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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, 1,701 to 1,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,701	BMA-BalagtasSan Rafael, Bulacan	2,441	about 782	about 3.12 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,702	Del CarmenLubao, Pampanga	2,441	about 897	about 2.72 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,703	New KababaeOlongapo City, Zambales	2,438	21,865	0.112 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,704	SantiagoAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,435	about 675	about 3.61 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,705	Santa TeresitaSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,434	about 1,457	about 1.67 km²	8.40% a year	Rural
1,706	LaungcupangLa Paz, Tarlac	2,432	about 598	about 4.07 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,707	Santa InesBulacan, Bulacan	2,432	about 14,920	about 0.163 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,708	AglaoSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,431	about 26	about 91.90 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,709	MagtanggolScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,427	about 626	about 3.88 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
1,710	San RoqueJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,425	about 3,349	about 0.724 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
1,711	MaglimanBacolor, Pampanga	2,424	about 5,927	about 0.409 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,712	General LunaZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	2,423	about 376	about 6.45 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
1,713	PatrocinioSan Narciso, Zambales	2,421	about 931	about 2.60 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,714	CaraelBotolan, Zambales	2,420	about 460	about 5.26 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,715	UbihanMeycauayan City, Bulacan	2,419	about 493	about 4.91 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,716	CaimitoPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	2,415	about 2,735	about 0.883 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
1,717	CamiasMagalang, Pampanga	2,414	about 3,018	about 0.80 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,718	Del RosarioPilar, Bataan	2,414	about 7,142	about 0.338 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
1,719	Poblacion East IAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,414	about 1,788	about 1.35 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,720	BanabanAngat, Bulacan	2,408	about 857	about 2.81 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
1,721	Santo RosarioMasinloc, Zambales	2,407	about 150	about 16.04 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,722	ZamoraMeycauayan City, Bulacan	2,405	about 12,861	about 0.187 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
1,723	CoralPaniqui, Tarlac	2,403	about 2,895	about 0.83 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,724	Santo RosarioConcepcion, Tarlac	2,403	about 1,265	about 1.90 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
1,725	PanducotCalumpit, Bulacan	2,402	about 2,164	about 1.11 km²	7.86% a year	Rural
1,726	BetesAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,399	about 304	about 7.88 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
1,727	LalanganPlaridel, Bulacan	2,398	about 1,355	about 1.77 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,728	MacalongLa Paz, Tarlac	2,398	about 411	about 5.83 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,729	Santa InesCabiao, Nueva Ecija	2,395	about 436	about 5.49 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,730	Santa LuciaLubao, Pampanga	2,392	about 2,712	about 0.882 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
1,731	BuenoCapas, Tarlac	2,390	about 69	about 34.83 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
1,732	WawaPilar, Bataan	2,390	about 2,815	about 0.849 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,733	San RoqueFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,388	about 948	about 2.52 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,734	BantogVictoria, Tarlac	2,387	about 388	about 6.16 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,735	BelenGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,386	about 541	about 4.41 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,736	MatalapitapPaniqui, Tarlac	2,384	about 2,489	about 0.958 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,737	GabaldonScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,383	about 531	about 4.49 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,738	San IsidroSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,379	about 712	about 3.34 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
1,739	Tabing IlogSamal, Bataan	2,378	about 2,918	about 0.815 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,740	LanatSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,377	about 1,617	about 1.47 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,741	PoblacionSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,376	about 3,870	about 0.614 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,742	Doña FranciscaBalanga City, Bataan	2,373	about 3,903	about 0.608 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
1,743	SantiagoGerona, Tarlac	2,372	about 479	about 4.95 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,744	Pulong TamoSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,364	about 1,120	about 2.11 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,745	ConcepcionMexico, Pampanga	2,362	about 679	about 3.48 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,746	San AgustinSan Manuel, Tarlac	2,360	about 742	about 3.18 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,747	San PedroSanta Ana, Pampanga	2,360	about 2,767	about 0.853 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,748	Jose Abad SantosGuagua, Pampanga	2,359	about 1,413	about 1.67 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
1,749	San EustacioAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,359	about 852	about 2.77 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,750	San IsidroCabangan, Zambales	2,359	about 602	about 3.92 km²	0.39% 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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