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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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Muzon WestSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	9,408	about 4,417	about 2.13 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
252	Asinan ProperSubic, Zambales	9,398	about 2,839	about 3.31 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
253	PanipuanSan Fernando City, Pampanga	9,323	about 2,513	about 3.71 km²	2.96% a year	Urban
254	PatubigMarilao, Bulacan	9,316	about 5,091	about 1.83 km²	2.46% a year	Urban
255	San VicenteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	9,304	about 10,946	about 0.85 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
256	TarcanBaliwag City, Bulacan	9,254	about 1,180	about 7.84 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
257	ValdezFloridablanca, Pampanga	9,250	about 1,679	about 5.51 km²	3.88% a year	Urban
258	San FranciscoConcepcion, Tarlac	9,222	about 1,150	about 8.02 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
259	TaalBocaue, Bulacan	9,218	about 4,826	about 1.91 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
260	DuhatBocaue, Bulacan	9,209	about 4,039	about 2.28 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
261	ParulanPlaridel, Bulacan	9,207	about 3,488	about 2.64 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
262	ConcepcionLubao, Pampanga	9,202	about 2,196	about 4.19 km²	2.00% a year	Urban
263	LawaObando, Bulacan	9,174	about 3,971	about 2.31 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
264	Sumapang MatandaMalolos City, Bulacan	9,166	about 4,902	about 1.87 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
265	TabeGuiguinto, Bulacan	9,165	about 8,408	about 1.09 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
266	KalawakanDoña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan	9,154	about 26	about 351.15 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
267	San JuanSan Miguel, Bulacan	9,125	about 2,242	about 4.07 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
268	BangadCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	9,106	about 2,046	about 4.45 km²	4.14% a year	Urban
269	San VicenteCabiao, Nueva Ecija	9,096	about 2,021	about 4.50 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
270	San JuanApalit, Pampanga	9,082	about 5,438	about 1.67 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
271	TaalPulilan, Bulacan	9,063	about 3,554	about 2.55 km²	3.31% a year	Urban
272	SabangMorong, Bataan	9,061	about 562	about 16.11 km²	2.94% a year	Urban
273	SapangbatoAngeles City, Pampanga	9,037	about 448	about 20.17 km²	−9.83% a year	Urban
274	MalasinSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	9,020	about 1,871	about 4.82 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
275	Prenza IMarilao, Bulacan	8,972	about 4,697	about 1.91 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
276	Bantug NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,967	about 6,793	about 1.32 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
277	Banga IIPlaridel, Bulacan	8,947	about 11,383	about 0.786 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
278	Poblacion NortePaniqui, Tarlac	8,934	about 4,605	about 1.94 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
279	Del RosarioSan Fernando City, Pampanga	8,921	about 4,720	about 1.89 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
280	PoblacionPandi, Bulacan	8,920	about 1,832	about 4.87 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
281	PajoMeycauayan City, Bulacan	8,918	about 4,873	about 1.83 km²	3.42% a year	Urban
282	LakandulaMabalacat City, Pampanga	8,907	about 26,120	about 0.341 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
283	San MiguelTarlac City, Tarlac	8,865	about 2,001	about 4.43 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
284	San IsidroHagonoy, Bulacan	8,844	about 4,704	about 1.88 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
285	BiloloOrion, Bataan	8,835	about 1,042	about 8.48 km²	2.94% a year	Urban
286	West Bajac-bajacOlongapo City, Zambales	8,825	13,669	0.646 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
287	Cutcut 2ndCapas, Tarlac	8,784	about 733	about 11.99 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
288	CatacteBustos, Bulacan	8,779	about 1,679	about 5.23 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
289	San NicolasArayat, Pampanga	8,770	about 1,630	about 5.38 km²	−0.17% a year	Urban
290	PiasGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	8,752	about 54	about 161.79 km²	3.51% a year	Urban
291	SantorMalolos City, Bulacan	8,745	about 3,957	about 2.21 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
292	San JoseSan Luis, Pampanga	8,690	about 1,691	about 5.14 km²	3.98% a year	Urban
293	CamiasSan Miguel, Bulacan	8,677	about 1,254	about 6.92 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
294	San Juan Pob.Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,666	about 11,110	about 0.78 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
295	Santa MariaSanta Ana, Pampanga	8,659	about 1,498	about 5.78 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
296	Borol 2ndBalagtas, Bulacan	8,653	about 2,837	about 3.05 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
297	DoloresCapas, Tarlac	8,653	about 1,260	about 6.87 km²	2.82% a year	Urban
298	MambangnanSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	8,649	about 1,893	about 4.57 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
299	MasusoPandi, Bulacan	8,622	about 3,973	about 2.17 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
300	Daang PareOrion, Bataan	8,604	about 363	about 23.73 km²	1.59% a year	Urban

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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