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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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	NauloSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,665	about 666	about 4.00 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,552	Bubulong MuntiSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,664	about 466	about 5.72 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,553	RabanesSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,664	about 339	about 7.85 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
1,554	Pugo-CecilioSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,663	about 581	about 4.58 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,555	San FelipeLaur, Nueva Ecija	2,663	about 355	about 7.50 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
1,556	Pulong BuliSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,659	about 2,675	about 0.994 km²	4.48% a year	Rural
1,557	San Andres IQuezon, Nueva Ecija	2,657	about 823	about 3.23 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
1,558	San RoqueSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,657	about 830	about 3.20 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,559	Santa Ines EastSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,657	about 388	about 6.85 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,560	CaballeroGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,655	about 643	about 4.13 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
1,561	Santa CruzMexico, Pampanga	2,651	about 1,647	about 1.61 km²	6.75% a year	Rural
1,562	San VicenteSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,650	about 1,866	about 1.42 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,563	MamonitMayantoc, Tarlac	2,647	about 380	about 6.97 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,564	BalanoyLa Paz, Tarlac	2,646	about 495	about 5.35 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,565	San NicolasMexico, Pampanga	2,645	about 1,165	about 2.27 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,566	DoloresMexico, Pampanga	2,643	about 924	about 2.86 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,567	San Rafael IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,643	about 26,168	about 0.101 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
1,568	San AgustinLubao, Pampanga	2,641	about 1,138	about 2.32 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
1,569	BaloyCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,640	about 204	about 12.95 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,570	San VicenteLaur, Nueva Ecija	2,638	about 191	about 13.83 km²	6.14% a year	Rural
1,571	TagumpayGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	2,635	about 449	about 5.87 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,572	ValenzuelaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,635	about 5,817	about 0.453 km²	−0.42% a year	Urban
1,573	NiguiMasantol, Pampanga	2,634	about 1,379	about 1.91 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,574	MaiteHermosa, Bataan	2,632	about 240	about 10.98 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
1,575	San VicenteBacolor, Pampanga	2,632	about 2,776	about 0.948 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
1,576	CamachilihanBustos, Bulacan	2,631	about 904	about 2.91 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,577	Saranay DistrictGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,631	about 6,235	about 0.422 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
1,578	BalantacanLubao, Pampanga	2,629	about 1,801	about 1.46 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,579	PangolinganPalauig, Zambales	2,626	about 70	about 37.68 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,580	Santo NiñoCalumpit, Bulacan	2,626	about 1,931	about 1.36 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
1,581	BulusanCalumpit, Bulacan	2,625	about 2,019	about 1.30 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,582	San AgustinSanta Rita, Pampanga	2,624	about 2,523	about 1.04 km²	−8.45% a year	Rural
1,583	CamanacsacanSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,615	about 576	about 4.54 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
1,584	IslaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,614	about 914	about 2.86 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,585	CojuangcoSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,613	about 10,842	about 0.241 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
1,586	LomboyTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,613	about 2,465	about 1.06 km²	6.34% a year	Rural
1,587	Ulanin-PitakJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,612	about 522	about 5.00 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,588	Sto. RosarioMacabebe, Pampanga	2,610	about 4,085	about 0.639 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,589	ApsayanGerona, Tarlac	2,606	about 1,570	about 1.66 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,590	DiagyanDilasag, Aurora	2,604	about 76	about 34.38 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,591	MalusacSasmuan, Pampanga	2,604	about 326	about 8.00 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,592	San MiguelQuezon, Nueva Ecija	2,599	about 486	about 5.35 km²	−2.77% a year	Rural
1,593	BambanHermosa, Bataan	2,598	about 100	about 25.89 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
1,594	SinipitBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,597	about 3,538	about 0.734 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
1,595	BalbalungaoLupao, Nueva Ecija	2,596	about 302	about 8.61 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,596	LibuegCamiling, Tarlac	2,592	about 1,094	about 2.37 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,597	Del CarmenFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,591	about 2,215	about 1.17 km²	−4.59% a year	Rural
1,598	San VicenteSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,591	about 648	about 4.00 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,599	San PedroMinalin, Pampanga	2,588	about 1,550	about 1.67 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,600	MabilangPaniqui, Tarlac	2,587	about 609	about 4.25 km²	0.63% 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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