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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]

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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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	San SalvadorMasinloc, Zambales	2,587	about 591	about 4.38 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,602	UmpucanSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,587	about 475	about 5.45 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,603	PalimpeMasantol, Pampanga	2,586	about 1,383	about 1.87 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,604	A. BonifacioLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,585	about 420	about 6.16 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,605	DaunganGuiguinto, Bulacan	2,585	about 2,035	about 1.27 km²	4.63% a year	Rural
1,606	Magsaysay SouthCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,585	about 6,274	about 0.412 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,607	San FranciscoSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,583	about 825	about 3.13 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,608	ManlapigCapas, Tarlac	2,581	about 1,241	about 2.08 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,609	Rizal DistrictSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	2,581	about 1,884	about 1.37 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,610	LourdesCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,580	about 1,032	about 2.50 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,611	Puting TubigGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,579	about 739	about 3.49 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
1,612	SalcedoSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,579	about 720	about 3.58 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,613	Sumapang BataMalolos City, Bulacan	2,577	about 2,241	about 1.15 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,614	San IsidroFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,576	about 2,788	about 0.924 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,615	Santa Ines WestSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,576	about 216	about 11.90 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,616	CalibunganVictoria, Tarlac	2,575	about 557	about 4.62 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,617	CulongGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,575	about 455	about 5.66 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,618	Bagong BarrioSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,574	about 707	about 3.64 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,619	San BartolomeSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	2,574	about 2,011	about 1.28 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
1,620	Pulong BayabasSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,573	about 949	about 2.71 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,621	San AntonioLubao, Pampanga	2,573	about 1,429	about 1.80 km²	−4.57% a year	Urban
1,622	Santa MonicaSanta Rita, Pampanga	2,573	about 5,045	about 0.51 km²	−4.09% a year	Rural
1,623	MagmaraleSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,572	about 378	about 6.81 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
1,624	SierraLa Paz, Tarlac	2,572	about 727	about 3.54 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,625	Santa FilomenaGuagua, Pampanga	2,568	about 7,666	about 0.335 km²	9.77% a year	Urban
1,626	CommunalCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,566	about 861	about 2.98 km²	9.01% a year	Rural
1,627	IslaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,562	about 2,440	about 1.05 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,628	KabulihanGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,561	about 450	about 5.69 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,629	Rajal CentroSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,561	about 433	about 5.92 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,630	PandatungHermosa, Bataan	2,559	about 895	about 2.86 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
1,631	MacatcatuitGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,558	about 705	about 3.63 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,632	San Martin de PorresSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,557	about 12,061	about 0.212 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,633	SalapunganSan Rafael, Bulacan	2,555	about 1,681	about 1.52 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
1,634	Santa LuciaCalumpit, Bulacan	2,554	about 1,980	about 1.29 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,635	Cupang NorthBalanga City, Bataan	2,549	about 14,005	about 0.182 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,636	AlmacenHermosa, Bataan	2,547	about 1,544	about 1.65 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
1,637	San MiguelSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,547	about 1,280	about 1.99 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,638	SinaitTarlac City, Tarlac	2,547	about 670	about 3.80 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,639	SumandigSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,547	about 487	about 5.23 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
1,640	MabiniMoncada, Tarlac	2,543	about 2,271	about 1.12 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
1,641	BucananMagalang, Pampanga	2,539	about 539	about 4.71 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
1,642	Vizal San PabloCandaba, Pampanga	2,539	about 256	about 9.90 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
1,643	R.A.PadillaCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	2,537	about 56	about 45.04 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,644	LalapacVictoria, Tarlac	2,532	about 670	about 3.78 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,645	Rang-ayanPaniqui, Tarlac	2,532	about 653	about 3.88 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,646	General RicarteLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,530	about 664	about 3.81 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,647	TalimundocOrani, Bataan	2,527	about 502	about 5.03 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,648	BagbaguinPandi, Bulacan	2,526	about 586	about 4.31 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,649	PenabatanPulilan, Bulacan	2,526	about 1,023	about 2.47 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,650	PamacpacanJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,525	about 261	about 9.67 km²	1.65% 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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