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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]

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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, 2,401 to 2,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,401	San IsidroCamiling, Tarlac	1,465	about 443	about 3.31 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
2,402	SangitanCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,465	about 4,234	about 0.346 km²	−1.59% a year	Urban
2,403	Sangitan EastCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,465	about 15,470	about 0.0947 km²	−1.05% a year	Urban
2,404	Poblacion SurLicab, Nueva Ecija	1,464	about 1,739	about 0.842 km²	−12.55% a year	Rural
2,405	SantiagoSan Antonio, Zambales	1,463	about 3,881	about 0.377 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
2,406	Baquero SurMoncada, Tarlac	1,461	about 896	about 1.63 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
2,407	DimanpudsoMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,461	about 1,771	about 0.825 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
2,408	Don BasilioGerona, Tarlac	1,460	about 1,021	about 1.43 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,409	SuclabanMexico, Pampanga	1,458	about 1,041	about 1.40 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,410	Poblacion NorthRamos, Tarlac	1,456	about 1,687	about 0.863 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,411	SabangSanta Cruz, Zambales	1,456	about 410	about 3.55 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
2,412	BatiawanSubic, Zambales	1,455	about 16	about 90.75 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
2,413	SalayDipaculao, Aurora	1,453	about 274	about 5.31 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
2,414	MatingkisTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,449	about 1,317	about 1.10 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
2,415	Camangaan WestMoncada, Tarlac	1,446	about 618	about 2.34 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
2,416	Tampac II & IIIGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,446	about 477	about 3.03 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
2,417	MasukolPaombong, Bulacan	1,444	about 319	about 4.53 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,418	DianawanMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,438	about 44	about 32.32 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
2,419	BayanihanMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,437	about 78	about 18.43 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,420	GanaderiaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,437	about 3,208	about 0.448 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
2,421	Santa TeresitaSan Fernando City, Pampanga	1,436	about 16,815	about 0.0854 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
2,422	BurgosSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,435	about 12,478	about 0.115 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
2,423	Don Mariano MarcosJaen, Nueva Ecija	1,434	about 4,894	about 0.293 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
2,424	MaasimSan Rafael, Bulacan	1,432	about 800	about 1.79 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
2,425	CalapanMoncada, Tarlac	1,431	about 395	about 3.62 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
2,426	NayaPura, Tarlac	1,431	about 659	about 2.17 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
2,427	ManaulZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	1,430	about 483	about 2.96 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
2,428	ParelBotolan, Zambales	1,430	about 1,485	about 0.963 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
2,429	RamadaMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,430	about 577	about 2.48 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
2,430	BerangSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,429	about 569	about 2.51 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,431	DimasesetDilasag, Aurora	1,428	about 38	about 37.48 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
2,432	DimanayatSan Luis, Aurora	1,427	about 10	about 141.58 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
2,433	KinalanguyanTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,427	about 732	about 1.95 km²	4.83% a year	Rural
2,434	GandusMexico, Pampanga	1,426	about 739	about 1.93 km²	13.27% a year	Rural
2,435	Zone 5 Pob.Iba, Zambales	1,426	about 5,549	about 0.257 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,436	LayacDinalupihan, Bataan	1,425	about 864	about 1.65 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,437	San MatiasLubao, Pampanga	1,425	about 720	about 1.98 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,438	La PazBamban, Tarlac	1,424	about 3,680	about 0.387 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
2,439	TelapatioSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,424	about 609	about 2.34 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
2,440	San RafaelSan Felipe, Zambales	1,421	about 1,280	about 1.11 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
2,441	BanganBotolan, Zambales	1,416	about 1,388	about 1.02 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
2,442	Pit-aoSan Clemente, Tarlac	1,415	about 827	about 1.71 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
2,443	MangandingaySan Manuel, Tarlac	1,414	about 259	about 5.45 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,444	VillafloresCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,412	about 502	about 2.81 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,445	Sinilian 2ndCamiling, Tarlac	1,411	about 451	about 3.13 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
2,446	MalumotPaombong, Bulacan	1,409	about 19,569	about 0.072 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
2,447	Surgui 3rdCamiling, Tarlac	1,407	about 676	about 2.08 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
2,448	BalutOrion, Bataan	1,406	about 4,087	about 0.344 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,449	MagsaysayTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	1,406	about 3,050	about 0.461 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
2,450	GarlangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,405	about 1,081	about 1.30 km²	2.39% 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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