The Atlas

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, 2,351 to 2,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,351	NauzonLaur, Nueva Ecija	1,522	about 38	about 39.88 km²	12.54% a year	Rural
2,352	Dagat-dagatanSan Rafael, Bulacan	1,521	about 874	about 1.74 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,353	PoblacionPorac, Pampanga	1,520	about 5,333	about 0.285 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
2,354	SalagusogCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,520	about 336	about 4.52 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
2,355	San Nicolas 1stGuagua, Pampanga	1,520	about 14,476	about 0.105 km²	−4.25% a year	Rural
2,356	PantinganPilar, Bataan	1,518	about 751	about 2.02 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,357	DiversionSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	1,515	about 505	about 3.00 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
2,358	AlusiisSan Narciso, Zambales	1,514	about 404	about 3.75 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
2,359	San BernardinoGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,514	about 639	about 2.37 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
2,360	Batang 2ndSasmuan, Pampanga	1,513	about 496	about 3.05 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
2,361	Pasong IntsikSan Rafael, Bulacan	1,513	about 283	about 5.34 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,362	BurgosCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,511	about 275	about 5.50 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,363	MucdolDipaculao, Aurora	1,506	about 837	about 1.80 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,364	Agupalo EsteLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,504	about 419	about 3.59 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,365	La PazSan Marcelino, Zambales	1,504	about 1,106	about 1.36 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
2,366	Santa Catalina BataSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,504	about 1,580	about 0.952 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
2,367	PoblacionCalumpit, Bulacan	1,503	about 8,540	about 0.176 km²	−4.04% a year	Urban
2,368	BibiclatCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,502	about 195	about 7.69 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
2,369	Santo RosarioCandaba, Pampanga	1,502	about 280	about 5.37 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
2,370	ConcepcionSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	1,500	about 593	about 2.53 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
2,371	Barangay IILaur, Nueva Ecija	1,499	about 4,062	about 0.369 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
2,372	DebucaoMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,499	about 572	about 2.62 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,373	RoseteSan Felipe, Zambales	1,499	about 2,144	about 0.699 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
2,374	BulawonSanta Cruz, Zambales	1,497	about 668	about 2.24 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
2,375	CambasiMasantol, Pampanga	1,495	about 532	about 2.81 km²	4.75% a year	Rural
2,376	Pulong San MiguelTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,495	about 4,776	about 0.313 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
2,377	LawacamulagSan Jose, Tarlac	1,494	about 164	about 9.10 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
2,378	TangcarangMayantoc, Tarlac	1,494	about 515	about 2.90 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
2,379	BalibagoMasantol, Pampanga	1,493	about 641	about 2.33 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
2,380	BatonlapocBotolan, Zambales	1,493	about 1,720	about 0.868 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
2,381	LaoagCabangan, Zambales	1,493	about 1,578	about 0.946 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
2,382	AlauliMasantol, Pampanga	1,492	about 345	about 4.33 km²	−4.05% a year	Rural
2,383	MagtanggolBongabon, Nueva Ecija	1,490	about 1,393	about 1.07 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
2,384	General LunaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,488	about 23,770	about 0.0626 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
2,385	MataguitiMacabebe, Pampanga	1,488	about 543	about 2.74 km²	7.10% a year	Rural
2,386	Sta. Lucia WakasMasantol, Pampanga	1,488	about 3,100	about 0.48 km²	−6.07% a year	Rural
2,387	Santo CristoQuezon, Nueva Ecija	1,488	about 818	about 1.82 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
2,388	Del PilarRizal, Nueva Ecija	1,486	about 245	about 6.07 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
2,389	RizalMoncada, Tarlac	1,484	about 4,963	about 0.299 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
2,390	PoblacionBocaue, Bulacan	1,483	about 25,525	about 0.0581 km²	19.36% a year	Urban
2,391	A. RiveraHermosa, Bataan	1,480	about 7,115	about 0.208 km²	−3.34% a year	Rural
2,392	BanitanGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,480	about 594	about 2.49 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
2,393	CaturayGerona, Tarlac	1,477	about 668	about 2.21 km²	2.11% a year	Urban
2,394	Bagong Pag-asaSan Miguel, Bulacan	1,475	about 297	about 4.97 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,395	Barangay VBaler, Aurora	1,474	about 9,213	about 0.16 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
2,396	SagradaMasantol, Pampanga	1,474	about 469	about 3.14 km²	13.70% a year	Rural
2,397	Banaoang EastMoncada, Tarlac	1,472	about 144	about 10.19 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
2,398	CatimonGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,469	about 409	about 3.59 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
2,399	DimabunoDipaculao, Aurora	1,468	about 118	about 12.49 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
2,400	NipooDinalungan, Aurora	1,467	about 29	about 51.10 km²	1.92% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.