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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, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,151	PagatpatSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,566	about 1,829	about 1.95 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
1,152	DalayapMacabebe, Pampanga	3,563	about 318	about 11.20 km²	7.18% a year	Rural
1,153	ImeldaSamal, Bataan	3,560	about 344	about 10.36 km²	3.71% a year	Urban
1,154	Batasan MatandaSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,559	about 947	about 3.76 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,155	Santa Cruz IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,558	about 32,642	about 0.109 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,156	BaliteMalolos City, Bulacan	3,556	about 1,933	about 1.84 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,157	MaligayaScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,550	about 631	about 5.63 km²	−6.30% a year	Urban
1,158	San JoseJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,546	about 698	about 5.08 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
1,159	SagabaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,541	about 929	about 3.81 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,160	PoraisSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,539	about 814	about 4.35 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,161	TagumpayOrani, Bataan	3,537	about 4,570	about 0.774 km²	8.15% a year	Rural
1,162	San RoqueGuagua, Pampanga	3,533	about 5,173	about 0.683 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
1,163	Lipay-Dingin-PanibuatanIba, Zambales	3,522	about 3,202	about 1.10 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,164	AsinanOlongapo City, Zambales	3,520	14,679	0.24 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
1,165	BagumbayanLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,520	about 367	about 9.60 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,166	CapaoayanMoncada, Tarlac	3,520	about 821	about 4.29 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,167	San CristobalLicab, Nueva Ecija	3,520	about 747	about 4.71 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
1,168	San Isidro IPaombong, Bulacan	3,516	about 9,554	about 0.368 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,169	LaoagSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,511	about 1,320	about 2.66 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,170	Pag-asaObando, Bulacan	3,510	about 6,440	about 0.545 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
1,171	AlionMariveles, Bataan	3,503	about 120	about 29.29 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,172	MiningAngeles City, Pampanga	3,502	about 1,903	about 1.84 km²	−9.32% a year	Urban
1,173	San LorenzoMasinloc, Zambales	3,502	about 295	about 11.87 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,174	CalumpangCalumpit, Bulacan	3,495	about 1,963	about 1.78 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
1,175	Las PiñasPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	3,493	about 172	about 20.35 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
1,176	LaoangTarlac City, Tarlac	3,487	about 616	about 5.66 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
1,177	MaliwaluBacolor, Pampanga	3,483	about 189	about 18.40 km²	23.63% a year	Rural
1,178	San Rafael ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,483	about 37,093	about 0.0939 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,179	Baraca-CamachileSubic, Zambales	3,482	about 14,097	about 0.247 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
1,180	Poblacion NorteRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,480	about 3,053	about 1.14 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,181	GuisguisSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,473	about 95	about 36.72 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,182	PatalanPaniqui, Tarlac	3,472	about 921	about 3.77 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,183	MacabaclayBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,467	about 988	about 3.51 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
1,184	SiclongLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,464	about 316	about 10.97 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,185	Santa CatalinaSan Luis, Pampanga	3,457	about 1,377	about 2.51 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,186	Sapang KawayanMasantol, Pampanga	3,456	about 241	about 14.34 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,187	MacarseZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,452	about 820	about 4.21 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,188	Santa Teresa 1stLubao, Pampanga	3,451	about 1,620	about 2.13 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
1,189	SuclayinArayat, Pampanga	3,450	about 307	about 11.25 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,190	PaliwasanSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,449	about 1,408	about 2.45 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,191	San IsidroLa Paz, Tarlac	3,443	about 2,869	about 1.20 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
1,192	San VicenteMacabebe, Pampanga	3,443	about 6,484	about 0.531 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,193	Esguerra DistrictTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,437	about 12,319	about 0.279 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
1,194	MasalipitSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,437	about 487	about 7.06 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,195	San AlejandroQuezon, Nueva Ecija	3,436	about 543	about 6.33 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,196	San JacintoVictoria, Tarlac	3,435	about 1,145	about 3.00 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,197	ParaisoTarlac City, Tarlac	3,431	about 13,350	about 0.257 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,198	San CarlosMexico, Pampanga	3,430	about 5,104	about 0.672 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,199	LanglaJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,424	about 2,378	about 1.44 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,200	San AntonioArayat, Pampanga	3,423	about 873	about 3.92 km²	0.51% 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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