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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, 2,751 to 2,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,751	CurvaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	1,018	about 569	about 1.79 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
2,752	BacsayCamiling, Tarlac	1,017	about 143	about 7.11 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,753	Narvacan IGuimba, Nueva Ecija	1,013	about 300	about 3.38 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
2,754	PangitTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	1,013	about 157	about 6.46 km²	3.69% a year	Rural
2,755	Parang-ParangOrani, Bataan	1,011	about 6,280	about 0.161 km²	−5.94% a year	Urban
2,756	BabatninMalolos City, Bulacan	1,002	about 232	about 4.31 km²	7.50% a year	Rural
2,757	MarikitCasiguran, Aurora	1,001	about 248	about 4.04 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
2,758	Bernardo DistrictCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	1,000	about 6,211	about 0.161 km²	−3.17% a year	Urban
2,759	Sapang PahalangSan Rafael, Bulacan	1,000	about 463	about 2.16 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
2,760	PandallaScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	996	about 287	about 3.47 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,761	Villa BoadoTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	996	about 208	about 4.80 km²	−4.22% a year	Rural
2,762	LongosCabangan, Zambales	995	about 71	about 14.07 km²	−4.24% a year	Rural
2,763	CuliatTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	994	about 315	about 3.16 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
2,764	YusonGuimba, Nueva Ecija	991	about 205	about 4.83 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
2,765	Pindangan 1stCamiling, Tarlac	989	about 535	about 1.85 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
2,766	Maria TheresaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	987	about 12,478	about 0.0791 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,767	Santa CatalinaTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	986	about 215	about 4.59 km²	8.64% a year	Rural
2,768	Sta. CruzMacabebe, Pampanga	982	about 3,897	about 0.252 km²	21.10% a year	Rural
2,769	Wakas NorthPilar, Bataan	981	about 598	about 1.64 km²	−6.51% a year	Rural
2,770	PotreroBacolor, Pampanga	979	about 159	about 6.15 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
2,771	Butas Na BatoDingalan, Aurora	978	about 43	about 22.55 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
2,772	MapaladDinalungan, Aurora	976	about 22	about 45.17 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
2,773	NangabulanTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	975	about 197	about 4.95 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
2,774	Villa SantosScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	973	about 264	about 3.68 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
2,775	MalomboyBotolan, Zambales	972	about 27	about 36.08 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
2,776	ValerianaZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	969	about 527	about 1.84 km²	15.10% a year	Rural
2,777	NabaoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	966	about 26,833	about 0.036 km²	7.92% a year	Urban
2,778	ButedTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	962	about 207	about 4.64 km²	7.48% a year	Rural
2,779	Tolega NorteMoncada, Tarlac	962	about 654	about 1.47 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
2,780	TaldiapanMayantoc, Tarlac	960	about 549	about 1.75 km²	7.04% a year	Rural
2,781	Pao 3rdCamiling, Tarlac	957	about 742	about 1.29 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
2,782	MaasinTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	956	about 173	about 5.52 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
2,783	LatiOrion, Bataan	954	about 13,707	about 0.0696 km²	−6.96% a year	Rural
2,784	Pulong BahayQuezon, Nueva Ecija	954	about 168	about 5.67 km²	−13.66% a year	Rural
2,785	District ICuyapo, Nueva Ecija	953	about 9,597	about 0.0993 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
2,786	TangcaranGerona, Tarlac	951	about 388	about 2.45 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,787	GalintujaMaria Aurora, Aurora	949	about 34	about 27.88 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
2,788	Natividad SouthCabiao, Nueva Ecija	949	about 7,715	about 0.123 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
2,789	PantocZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	946	about 450	about 2.10 km²	−7.83% a year	Rural
2,790	Poblacion EastLupao, Nueva Ecija	946	about 2,984	about 0.317 km²	5.22% a year	Rural
2,791	PoonbatoBotolan, Zambales	946	about 11	about 82.78 km²	−7.90% a year	Rural
2,792	LibabaPalauig, Zambales	945	about 1,117	about 0.846 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
2,793	BaybayAngat, Bulacan	944	about 621	about 1.52 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,794	PuloHermosa, Bataan	943	about 395	about 2.39 km²	10.11% a year	Rural
2,795	San RoqueSamal, Bataan	943	about 17,759	about 0.0531 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,796	GossoodMayantoc, Tarlac	942	about 215	about 4.38 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,797	San PedroMoncada, Tarlac	941	about 2,329	about 0.404 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,798	CalamayMoncada, Tarlac	937	about 273	about 3.43 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
2,799	San RoqueAnao, Tarlac	937	about 1,238	about 0.757 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
2,800	CadanglaanPura, Tarlac	935	about 325	about 2.88 km²	1.30% 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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