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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, 1,501 to 1,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,501	BalugaTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,756	about 922	about 2.99 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,502	San PabloGuagua, Pampanga	2,756	about 2,999	about 0.919 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
1,503	Santo DomingoMexico, Pampanga	2,753	about 798	about 3.45 km²	2.73% a year	Urban
1,504	CabangcalanFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,749	about 2,007	about 1.37 km²	5.53% a year	Rural
1,505	San Nicolas 1stSasmuan, Pampanga	2,745	about 4,893	about 0.561 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,506	Sta. MariaCamiling, Tarlac	2,744	about 1,111	about 2.47 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
1,507	BangarVictoria, Tarlac	2,742	about 890	about 3.08 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,508	PamarawanMalolos City, Bulacan	2,741	about 1,371	about 2.00 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
1,509	PangatlanMexico, Pampanga	2,740	about 843	about 3.25 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,510	BangaMeycauayan City, Bulacan	2,739	about 14,119	about 0.194 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
1,511	Pag-asaDinalupihan, Bataan	2,735	about 3,752	about 0.729 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
1,512	HuloMeycauayan City, Bulacan	2,734	about 21,698	about 0.126 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,513	Talabutab SurGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,734	about 407	about 6.71 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,514	San Jose de UrquicoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,729	about 1,577	about 1.73 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
1,515	Santo Domingo 1stCapas, Tarlac	2,728	about 2,273	about 1.20 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
1,516	MarikitPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	2,724	about 207	about 13.18 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,517	BalubadPorac, Pampanga	2,723	about 744	about 3.66 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
1,518	ImbuniaJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,723	about 520	about 5.24 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,519	BiaySanta Cruz, Zambales	2,715	about 854	about 3.18 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
1,520	BambanMasinloc, Zambales	2,713	about 405	about 6.70 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,521	AtiocTarlac City, Tarlac	2,712	about 3,741	about 0.725 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,522	Lucapon NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,712	about 512	about 5.30 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,523	Old San JoseDinalupihan, Bataan	2,712	about 6,027	about 0.45 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,524	SimminublanSan Narciso, Zambales	2,710	about 398	about 6.81 km²	4.48% a year	Urban
1,525	Minuyan VSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,708	about 16,119	about 0.168 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
1,526	BurnayTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,706	about 1,611	about 1.68 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
1,527	La PazMagalang, Pampanga	2,706	about 699	about 3.87 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,528	Bobon 1stCamiling, Tarlac	2,702	about 730	about 3.70 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,529	TimmaguabSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,701	about 299	about 9.03 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,530	CabugaoSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,699	about 1,956	about 1.38 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
1,531	Poblacion NorthScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,698	about 3,193	about 0.845 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,532	AmucaoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,696	about 747	about 3.61 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,533	Villa IslaScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,696	about 489	about 5.51 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,534	Biak-na-BatoSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,694	about 196	about 13.78 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
1,535	PanginayGuiguinto, Bulacan	2,694	about 5,093	about 0.529 km²	11.78% a year	Urban
1,536	Santa MariaConcepcion, Tarlac	2,693	about 1,820	about 1.48 km²	4.30% a year	Rural
1,537	Santa ClaraQuezon, Nueva Ecija	2,692	about 1,155	about 2.33 km²	4.26% a year	Rural
1,538	San MiguelGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,683	about 274	about 9.79 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,539	Malibong BataPandi, Bulacan	2,682	about 1,666	about 1.61 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,540	Villa BacolorTarlac City, Tarlac	2,681	about 885	about 3.03 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,541	San JoseSanta Rita, Pampanga	2,676	about 6,495	about 0.412 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
1,542	Santo TomasSan Luis, Pampanga	2,672	about 2,721	about 0.982 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
1,543	MaragolScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,670	about 440	about 6.07 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,544	DiwaPilar, Bataan	2,668	about 204	about 13.06 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
1,545	GanduzPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	2,668	about 523	about 5.10 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
1,546	PaliliSamal, Bataan	2,667	about 281	about 9.49 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
1,547	SindolSan Felipe, Zambales	2,667	about 363	about 7.34 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
1,548	MaligayaSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,666	about 190	about 14.05 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,549	PacacGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,666	about 542	about 4.92 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,550	Agapito del RosarioAngeles City, Pampanga	2,665	about 22,208	about 0.12 km²	1.01% 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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