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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, 1,301 to 1,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,301	Sapang BayanCalumpit, Bulacan	3,171	about 1,586	about 2.00 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,302	San LorenzoMexico, Pampanga	3,170	about 966	about 3.28 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
1,303	Vizal Santo CristoCandaba, Pampanga	3,169	about 2,071	about 1.53 km²	6.25% a year	Rural
1,304	Iba-IbayoHagonoy, Bulacan	3,168	about 1,800	about 1.76 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,305	TapuacMasinloc, Zambales	3,166	about 55	about 58.06 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
1,306	KataasanDinalupihan, Bataan	3,165	about 12,918	about 0.245 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,307	ConsueloMacabebe, Pampanga	3,163	about 121	about 26.04 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
1,308	San Juan BautistaGuagua, Pampanga	3,163	about 19,287	about 0.164 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
1,309	San CasimiroLicab, Nueva Ecija	3,162	about 809	about 3.91 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,310	PoblacionMorong, Bataan	3,157	about 585	about 5.40 km²	−18.29% a year	Urban
1,311	Green VillageConcepcion, Tarlac	3,156	about 3,453	about 0.914 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
1,312	BiladCamiling, Tarlac	3,150	about 665	about 4.74 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,313	LinasinSan Marcelino, Zambales	3,150	about 1,098	about 2.87 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,314	Virgen de los RemediosBamban, Tarlac	3,147	about 537	about 5.86 km²	2.23% a year	Urban
1,315	MarugluCapas, Tarlac	3,142	about 47	about 66.98 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,316	Puting BuhanginOrion, Bataan	3,142	about 802	about 3.92 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
1,317	Vizal Santo NiñoCandaba, Pampanga	3,142	about 818	about 3.84 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
1,318	BugnanGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	3,138	about 54	about 58.30 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,319	Mataas na ParangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,130	about 805	about 3.89 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
1,320	Pulong GubatGuiguinto, Bulacan	3,128	about 2,979	about 1.05 km²	−5.24% a year	Rural
1,321	Bonifacio DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,127	about 27,920	about 0.112 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,322	Santa Rita MatandaSan Miguel, Bulacan	3,125	about 3,386	about 0.923 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
1,323	TampokHagonoy, Bulacan	3,124	about 844	about 3.70 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,324	San RoqueSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	3,123	about 1,593	about 1.96 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
1,325	BitulokGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	3,121	about 2,123	about 1.47 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,326	PanabinganSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	3,121	about 218	about 14.31 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,327	San FelipeSan Manuel, Tarlac	3,119	about 1,268	about 2.46 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,328	Sto. RosarioMinalin, Pampanga	3,119	about 2,039	about 1.53 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
1,329	Lawang KupangSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	3,115	about 828	about 3.76 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,330	LipayPalauig, Zambales	3,115	about 282	about 11.03 km²	1.68% a year	Urban
1,331	San RafaelBamban, Tarlac	3,115	about 1,320	about 2.36 km²	1.68% a year	Urban
1,332	PananBotolan, Zambales	3,111	about 525	about 5.93 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,333	San JosefJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,108	about 2,825	about 1.10 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,334	AglipayRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,104	about 408	about 7.61 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
1,335	MambogMalolos City, Bulacan	3,101	about 1,378	about 2.25 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,336	MalawakBustos, Bulacan	3,099	about 956	about 3.24 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,337	CalayaanGerona, Tarlac	3,096	about 469	about 6.60 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
1,338	ManacsacGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,094	about 371	about 8.35 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,339	San BenitoDinalupihan, Bataan	3,094	about 1,898	about 1.63 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,340	DonacionAngat, Bulacan	3,092	about 2,643	about 1.17 km²	1.53% a year	Urban
1,341	BalasMexico, Pampanga	3,091	about 2,192	about 1.41 km²	3.87% a year	Rural
1,342	San Rafael VSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	3,088	about 40,847	about 0.0756 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,343	Santa Catalina MatandaSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	3,087	about 694	about 4.45 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,344	Tubotubo NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	3,086	about 35	about 88.74 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
1,345	BuloVictoria, Tarlac	3,085	about 1,025	about 3.01 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,346	CatanghalanObando, Bulacan	3,085	about 2,883	about 1.07 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
1,347	San MiguelMagalang, Pampanga	3,081	about 1,613	about 1.91 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
1,348	San AntonioSasmuan, Pampanga	3,079	about 266	about 11.56 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
1,349	San JulianMoncada, Tarlac	3,079	about 1,912	about 1.61 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,350	MabilogConcepcion, Tarlac	3,077	about 615	about 5.00 km²	1.57% 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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