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Barangays in Nueva Ecija

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 Nueva Ecija, at a glance

Barangays: 849^[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: 2,395,816^[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: 196 urban^[4]; 653 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Abar Ist^[5]; San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; 22,564 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: Rio Chico^[6]; General Tinio, Nueva Ecija; about 244.72 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: Dulong Bayan^{[5, 7]}; Quezon, Nueva Ecija; 7.24% 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: 201 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mallorca, −4.54% 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.

849 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Nueva Ecija, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	AgbannawagRizal, Nueva Ecija	4,391	about 1,771	about 2.48 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
152	BurgosCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	4,357	about 35	about 124.88 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
153	San CarlosCabiao, Nueva Ecija	4,352	about 1,226	about 3.55 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
154	Talabutab NorteGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	4,344	about 431	about 10.09 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
155	Santa MariaLicab, Nueva Ecija	4,337	about 270	about 16.05 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
156	San IsidroLaur, Nueva Ecija	4,303	about 160	about 26.91 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
157	PamaldanCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,301	about 1,361	about 3.16 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
158	San AntonioCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	4,299	about 1,088	about 3.95 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
159	CatalanacanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	4,286	about 930	about 4.61 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
160	Padre CrisostomoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,276	about 11,683	about 0.366 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
161	CalaananBongabon, Nueva Ecija	4,264	about 386	about 11.05 km²	12.86% a year	Rural
162	LennecGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,253	about 526	about 8.09 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
163	Magsaysay DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	4,208	about 7,205	about 0.584 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
164	LambakinJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,203	about 520	about 8.09 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
165	MalimbaGapan City, Nueva Ecija	4,170	about 1,089	about 3.83 km²	2.84% a year	Urban
166	UmanganAliaga, Nueva Ecija	4,151	about 1,067	about 3.89 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
167	BagoGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	4,116	about 1,244	about 3.31 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
168	SapangJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,103	about 1,954	about 2.10 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
169	MaburakGapan City, Nueva Ecija	4,086	about 425	about 9.61 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
170	Santa RitaQuezon, Nueva Ecija	4,083	about 570	about 7.16 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
171	PiniliSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	4,062	about 731	about 5.56 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
172	CaviteGuimba, Nueva Ecija	4,049	about 742	about 5.46 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
173	Bagong FloresLupao, Nueva Ecija	4,033	about 2,058	about 1.96 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
174	Santa Lucia YoungZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	4,020	about 520	about 7.73 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
175	BungaCarranglan, Nueva Ecija	4,013	about 52	about 77.77 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
176	Santo Tomas NorthJaen, Nueva Ecija	4,004	about 1,100	about 3.64 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
177	Maestrang KikayTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,997	about 4,971	about 0.804 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
178	Santa CruzGapan City, Nueva Ecija	3,991	about 798	about 5.00 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
179	PinanggaanJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,963	about 435	about 9.11 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
180	Poblacion WestRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,945	about 1,730	about 2.28 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
181	Poblacion EastPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	3,919	about 273	about 14.35 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
182	PangatianCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,914	about 1,359	about 2.88 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
183	Santa Veronica DistrictGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,912	about 8,674	about 0.451 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
184	Santo Cristo DistrictGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,907	about 3,126	about 1.25 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
185	Abar 2ndSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,896	about 2,466	about 1.58 km²	−0.81% a year	Urban
186	PlaridelLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,877	about 1,219	about 3.18 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
187	MalayaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,858	about 1,002	about 3.85 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
188	San Fernando NorteCabiao, Nueva Ecija	3,852	about 716	about 5.38 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
189	Poblacion WestScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,851	about 12,072	about 0.319 km²	4.18% a year	Urban
190	PutlodJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,849	about 3,737	about 1.03 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
191	Bakal ITalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,835	about 541	about 7.09 km²	9.06% a year	Rural
192	PlateroGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	3,820	about 434	about 8.81 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
193	San Miguel na MuntiTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,818	about 1,013	about 3.77 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
194	BunolGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,802	about 715	about 5.32 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
195	LuyosSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	3,795	about 288	about 13.17 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
196	Poblacion SurRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,792	about 2,709	about 1.40 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
197	Kalikid NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,790	about 587	about 6.46 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
198	Santo Rosario OldZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,770	about 1,068	about 3.53 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
199	Poblacion SurTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,733	about 3,363	about 1.11 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
200	PalasinanCabiao, Nueva Ecija	3,729	about 9,051	about 0.412 km²	1.00% 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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