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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, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	Cabog-CabogBalanga City, Bataan	2,270	about 478	about 4.75 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,802	Camposanto 2Moncada, Tarlac	2,269	about 890	about 2.55 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,803	MandileSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,269	about 1,213	about 1.87 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,804	PalihanOrani, Bataan	2,261	about 5,624	about 0.402 km²	−2.58% a year	Rural
1,805	Balingog EastGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,259	about 1,234	about 1.83 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
1,806	CasalatSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,258	about 216	about 10.47 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
1,807	MangaCapas, Tarlac	2,258	about 859	about 2.63 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,808	LigtasanTarlac City, Tarlac	2,257	about 7,352	about 0.307 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
1,809	San JoaquinMaria Aurora, Aurora	2,255	about 454	about 4.97 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,810	Pulong GubatCandaba, Pampanga	2,250	about 1,216	about 1.85 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,811	MaamotSan Jose, Tarlac	2,249	about 6	about 346.49 km²	−3.66% a year	Rural
1,812	WakasBocaue, Bulacan	2,249	about 1,184	about 1.90 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
1,813	DaligBalagtas, Bulacan	2,247	about 1,208	about 1.86 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,814	San FranciscoLlanera, Nueva Ecija	2,245	about 522	about 4.30 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,815	Santo NiñoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,244	about 1,368	about 1.64 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
1,816	PilpilaSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,243	about 423	about 5.30 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,817	FloridaMaria Aurora, Aurora	2,242	about 1,274	about 1.76 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,818	PoblacionArayat, Pampanga	2,242	about 15,149	about 0.148 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
1,819	BulusukanSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,241	about 400	about 5.60 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,820	Rang-ayanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,241	about 400	about 5.60 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
1,821	Kitang ILimay, Bataan	2,239	about 14,353	about 0.156 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,822	LunaGerona, Tarlac	2,238	about 794	about 2.82 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,823	LatapCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,235	about 1,129	about 1.98 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,824	Buhol na ManggaSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,233	about 152	about 14.66 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
1,825	San Pablo BataAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,228	about 1,921	about 1.16 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,826	PaitanBaliwag City, Bulacan	2,226	about 1,060	about 2.10 km²	4.36% a year	Rural
1,827	BasuitSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	2,224	about 396	about 5.62 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,828	Biñang 2ndBocaue, Bulacan	2,220	about 4,635	about 0.479 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
1,829	PortalRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,215	about 955	about 2.32 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,830	BalbalotoVictoria, Tarlac	2,214	about 984	about 2.25 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,831	Santa LuciaSamal, Bataan	2,214	about 2,109	about 1.05 km²	−3.38% a year	Rural
1,832	DicolorGerona, Tarlac	2,212	about 623	about 3.55 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,833	MaquiapoGuagua, Pampanga	2,211	about 945	about 2.34 km²	−13.12% a year	Rural
1,834	BuhilitTarlac City, Tarlac	2,209	about 1,781	about 1.24 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,835	Palo MariaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,209	about 1,407	about 1.57 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
1,836	Santa LuciaGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,208	about 230	about 9.60 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
1,837	AplayaDingalan, Aurora	2,206	about 4,817	about 0.458 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,838	Bagong SikatTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,206	about 1,379	about 1.60 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,839	ManacnacPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	2,206	about 700	about 3.15 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,840	PinacpinacanSan Rafael, Bulacan	2,206	about 761	about 2.90 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
1,841	Sto. NiñoPalauig, Zambales	2,206	about 518	about 4.26 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,842	Bagong SilangSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,204	about 668	about 3.30 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,843	BurgosSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,204	about 1,633	about 1.35 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,844	CatulinanBaliwag City, Bulacan	2,203	about 1,620	about 1.36 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
1,845	San AntonioScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	2,202	about 929	about 2.37 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
1,846	BarangcaCandaba, Pampanga	2,201	about 185	about 11.92 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,847	Mag-asawang SampalocGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,201	about 1,302	about 1.69 km²	14.69% a year	Rural
1,848	DalaoDinalupihan, Bataan	2,200	about 1,089	about 2.02 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
1,849	LabneySan Jose, Tarlac	2,200	about 293	about 7.50 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,850	SamonCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,195	about 1,638	about 1.34 km²	4.79% 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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