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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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	Santa LuciaSan Luis, Pampanga	2,194	about 1,137	about 1.93 km²	8.13% a year	Rural
1,852	OliveteBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,186	about 203	about 10.79 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
1,853	San SimonDinalupihan, Bataan	2,181	about 872	about 2.50 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
1,854	San AgustinSan Simon, Pampanga	2,180	about 3,206	about 0.68 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
1,855	ToledoRamos, Tarlac	2,179	about 1,178	about 1.85 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,856	San GabrielMalolos City, Bulacan	2,177	about 19,613	about 0.111 km²	1.91% a year	Urban
1,857	Poblacion CentroAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,176	about 3,312	about 0.657 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
1,858	BaldiosSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	2,175	about 558	about 3.90 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,859	MagsaysayDinalupihan, Bataan	2,174	about 11,945	about 0.182 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,860	San VicenteJaen, Nueva Ecija	2,173	about 295	about 7.36 km²	17.08% a year	Rural
1,861	MinabuyocTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,172	about 842	about 2.58 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,862	Barangay IVMaria Aurora, Aurora	2,171	about 4,580	about 0.474 km²	−3.65% a year	Urban
1,863	La PurisimaAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,171	about 685	about 3.17 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,864	Santa BarbaraLubao, Pampanga	2,171	about 1,751	about 1.24 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,865	LoclocPalauig, Zambales	2,169	about 1,247	about 1.74 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
1,866	SilanganSanta Maria, Bulacan	2,169	about 1,390	about 1.56 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,867	Burgos DistrictSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	2,164	about 2,399	about 0.902 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
1,868	Poblacion EastRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,163	about 8,162	about 0.265 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,869	Santa RitaCabangan, Zambales	2,161	about 738	about 2.93 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,870	North PoblacionDipaculao, Aurora	2,160	about 5,496	about 0.393 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
1,871	CacutudMabalacat City, Pampanga	2,159	about 464	about 4.65 km²	−7.56% a year	Rural
1,872	CaputicanTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,158	about 907	about 2.38 km²	5.21% a year	Rural
1,873	AntipoloSan Antonio, Zambales	2,156	about 1,331	about 1.62 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
1,874	BambanabaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,156	about 226	about 9.54 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,875	San VicenteConcepcion, Tarlac	2,155	about 678	about 3.18 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,876	San IsidroSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,153	about 701	about 3.07 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,877	AngelesSan Antonio, Zambales	2,152	about 199	about 10.80 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,878	Balibago ITarlac City, Tarlac	2,148	about 1,286	about 1.67 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,879	TrinidadTarlac City, Tarlac	2,148	about 667	about 3.22 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,880	BatoPalauig, Zambales	2,146	about 2,044	about 1.05 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,881	San VicenteVictoria, Tarlac	2,146	about 801	about 2.68 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
1,882	TagulodCandaba, Pampanga	2,146	about 402	about 5.34 km²	−4.23% a year	Rural
1,883	GrulloSan Narciso, Zambales	2,143	about 421	about 5.09 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
1,884	Corazon de JesusConcepcion, Tarlac	2,142	about 741	about 2.89 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,885	San AntonioBacolor, Pampanga	2,142	about 579	about 3.70 km²	14.21% a year	Rural
1,886	Fatima IVSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,141	about 26,763	about 0.080 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,887	Santa InesPaniqui, Tarlac	2,140	about 654	about 3.27 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,888	Andal AlinoTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,139	about 4,304	about 0.497 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,889	DibacongCasiguran, Aurora	2,138	about 74	about 28.72 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
1,890	MalinengCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 387	about 5.53 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
1,891	MareloGapan City, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 591	about 3.62 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,892	Tulay na BatoBongabon, Nueva Ecija	2,138	about 2,243	about 0.953 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
1,893	BoraTarlac City, Tarlac	2,134	about 782	about 2.73 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,894	CuyapaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	2,132	about 114	about 18.65 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
1,895	CaudilloCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	2,129	about 687	about 3.10 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
1,896	BardiasSan Miguel, Bulacan	2,128	about 572	about 3.72 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,897	CorazonCalumpit, Bulacan	2,126	about 9,843	about 0.216 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
1,898	SingatPura, Tarlac	2,126	about 1,047	about 2.03 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,899	TuruMagalang, Pampanga	2,126	about 432	about 4.92 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,900	BalaringGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,125	about 219	about 9.69 km²	1.44% a year	Urban

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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