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Barangays in Zambales

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 Zambales, at a glance

Barangays: 247^[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: 946,128^[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: 74 urban^[4]; 173 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Santa Rita^[5]; Olongapo City, Zambales; 47,142 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: Buhawen^[6]; San Marcelino, Zambales; about 154.17 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: Taltal^{[5, 7]}; Masinloc, Zambales; 5.92% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bani, −2.61% 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.

247 barangays, 201 to 247 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Zambales, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	MaguisguisBotolan, Zambales	1,152	about 22	about 53.26 km²	17.03% a year	Rural
202	BancalBotolan, Zambales	1,150	about 1,422	about 0.809 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
203	CanaynayanSanta Cruz, Zambales	1,142	about 316	about 3.61 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
204	NacolcolBotolan, Zambales	1,126	about 30	about 37.34 km²	21.79% a year	Rural
205	DallipawenSan Narciso, Zambales	1,101	about 442	about 2.49 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
206	FeriaSan Felipe, Zambales	1,100	about 150	about 7.33 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
207	Asinan PoblacionSubic, Zambales	1,062	about 9,482	about 0.112 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
208	AnonangCabangan, Zambales	1,040	about 42	about 24.69 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
209	PaudpodBotolan, Zambales	1,038	about 204	about 5.09 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
210	BangcolSanta Cruz, Zambales	1,035	about 411	about 2.52 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
211	San GregorioSan Antonio, Zambales	1,023	about 1,417	about 0.722 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
212	CasabaanCabangan, Zambales	1,021	about 3,326	about 0.307 km²	9.36% a year	Rural
213	LongosCabangan, Zambales	995	about 71	about 14.07 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
214	MalomboyBotolan, Zambales	972	about 27	about 36.08 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
215	PoonbatoBotolan, Zambales	946	about 11	about 82.78 km²	−7.90% a year	Rural
216	LibabaPalauig, Zambales	945	about 1,117	about 0.846 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
217	CabatuanBotolan, Zambales	917	about 45	about 20.21 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
218	AlwaPalauig, Zambales	906	about 266	about 3.40 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
219	BuenavistaCastillejos, Zambales	885	about 646	about 1.37 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
220	PaiteSan Narciso, Zambales	868	about 45	about 19.42 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
221	CandelariaSan Narciso, Zambales	857	about 4,418	about 0.194 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
222	Apo-apoCabangan, Zambales	853	about 1,095	about 0.779 km²	6.70% a year	Rural
223	DampayCandelaria, Zambales	838	about 325	about 2.58 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
224	San AntonioCabangan, Zambales	819	about 1,226	about 0.668 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
225	Zone 6 Pob.Iba, Zambales	793	about 2,167	about 0.366 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
226	Zone 2 Pob.Iba, Zambales	784	about 11,264	about 0.0696 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
227	LomboyCabangan, Zambales	780	about 1,100	about 0.709 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
228	BurgosBotolan, Zambales	758	about 18	about 41.40 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
229	MorazaBotolan, Zambales	727	about 10	about 75.46 km²	12.01% a year	Rural
230	San GuillermoSan Marcelino, Zambales	714	about 667	about 1.07 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
231	TabalongSanta Cruz, Zambales	709	about 334	about 2.12 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
232	VillarBotolan, Zambales	701	about 22	about 32.50 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
233	CentralSan Marcelino, Zambales	675	about 5,921	about 0.114 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
234	Felmida-DiazCabangan, Zambales	617	about 790	about 0.781 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
235	OmayaSan Narciso, Zambales	615	about 109	about 5.63 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
236	PalisBotolan, Zambales	605	about 51	about 11.98 km²	7.07% a year	Rural
237	Zone 3 Pob.Iba, Zambales	598	about 10,755	about 0.0556 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
238	Zone 4 Pob.Iba, Zambales	573	about 8,414	about 0.0681 km²	6.37% a year	Rural
239	San JoseSan Narciso, Zambales	572	about 6,722	about 0.0851 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
240	LibertadSan Narciso, Zambales	559	about 5,698	about 0.0981 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
241	BabuyanSanta Cruz, Zambales	557	about 56	about 9.92 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
242	Owaog-NeblocBotolan, Zambales	505	about 13	about 38.48 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
243	MagalawaPalauig, Zambales	486	about 996	about 0.488 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
244	Del CarmenCabangan, Zambales	446	about 4,248	about 0.105 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
245	BelbelBotolan, Zambales	444	about 7	about 65.40 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
246	RizalSan Antonio, Zambales	407	about 4,170	about 0.0976 km²	−2.69% a year	Urban
247	BanuanbayoCabangan, Zambales	355	about 2,415	about 0.147 km²	1.84% 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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