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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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	TabangGuiguinto, Bulacan	12,476	about 7,471	about 1.67 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
152	MargotAngeles City, Pampanga	12,459	about 4,418	about 2.82 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
153	Bahay PareCandaba, Pampanga	12,395	about 2,599	about 4.77 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
154	San NicolasGapan City, Nueva Ecija	12,360	about 9,656	about 1.28 km²	−1.46% a year	Urban
155	RooseveltDinalupihan, Bataan	12,353	about 2,009	about 6.15 km²	2.80% a year	Urban
156	Campo TinioCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	12,343	about 3,982	about 3.10 km²	0.85% a year	Urban
157	San PedroSan Fernando City, Pampanga	12,343	about 4,840	about 2.55 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
158	Ninoy AquinoAngeles City, Pampanga	12,304	about 17,330	about 0.71 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
159	San Isidro IIPaombong, Bulacan	12,271	about 1,865	about 6.58 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
160	Cutcut 1stCapas, Tarlac	12,251	about 2,256	about 5.43 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
161	TuktukanGuiguinto, Bulacan	12,237	about 7,648	about 1.60 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
162	Sta. CruzSanta Maria, Bulacan	12,211	about 4,751	about 2.57 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
163	Abangan NorteMarilao, Bulacan	12,204	about 5,238	about 2.33 km²	1.61% a year	Urban
164	NagbalayongMorong, Bataan	12,199	about 165	about 74.08 km²	15.22% a year	Urban
165	Santa CruzGuiguinto, Bulacan	12,198	about 5,040	about 2.42 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
166	San RoqueBamban, Tarlac	12,190	about 3,150	about 3.87 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
167	BancalMeycauayan City, Bulacan	12,090	about 18,263	about 0.662 km²	−1.15% a year	Urban
168	IpagMariveles, Bataan	12,061	about 2,302	about 5.24 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
169	San PabloCastillejos, Zambales	12,032	about 316	about 38.09 km²	1.87% a year	Urban
170	Atlu-BolaMabalacat City, Pampanga	11,981	about 4,736	about 2.53 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
171	CaalibangbanganCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	11,879	about 2,121	about 5.60 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
172	SibulSan Miguel, Bulacan	11,877	about 768	about 15.46 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
173	AmunganIba, Zambales	11,649	about 338	about 34.45 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
174	Rio ChicoGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	11,614	about 47	about 244.72 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
175	Francisco Homes-MulawinSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	11,565	about 14,639	about 0.79 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
176	Santa LuciaCapas, Tarlac	11,536	about 271	about 42.56 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
177	BalucucApalit, Pampanga	11,532	about 716	about 16.10 km²	1.43% a year	Urban
178	Abangan SurMarilao, Bulacan	11,526	about 9,448	about 1.22 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
179	Santa Rosa IMarilao, Bulacan	11,492	about 10,261	about 1.12 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
180	Santo NiñoSan Fernando City, Pampanga	11,440	about 9,533	about 1.20 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
181	San ManuelSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	11,414	about 11,460	about 0.996 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
182	San Juan BanoArayat, Pampanga	11,338	about 1,051	about 10.79 km²	1.91% a year	Urban
183	Mangga-CacutudArayat, Pampanga	11,336	about 4,360	about 2.60 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
184	BundukanBocaue, Bulacan	11,298	about 6,931	about 1.63 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
185	Pulung BuluSan Fernando City, Pampanga	11,288	about 9,731	about 1.16 km²	14.37% a year	Urban
186	QuebiauanSan Fernando City, Pampanga	11,256	about 4,020	about 2.80 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
187	PalanginanIba, Zambales	11,216	about 728	about 15.41 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
188	SaluysoyMeycauayan City, Bulacan	11,204	about 7,323	about 1.53 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
189	Santo NiñoPlaridel, Bulacan	11,136	about 4,621	about 2.41 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
190	TumanaSanta Maria, Bulacan	11,120	about 4,395	about 2.53 km²	1.60% a year	Urban
191	San PedroSan Simon, Pampanga	11,113	about 2,273	about 4.89 km²	8.18% a year	Urban
192	Borol 1stBalagtas, Bulacan	11,055	about 7,785	about 1.42 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
193	CainginSan Rafael, Bulacan	11,050	about 1,348	about 8.20 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
194	Del PilarSan Fernando City, Pampanga	11,023	about 7,988	about 1.38 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
195	PoblacionBaliwag City, Bulacan	10,975	about 21,394	about 0.513 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
196	San JoseConcepcion, Tarlac	10,960	about 10,851	about 1.01 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
197	MinuyanNorzagaray, Bulacan	10,948	about 1,377	about 7.95 km²	−0.51% a year	Urban
198	BantugScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	10,947	about 1,018	about 10.75 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
199	Dila-dilaSanta Rita, Pampanga	10,907	about 2,272	about 4.80 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
200	San IsidroSan Fernando City, Pampanga	10,796	about 7,295	about 1.48 km²	2.81% 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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