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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Nueva Ecija, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	Imelda DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,717	about 15,360	about 0.242 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
202	Ilog BaliwagQuezon, Nueva Ecija	3,714	about 955	about 3.89 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
203	CallosPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	3,703	about 373	about 9.92 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
204	NagpandayanGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,701	about 569	about 6.50 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
205	CaballeroPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	3,696	about 365	about 10.12 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
206	Calaocan DistrictRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,687	about 1,910	about 1.93 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
207	BakeroCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,653	about 998	about 3.66 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
208	MacatbongCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,634	about 717	about 5.07 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
209	TondodSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,633	about 622	about 5.84 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
210	ManiclaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,612	about 703	about 5.14 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
211	CurvaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,607	about 1,795	about 2.01 km²	−1.36% a year	Urban
212	BuliranCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,588	about 1,071	about 3.35 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
213	TagposSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	3,587	about 505	about 7.11 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
214	MaligayaScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,550	about 631	about 5.63 km²	−6.30% a year	Urban
215	San JoseJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,546	about 698	about 5.08 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
216	SagabaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	3,541	about 929	about 3.81 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
217	PoraisSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	3,539	about 814	about 4.35 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
218	BagumbayanLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,520	about 367	about 9.60 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
219	San CristobalLicab, Nueva Ecija	3,520	about 747	about 4.71 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
220	Las PiñasPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	3,493	about 172	about 20.35 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
221	Poblacion NorteRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,480	about 3,053	about 1.14 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
222	MacabaclayBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,467	about 988	about 3.51 km²	5.85% a year	Rural
223	SiclongLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,464	about 316	about 10.97 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
224	MacarseZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,452	about 820	about 4.21 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
225	Esguerra DistrictTalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,437	about 12,319	about 0.279 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
226	San AlejandroQuezon, Nueva Ecija	3,436	about 543	about 6.33 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
227	LanglaJaen, Nueva Ecija	3,424	about 2,378	about 1.44 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
228	VictoriaLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,416	about 637	about 5.36 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
229	Bagong SikatGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	3,392	about 510	about 6.65 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
230	CarmenZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	3,392	about 980	about 3.46 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
231	RizalBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,383	about 1,091	about 3.10 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
232	Bakal IITalavera, Nueva Ecija	3,370	about 488	about 6.91 km²	−2.37% a year	Urban
233	LourdesSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	3,349	about 7,717	about 0.434 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
234	Paco RomanRizal, Nueva Ecija	3,344	about 258	about 12.97 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
235	LinglingayScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	3,304	about 789	about 4.19 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
236	KainginBongabon, Nueva Ecija	3,298	about 2,843	about 1.16 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
237	San FernandoLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,295	about 534	about 6.17 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
238	SaganaLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,288	about 465	about 7.07 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
239	Mabini ExtensionCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,280	about 12,664	about 0.259 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
240	MaybubonGuimba, Nueva Ecija	3,277	about 517	about 6.34 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
241	Barangay IVLaur, Nueva Ecija	3,274	about 1,937	about 1.69 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
242	PagasCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,205	about 2,195	about 1.46 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
243	PolilioCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,202	about 673	about 4.76 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
244	Ibabao BanaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,200	about 1,702	about 1.88 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
245	General LunaLlanera, Nueva Ecija	3,181	about 432	about 7.37 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
246	SingalatPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	3,172	about 545	about 5.82 km²	5.20% a year	Urban
247	San CasimiroLicab, Nueva Ecija	3,162	about 809	about 3.91 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
248	BugnanGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	3,138	about 54	about 58.30 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
249	Bonifacio DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	3,127	about 27,920	about 0.112 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
250	San RoqueSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	3,123	about 1,593	about 1.96 km²	−1.26% 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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