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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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	BarangcaBaliwag City, Bulacan	3,716	about 2,382	about 1.56 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
1,102	MatangtubigBaliwag City, Bulacan	3,715	about 1,035	about 3.59 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
1,103	Ilog BaliwagQuezon, Nueva Ecija	3,714	about 955	about 3.89 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,104	San RamonDinalupihan, Bataan	3,713	about 2,171	about 1.71 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
1,105	CanalateMalolos City, Bulacan	3,710	about 5,218	about 0.711 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,106	CastilloConcepcion, Tarlac	3,706	about 669	about 5.54 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
1,107	CallosPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	3,703	about 373	about 9.92 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
1,108	NagpandayanGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,701	about 569	about 6.50 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,109	PundaquitSan Antonio, Zambales	3,698	about 32	about 114.45 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
1,110	CaballeroPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	3,696	about 365	about 10.12 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,111	La PurisimaLa Paz, Tarlac	3,695	about 1,106	about 3.34 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,112	SaysainBagac, Bataan	3,695	about 84	about 44.07 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,113	VargasSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	3,693	about 693	about 5.33 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,114	CaragsacanDingalan, Aurora	3,688	about 707	about 5.22 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,115	Sta. LuciaSasmuan, Pampanga	3,688	about 5,038	about 0.732 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
1,116	Calaocan DistrictRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,687	about 1,910	about 1.93 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
1,117	AyalaMagalang, Pampanga	3,684	about 792	about 4.65 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,118	San JoseMagalang, Pampanga	3,675	about 901	about 4.08 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,119	Sta. RitaMacabebe, Pampanga	3,671	about 3,337	about 1.10 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
1,120	MabigaHermosa, Bataan	3,667	about 119	about 30.74 km²	2.66% a year	Urban
1,121	PuloSan Rafael, Bulacan	3,658	about 393	about 9.31 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,122	BakeroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,653	about 998	about 3.66 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,123	SalumaguePaniqui, Tarlac	3,648	about 1,614	about 2.26 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,124	PanlinlangArayat, Pampanga	3,646	about 323	about 11.28 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,125	Santa MonicaSan Luis, Pampanga	3,642	about 936	about 3.89 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,126	Palimbo CaarosipanCamiling, Tarlac	3,639	about 1,491	about 2.44 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,127	San IsidroSanta Rita, Pampanga	3,639	about 1,725	about 2.11 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
1,128	Poblacion NorteMayantoc, Tarlac	3,638	about 1,684	about 2.16 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,129	Sta. MonicaFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,638	about 685	about 5.31 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,130	ParangBagac, Bataan	3,636	about 311	about 11.69 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,131	San RafaelMacabebe, Pampanga	3,636	about 8,282	about 0.439 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,132	MacatbongCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,634	about 717	about 5.07 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,133	San FernandoVictoria, Tarlac	3,633	about 1,730	about 2.10 km²	2.12% a year	Urban
1,134	TondodSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,633	about 622	about 5.84 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,135	NagbayanCastillejos, Zambales	3,630	about 400	about 9.07 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,136	Santo NiñoPaombong, Bulacan	3,625	about 3,629	about 0.999 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,137	PadapadaSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	3,620	about 759	about 4.77 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,138	ParangConcepcion, Tarlac	3,619	about 543	about 6.66 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,139	San Nicolas 2ndGuagua, Pampanga	3,616	about 22,600	about 0.16 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,140	SalacotSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,615	about 2,152	about 1.68 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,141	ApolloOrani, Bataan	3,614	about 12,419	about 0.291 km²	17.19% a year	Urban
1,142	ManiclaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,612	about 703	about 5.14 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
1,143	CurvaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,607	about 1,795	about 2.01 km²	−1.36% a year	Urban
1,144	San JoseBulacan, Bulacan	3,606	about 6,592	about 0.547 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
1,145	MancatianPorac, Pampanga	3,589	about 403	about 8.91 km²	7.00% a year	Urban
1,146	BuliranCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,588	about 1,071	about 3.35 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,147	Mambog - MandamaHermosa, Bataan	3,587	about 1,196	about 3.00 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
1,148	TagposSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	3,587	about 505	about 7.11 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,149	ManggaCandaba, Pampanga	3,585	about 1,267	about 2.83 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
1,150	CabeticanBacolor, Pampanga	3,580	about 615	about 5.82 km²	0.47% 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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