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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, 1,901 to 1,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,901	Fatima IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,125	about 37,346	about 0.0569 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
1,902	San Felipe BataAliaga, Nueva Ecija	2,124	about 527	about 4.03 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
1,903	Rajal NorteSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,123	about 689	about 3.08 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,904	Santo RosarioSanta Ana, Pampanga	2,123	about 387	about 5.49 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,905	ApostolSan Felipe, Zambales	2,121	about 386	about 5.49 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,906	Talimunduc MarimlaConcepcion, Tarlac	2,121	about 467	about 4.54 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,907	RizalSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	2,120	about 7,599	about 0.279 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
1,908	MaligayaRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,118	about 396	about 5.35 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
1,909	CruzVictoria, Tarlac	2,117	about 207	about 10.22 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,910	San NicolasSan Luis, Pampanga	2,116	about 375	about 5.65 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
1,911	Homestead IITalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,114	about 1,057	about 2.00 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,912	MabanglitCabangan, Zambales	2,114	about 366	about 5.78 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
1,913	San RamonFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,114	about 347	about 6.10 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
1,914	San FabianSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,113	about 819	about 2.58 km²	−4.81% a year	Rural
1,915	MalatePalayan City, Nueva Ecija	2,112	about 776	about 2.72 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,916	San IsidroBotolan, Zambales	2,112	about 876	about 2.41 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
1,917	MawacatFloridablanca, Pampanga	2,106	about 217	about 9.70 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
1,918	GamaSanta Cruz, Zambales	2,105	about 382	about 5.51 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,919	SalapunganTarlac City, Tarlac	2,104	about 3,085	about 0.682 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,920	SampalocPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	2,102	about 75	about 27.99 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,921	CozoCasiguran, Aurora	2,101	about 29	about 73.60 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,922	MalinaoGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	2,101	about 121	about 17.30 km²	−4.37% a year	Rural
1,923	MataderoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,099	about 5,327	about 0.394 km²	−0.95% a year	Urban
1,924	Doña LuciaQuezon, Nueva Ecija	2,096	about 975	about 2.15 km²	−4.19% a year	Rural
1,925	CamposTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,095	about 1,369	about 1.53 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
1,926	NamulandayanLupao, Nueva Ecija	2,094	about 158	about 13.27 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,927	Narvacan IIGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,093	about 861	about 2.43 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,928	TalbakDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	2,093	about 85	about 24.76 km²	2.75% a year	Urban
1,929	CamiingGuimba, Nueva Ecija	2,090	about 739	about 2.83 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,930	ParalayunanMabalacat City, Pampanga	2,090	about 1,699	about 1.23 km²	3.24% a year	Urban
1,931	DavidSan Jose, Tarlac	2,087	about 347	about 6.01 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
1,932	Fatima IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	2,086	about 25,881	about 0.0806 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,933	Bagong SikatSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	2,085	about 383	about 5.45 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
1,934	San GregorioRizal, Nueva Ecija	2,084	about 182	about 11.46 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
1,935	BayabasDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	2,082	about 66	about 31.40 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
1,936	Consuelo SurSan Marcelino, Zambales	2,080	about 3,455	about 0.602 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,937	Pindangan 2ndCamiling, Tarlac	2,080	about 323	about 6.43 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,938	Poblacion 3Gerona, Tarlac	2,080	about 5,606	about 0.371 km²	−0.01% a year	Urban
1,939	San Jose MitlaPorac, Pampanga	2,080	about 640	about 3.25 km²	9.73% a year	Urban
1,940	Santo Tomas FeriaQuezon, Nueva Ecija	2,080	about 432	about 4.82 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
1,941	BacongSan Luis, Aurora	2,073	about 403	about 5.14 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,942	San AgustinMalolos City, Bulacan	2,072	about 10,680	about 0.194 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,943	Sergio BayanCalumpit, Bulacan	2,070	about 3,360	about 0.616 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
1,944	Cupang WestBalanga City, Bataan	2,063	about 6,854	about 0.301 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,945	HuloSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	2,062	about 1,165	about 1.77 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,946	San JuanLaur, Nueva Ecija	2,058	about 233	about 8.82 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
1,947	Bantug HamogTalavera, Nueva Ecija	2,056	about 617	about 3.33 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,948	CayangaPaniqui, Tarlac	2,054	about 1,834	about 1.12 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
1,949	PitombayogMayantoc, Tarlac	2,054	about 663	about 3.10 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,950	BurolGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	2,053	about 570	about 3.60 km²	1.99% 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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