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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, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	BuenavistaPura, Tarlac	3,290	about 1,093	about 3.01 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,252	SaganaLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,288	about 465	about 7.07 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,253	San AntonioMagalang, Pampanga	3,281	about 1,003	about 3.27 km²	11.51% a year	Urban
1,254	Mabini ExtensionCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,280	about 12,664	about 0.259 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
1,255	San VicentePaombong, Bulacan	3,280	about 4,505	about 0.728 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,256	Dela Paz SurSan Fernando City, Pampanga	3,277	about 3,006	about 1.09 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,257	MaybubonGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,277	about 517	about 6.34 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,258	Santa Cruz IVSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,276	about 31,200	about 0.105 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,259	Barangay IVLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,274	about 1,937	about 1.69 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,260	Santo NiñoDinalupihan, Bataan	3,274	about 4,745	about 0.69 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
1,261	MagsaysayCastillejos, Zambales	3,265	about 1,451	about 2.25 km²	−2.78% a year	Urban
1,262	Bantog-CaricutanLa Paz, Tarlac	3,262	about 391	about 8.35 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,263	CalumpangMabalacat City, Pampanga	3,261	about 94	about 34.75 km²	12.21% a year	Rural
1,264	Daang BiloloOrion, Bataan	3,261	about 8,032	about 0.406 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,265	San Pablo LibutadSan Simon, Pampanga	3,256	about 2,933	about 1.11 km²	10.28% a year	Rural
1,266	MaluidVictoria, Tarlac	3,251	about 515	about 6.31 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,267	ManatalPandi, Bulacan	3,249	about 967	about 3.36 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,268	San SebastianSan Luis, Pampanga	3,243	about 3,003	about 1.08 km²	5.22% a year	Rural
1,269	CandelariaMacabebe, Pampanga	3,233	about 3,674	about 0.88 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,270	San NicolasSan Antonio, Zambales	3,231	about 1,737	about 1.86 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,271	San Nicolas 1stMagalang, Pampanga	3,231	about 4,609	about 0.701 km²	−2.40% a year	Urban
1,272	MalabonCandelaria, Zambales	3,227	about 63	about 51.11 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,273	DanacbungaBotolan, Zambales	3,220	about 1,635	about 1.97 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,274	Santa Cruz IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,216	about 33,465	about 0.0961 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,275	BeddengSan Narciso, Zambales	3,215	about 469	about 6.85 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,276	San AntonioGerona, Tarlac	3,215	about 2,977	about 1.08 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
1,277	CarmencitaFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,214	about 438	about 7.33 km²	4.70% a year	Rural
1,278	MasangsangMexico, Pampanga	3,211	about 9,472	about 0.339 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,279	TablangPaniqui, Tarlac	3,211	about 1,274	about 2.52 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,280	Bagong BayanMalolos City, Bulacan	3,206	about 4,074	about 0.787 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
1,281	NabuclodFloridablanca, Pampanga	3,206	about 245	about 13.11 km²	−7.38% a year	Rural
1,282	PagasCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,205	about 2,195	about 1.46 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,283	PolilioCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,202	about 673	about 4.76 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
1,284	BatasanArayat, Pampanga	3,201	about 1,139	about 2.81 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,285	Poblacion NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,201	about 4,850	about 0.66 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,286	Ibabao BanaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,200	about 1,702	about 1.88 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
1,287	San PabloMexico, Pampanga	3,196	about 2,204	about 1.45 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
1,288	TibigBulacan, Bulacan	3,192	about 11,007	about 0.29 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,289	TarijiTarlac City, Tarlac	3,191	about 1,287	about 2.48 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
1,290	Pag-asaOrani, Bataan	3,189	about 405	about 7.87 km²	3.15% a year	Urban
1,291	Santa MariaMagalang, Pampanga	3,187	about 604	about 5.28 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,292	San NicolasMinalin, Pampanga	3,184	about 3,468	about 0.918 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,293	PoblacionSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,183	about 5,614	about 0.567 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
1,294	General LunaLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,181	about 432	about 7.37 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
1,295	Nueva VictoriaMexico, Pampanga	3,181	about 828	about 3.84 km²	8.26% a year	Rural
1,296	San MatiasSanta Rita, Pampanga	3,181	about 1,729	about 1.84 km²	−2.77% a year	Urban
1,297	CulubasaMexico, Pampanga	3,177	about 538	about 5.91 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,298	Santa InesPlaridel, Bulacan	3,176	about 7,153	about 0.444 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
1,299	LandingLimay, Bataan	3,175	about 20,095	about 0.158 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,300	SingalatPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	3,172	about 545	about 5.82 km²	5.20% 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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