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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, 1,651 to 1,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,651	Sapang PutolSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,525	about 2,622	about 0.963 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
1,652	PinahanGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,524	about 333	about 7.58 km²	−7.77% a year	Rural
1,653	Santo RosarioSan Luis, Pampanga	2,521	about 885	about 2.85 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,654	Sta. CruzMasantol, Pampanga	2,520	about 318	about 7.93 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,655	Nabaong GarlangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,519	about 1,120	about 2.25 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,656	PatalacCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,519	about 543	about 4.64 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,657	LaonAbucay, Bataan	2,518	about 1,076	about 2.34 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,658	Zone 1 Pob.Iba, Zambales	2,516	about 3,057	about 0.823 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
1,659	MambaraoSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,515	about 753	about 3.34 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,660	San LorenzoNorzagaray, Bulacan	2,515	about 13	about 189.79 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,661	MagaoConcepcion, Tarlac	2,514	about 412	about 6.10 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,662	Sta. Lucia MatuaMasantol, Pampanga	2,514	about 10,016	about 0.251 km²	−6.06% a year	Rural
1,663	LusokBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,513	about 432	about 5.82 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
1,664	TacasanMacabebe, Pampanga	2,513	about 852	about 2.95 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,665	Fatima VSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,512	about 12,498	about 0.201 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
1,666	San AgustinCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	2,511	about 89	about 28.26 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,667	Santa RitaCapas, Tarlac	2,511	about 955	about 2.63 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,668	San AndresVictoria, Tarlac	2,505	about 423	about 5.92 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
1,669	Poblacion SouthRamos, Tarlac	2,503	about 989	about 2.53 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,670	NagbungaSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 366	about 6.83 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,671	Santa FeSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,501	about 20	about 125.90 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
1,672	Cadmang-ReservaCabangan, Zambales	2,498	about 35	about 72.32 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,673	MurconLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,496	about 309	about 8.09 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,674	SantiagoBotolan, Zambales	2,495	about 752	about 3.32 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,675	BurgosMoncada, Tarlac	2,491	about 1,034	about 2.41 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
1,676	PalapatHagonoy, Bulacan	2,490	about 2,533	about 0.983 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,677	Santa BarbaraBacolor, Pampanga	2,485	about 457	about 5.44 km²	12.62% a year	Rural
1,678	CanaremVictoria, Tarlac	2,484	about 401	about 6.20 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,679	Bunsuran IIIPandi, Bulacan	2,482	about 2,256	about 1.10 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,680	Tubotubo SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,480	about 39	about 64.20 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,681	San VicenteMalolos City, Bulacan	2,475	about 12,437	about 0.199 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
1,682	Bantug BulaloCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,474	about 15,859	about 0.156 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
1,683	Batasan BataSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,473	about 1,200	about 2.06 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,684	Barangay IIMaria Aurora, Aurora	2,472	about 2,753	about 0.898 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,685	ComitangSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,470	about 677	about 3.65 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
1,686	Cacamilingan NorteCamiling, Tarlac	2,469	about 1,505	about 1.64 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,687	TalipapaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,469	about 1,088	about 2.27 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,688	BaliteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,464	about 380	about 6.48 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,689	Cinco-CincoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,464	about 1,676	about 1.47 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
1,690	Dela CruzBamban, Tarlac	2,462	about 2,630	about 0.936 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
1,691	HuloObando, Bulacan	2,460	about 32,932	about 0.0747 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,692	San Jose GumiLubao, Pampanga	2,458	about 174	about 14.16 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,693	BurgosPaniqui, Tarlac	2,456	about 456	about 5.39 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,694	Sicsican MatandaTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,454	about 746	about 3.29 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,695	MagumbaliCandaba, Pampanga	2,446	about 104	about 23.42 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,696	San AntonioCabiao, Nueva Ecija	2,446	about 7,237	about 0.338 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,697	Santa RitaSan Luis, Pampanga	2,446	about 1,447	about 1.69 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
1,698	Santo RosarioSto. Tomas, Pampanga	2,445	about 1,881	about 1.30 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
1,699	LalakhanSanta Maria, Bulacan	2,444	about 5,018	about 0.487 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
1,700	San IsidroMacabebe, Pampanga	2,444	about 3,552	about 0.688 km²	0.32% 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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