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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, 2,551 to 2,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,551	LibertyPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	1,288	about 38	about 33.78 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
2,552	San VicenteOrion, Bataan	1,288	about 1,741	about 0.74 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
2,553	Santo CristoLubao, Pampanga	1,288	about 1,769	about 0.728 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
2,554	Bagong BuhayPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,286	about 327	about 3.93 km²	15.82% a year	Rural
2,555	CastuliMacabebe, Pampanga	1,285	about 242	about 5.31 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
2,556	RotrottoocMayantoc, Tarlac	1,284	about 441	about 2.91 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
2,557	District VIIICuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,283	about 4,179	about 0.307 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
2,558	Nilasin 1stPura, Tarlac	1,282	about 654	about 1.96 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,559	SimimbaanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,282	about 234	about 5.48 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
2,560	PiglisanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,281	about 909	about 1.41 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
2,561	Pulong BayabasSan Rafael, Bulacan	1,281	about 781	about 1.64 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,562	CatolCandelaria, Zambales	1,279	about 677	about 1.89 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
2,563	Popolon PagasPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	1,279	about 225	about 5.68 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
2,564	AmagnaSan Felipe, Zambales	1,277	about 7,693	about 0.166 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,565	ParcutelaGapan City, Nueva Ecija	1,273	about 524	about 2.43 km²	−8.22% a year	Rural
2,566	SibulOrani, Bataan	1,273	about 164	about 7.77 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
2,567	BravoGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	1,271	about 312	about 4.07 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,568	General LunaSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	1,270	about 215	about 5.91 km²	−3.63% a year	Rural
2,569	SanbermicristiCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,270	about 17,209	about 0.0738 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
2,570	Sta. Lucia PaguibaMasantol, Pampanga	1,270	about 5,080	about 0.25 km²	−12.51% a year	Rural
2,571	San Pablo MatandaAliaga, Nueva Ecija	1,267	about 175	about 7.25 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
2,572	PinagrealanCandelaria, Zambales	1,266	about 19	about 65.86 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
2,573	Poblacion 2Pura, Tarlac	1,266	about 3,173	about 0.399 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
2,574	Poblacion WestLupao, Nueva Ecija	1,262	about 4,507	about 0.28 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
2,575	Napon-NaponPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	1,256	about 95	about 13.24 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,576	San Isidro AnacMasantol, Pampanga	1,256	about 730	about 1.72 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
2,577	FaigalGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,255	about 332	about 3.78 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,578	Poblacion 1Pura, Tarlac	1,254	about 1,587	about 0.79 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
2,579	Del PilarSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,253	about 5,938	about 0.211 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
2,580	PicaleonGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija	1,252	about 596	about 2.10 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
2,581	Bagong BarrioGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,251	about 526	about 2.38 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
2,582	TagaytayTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,251	about 719	about 1.74 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
2,583	CalangcuasanCasiguran, Aurora	1,250	about 268	about 4.66 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
2,584	Saplad DavidMacabebe, Pampanga	1,250	about 394	about 3.17 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
2,585	BinoclutanBotolan, Zambales	1,249	about 213	about 5.87 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,586	CalabasaGabaldon, Nueva Ecija	1,249	about 31	about 39.96 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
2,587	San RafaelCabangan, Zambales	1,249	about 506	about 2.47 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
2,588	Tabing IlogLicab, Nueva Ecija	1,249	about 388	about 3.22 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
2,589	L. PimentelSan Luis, Aurora	1,242	about 72	about 17.14 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
2,590	PoblacionCandelaria, Zambales	1,241	about 2,368	about 0.524 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
2,591	Bugtong na BuliTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,240	about 453	about 2.74 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
2,592	DikilditMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,239	about 115	about 10.73 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,593	BangkalNorzagaray, Bulacan	1,238	about 103	about 12.01 km²	7.75% a year	Rural
2,594	TanawanDingalan, Aurora	1,238	about 37	about 33.91 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
2,595	BurgosPilar, Bataan	1,237	about 18,658	about 0.0663 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,596	TaposoCandelaria, Zambales	1,235	about 13	about 96.57 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
2,597	San JuanMaria Aurora, Aurora	1,234	about 1,496	about 0.825 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
2,598	BalutOrani, Bataan	1,233	about 4,404	about 0.28 km²	−0.57% a year	Urban
2,599	San Francisco WestAnao, Tarlac	1,233	about 725	about 1.70 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
2,600	ColubotSan Manuel, Tarlac	1,227	about 782	about 1.57 km²	1.74% 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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