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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, 2,601 to 2,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,601	LasongCamiling, Tarlac	1,226	about 681	about 1.80 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
2,602	NagmisaanPaniqui, Tarlac	1,226	about 424	about 2.89 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
2,603	Palimbo ProperCamiling, Tarlac	1,226	about 677	about 1.81 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
2,604	RizalPilar, Bataan	1,226	about 584	about 2.10 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
2,605	West PoblacionPalauig, Zambales	1,226	about 5,473	about 0.224 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,606	CabileoCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,225	about 517	about 2.37 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
2,607	InararoPorac, Pampanga	1,225	about 154	about 7.93 km²	9.85% a year	Rural
2,608	CapayawanBotolan, Zambales	1,223	about 1,112	about 1.10 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
2,609	MatarannocSan Manuel, Tarlac	1,223	about 442	about 2.77 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
2,610	Santa Lucia WestMoncada, Tarlac	1,222	about 561	about 2.18 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
2,611	TabasCasiguran, Aurora	1,222	about 228	about 5.35 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
2,612	PanayonanCandelaria, Zambales	1,218	about 1,171	about 1.04 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,613	PutiMasantol, Pampanga	1,212	about 1,987	about 0.61 km²	−5.74% a year	Rural
2,614	Barangay IVSan Luis, Aurora	1,209	about 2,611	about 0.463 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
2,615	LusunganOrion, Bataan	1,209	about 34,444	about 0.0351 km²	−4.36% a year	Rural
2,616	CulatCasiguran, Aurora	1,208	about 33	about 36.12 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
2,617	Imelda Pob.Jaen, Nueva Ecija	1,208	about 2,086	about 0.579 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
2,618	TramoSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	1,207	about 5,317	about 0.227 km²	−5.82% a year	Urban
2,619	Raymundo Eugenio Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija	1,205	about 9,877	about 0.122 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
2,620	LoobCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,204	about 523	about 2.30 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
2,621	Pao 1stCamiling, Tarlac	1,204	about 2,142	about 0.562 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,622	RizalSan Marcelino, Zambales	1,201	about 3,003	about 0.40 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
2,623	Santo NiñoCabangan, Zambales	1,201	about 604	about 1.99 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,624	San Pablo 1stLubao, Pampanga	1,200	about 1,176	about 1.02 km²	−6.31% a year	Rural
2,625	San MarianoPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	1,199	about 202	about 5.93 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
2,626	Santo NiñoSan Luis, Pampanga	1,198	about 627	about 1.91 km²	−19.24% a year	Rural
2,627	Poblacion IIPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	1,195	about 2,632	about 0.454 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
2,628	Poblacion ACamiling, Tarlac	1,191	about 6,108	about 0.195 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
2,629	Tampac IGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,188	about 210	about 5.66 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
2,630	LinaoLicab, Nueva Ecija	1,183	about 345	about 3.43 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
2,631	Pasong BangkalSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	1,181	about 175	about 6.76 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
2,632	Bagong BuhayCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,176	about 425	about 2.77 km²	5.68% a year	Rural
2,633	Poblacion 3Pura, Tarlac	1,176	about 1,832	about 0.642 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
2,634	Surgui 1stCamiling, Tarlac	1,175	about 3,036	about 0.387 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,635	Marcos DistrictTalavera, Nueva Ecija	1,174	about 3,980	about 0.295 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
2,636	DibetCasiguran, Aurora	1,173	about 34	about 34.94 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,637	Sto. NiñoMasantol, Pampanga	1,173	about 3,039	about 0.386 km²	−23.60% a year	Rural
2,638	Poblacion 2Gerona, Tarlac	1,172	about 7,465	about 0.157 km²	3.46% a year	Urban
2,639	Santa AnaGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,171	about 298	about 3.93 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,640	TagumpaySan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	1,171	about 332	about 3.53 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
2,641	GupaDipaculao, Aurora	1,170	about 50	about 23.62 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
2,642	Nilasin 2ndPura, Tarlac	1,170	about 1,017	about 1.15 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,643	FatimaPantabangan, Nueva Ecija	1,165	about 20	about 57.59 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
2,644	FloridaCamiling, Tarlac	1,165	about 715	about 1.63 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
2,645	Poblacion West IIIAliaga, Nueva Ecija	1,165	about 2,495	about 0.467 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
2,646	CauyanPalauig, Zambales	1,163	about 340	about 3.42 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,647	ManualiPorac, Pampanga	1,160	about 32	about 36.28 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
2,648	BanabaBamban, Tarlac	1,156	about 2,707	about 0.427 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
2,649	MaguisguisBotolan, Zambales	1,152	about 22	about 53.26 km²	17.03% a year	Rural
2,650	BancalBotolan, Zambales	1,150	about 1,422	about 0.809 km²	0.08% 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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