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Barangays in Zambales

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 Zambales

Barangays in Zambales, at a glance

Barangays: 247^[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: 946,128^[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: 74 urban^[4]; 173 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Santa Rita^[5]; Olongapo City, Zambales; 47,142 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: Buhawen^[6]; San Marcelino, Zambales; about 154.17 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: Taltal^{[5, 7]}; Masinloc, Zambales; 5.92% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bani, −2.61% 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.

247 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zambales, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	NauloSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,665	about 666	about 4.00 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
102	RabanesSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,664	about 339	about 7.85 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
103	PangolinganPalauig, Zambales	2,626	about 70	about 37.68 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
104	San SalvadorMasinloc, Zambales	2,587	about 591	about 4.38 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
105	Zone 1 Pob.Iba, Zambales	2,516	about 3,057	about 0.823 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
106	NagbungaSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 366	about 6.83 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
107	Santa FeSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 20	about 125.90 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
108	Cadmang-ReservaCabangan, Zambales	2,498	about 35	about 72.32 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
109	SantiagoBotolan, Zambales	2,495	about 752	about 3.32 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
110	Tubotubo SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,480	about 39	about 64.20 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
111	New KababaeOlongapo City, Zambales	2,438	21,865	0.112 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
112	AglaoSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,431	about 26	about 91.90 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
113	PatrocinioSan Narciso, Zambales	2,421	about 931	about 2.60 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
114	CaraelBotolan, Zambales	2,420	about 460	about 5.26 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
115	Santo RosarioMasinloc, Zambales	2,407	about 150	about 16.04 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
116	San IsidroCabangan, Zambales	2,359	about 602	about 3.92 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
117	BinabalianCandelaria, Zambales	2,356	about 575	about 4.10 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
118	Sto. NiñoPalauig, Zambales	2,206	about 518	about 4.26 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
119	BurgosSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,204	about 1,633	about 1.35 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
120	LoclocPalauig, Zambales	2,169	about 1,247	about 1.74 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
121	Santa RitaCabangan, Zambales	2,161	about 738	about 2.93 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
122	AntipoloSan Antonio, Zambales	2,156	about 1,331	about 1.62 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
123	San IsidroSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,153	about 701	about 3.07 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
124	AngelesSan Antonio, Zambales	2,152	about 199	about 10.80 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
125	BatoPalauig, Zambales	2,146	about 2,044	about 1.05 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
126	GrulloSan Narciso, Zambales	2,143	about 421	about 5.09 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
127	ApostolSan Felipe, Zambales	2,121	about 386	about 5.49 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
128	MabanglitCabangan, Zambales	2,114	about 366	about 5.78 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
129	San IsidroBotolan, Zambales	2,112	about 876	about 2.41 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
130	GamaSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,105	about 382	about 5.51 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
131	Consuelo SurSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,080	about 3,455	about 0.602 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
132	Consuelo NorteSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,036	about 683	about 2.98 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
133	BabancalCandelaria, Zambales	2,029	about 1,353	about 1.50 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
134	San PascualSan Narciso, Zambales	2,019	about 2,141	about 0.943 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
135	BenegBotolan, Zambales	1,998	about 2,016	about 0.991 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
136	LoocCastillejos, Zambales	1,978	about 86	about 22.90 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
137	LomboySanta Cruz, Zambales	1,969	about 55	about 35.73 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
138	PacoBotolan, Zambales	1,964	about 3,897	about 0.504 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
139	New San JuanCabangan, Zambales	1,960	about 35	about 55.53 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
140	East PoblacionPalauig, Zambales	1,956	about 2,713	about 0.721 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
141	TitionPalauig, Zambales	1,954	about 743	about 2.63 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
142	NamatacanSan Narciso, Zambales	1,920	about 194	about 9.90 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
143	Santa MariaCastillejos, Zambales	1,890	about 6,217	about 0.304 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
144	GuinabonSanta Cruz, Zambales	1,856	about 21	about 86.48 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
145	MacarangPalauig, Zambales	1,855	about 297	about 6.24 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
146	San EstebanSan Antonio, Zambales	1,844	about 675	about 2.73 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
147	Sto. TomasPalauig, Zambales	1,839	about 958	about 1.92 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
148	TampoBotolan, Zambales	1,838	about 1,332	about 1.38 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
149	FarañalSan Felipe, Zambales	1,826	about 932	about 1.96 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
150	LuceroSan Marcelino, Zambales	1,788	about 1,442	about 1.24 km²	0.59% 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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