Tarlac	3,798	about 2,042	about 1.86 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
1,074	San AgustinVictoria, Tarlac	3,798	about 763	about 4.98 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,075	LuyosSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	3,795	about 288	about 13.17 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,076	Francisco Homes-YakalSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,793	about 11,459	about 0.331 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,077	Poblacion SurRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,792	about 2,709	about 1.40 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
1,078	Dirita-BaloguenIba, Zambales	3,790	about 312	about 12.13 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
1,079	Kalikid NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,790	about 587	about 6.46 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,080	PaliguiApalit, Pampanga	3,790	about 1,441	about 2.63 km²	−0.84% a year	Urban
1,081	San VicenteLubao, Pampanga	3,788	about 2,116	about 1.79 km²	27.16% a year	Rural
1,082	CulatinganConcepcion, Tarlac	3,781	about 562	about 6.73 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,083	San Martin IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,781	about 32,316	about 0.117 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,084	Bunsuran IIPandi, Bulacan	3,778	about 3,257	about 1.16 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
1,085	CalantipayBaliwag City, Bulacan	3,774	about 1,221	about 3.09 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,086	DampolPlaridel, Bulacan	3,772	about 4,443	about 0.849 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,087	Santo Rosario OldZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,770	about 1,068	about 3.53 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,088	San JuanGuagua, Pampanga	3,767	about 18,741	about 0.201 km²	7.95% a year	Rural
1,089	CutcutGuiguinto, Bulacan	3,763	about 2,873	about 1.31 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,090	Dela PazTarlac City, Tarlac	3,762	about 1,123	about 3.35 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
1,091	Pulong PalazanCandaba, Pampanga	3,761	about 2,541	about 1.48 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,092	San AntonioFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,759	about 1,008	about 3.73 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
1,093	Diliman ISan Rafael, Bulacan	3,758	about 1,663	about 2.26 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
1,094	MotricoLa Paz, Tarlac	3,754	about 444	about 8.46 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,095	San PabloHagonoy, Bulacan	3,748	about 1,865	about 2.01 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,096	Poblacion SurTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,733	about 3,363	about 1.11 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
1,097	PalasinanCabiao, Nueva Ecija	3,729	about 9,051	about 0.412 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,098	Santo NiñoMagalang, Pampanga	3,726	about 1,026	about 3.63 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,099	BanawangBagac, Bataan	3,718	about 71	about 52.72 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
1,100	Imelda DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,717	about 15,360	about 0.242 km²	0.51% 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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