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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, 2,951 to 3,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,951	BannawagMaria Aurora, Aurora	661	about 192	about 3.44 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
2,952	DoloresBacolor, Pampanga	661	about 233	about 2.84 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
2,953	Santo NiñoMalolos City, Bulacan	661	about 8,755	about 0.0755 km²	3.44% a year	Urban
2,954	West Daang BagoSamal, Bataan	659	about 19,213	about 0.0343 km²	−4.34% a year	Rural
2,955	Poblacion CentralRizal, Nueva Ecija	657	about 8,243	about 0.0797 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
2,956	Santo CristoHermosa, Bataan	653	about 973	about 0.671 km²	−7.31% a year	Rural
2,957	Mabini Ext.Dinalupihan, Bataan	644	about 8,575	about 0.0751 km²	−2.83% a year	Urban
2,958	Natividad NorthCabiao, Nueva Ecija	641	about 9,610	about 0.0667 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
2,959	San MarcelinoGuimba, Nueva Ecija	639	about 248	about 2.58 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
2,960	CardinalGuimba, Nueva Ecija	634	about 311	about 2.04 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
2,961	NaglabrahanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	632	about 448	about 1.41 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
2,962	CabianganTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	630	about 128	about 4.91 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
2,963	LobbotDipaculao, Aurora	625	about 220	about 2.84 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,964	San PedroBamban, Tarlac	623	about 204	about 3.05 km²	6.45% a year	Urban
2,965	MedicoNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	622	about 444	about 1.40 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
2,966	Felmida-DiazCabangan, Zambales	617	about 790	about 0.781 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
2,967	Santa LuciaMaria Aurora, Aurora	617	about 588	about 1.05 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
2,968	San LeonardoMaria Aurora, Aurora	616	about 203	about 3.03 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
2,969	Mayamot ITalugtug, Nueva Ecija	615	about 169	about 3.64 km²	−4.03% a year	Rural
2,970	OmayaSan Narciso, Zambales	615	about 109	about 5.63 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,971	PoblacionLimay, Bataan	614	about 12,379	about 0.0496 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
2,972	BarakaNorzagaray, Bulacan	613	about 61	about 10.06 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
2,973	EsperanzaCasiguran, Aurora	613	about 140	about 4.39 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
2,974	SuguitMaria Aurora, Aurora	612	about 48	about 12.71 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,975	BantugCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	606	about 103	about 5.87 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
2,976	BantogAnao, Tarlac	605	about 560	about 1.08 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
2,977	PalisBotolan, Zambales	605	about 51	about 11.98 km²	7.07% a year	Rural
2,978	North PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	602	about 2,221	about 0.271 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
2,979	San JuanRamos, Tarlac	599	about 367	about 1.63 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,980	Zone 3 Pob.Iba, Zambales	598	about 10,755	about 0.0556 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
2,981	Barangay 2Casiguran, Aurora	590	about 15,206	about 0.0388 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
2,982	BetaniaLaur, Nueva Ecija	589	about 206	about 2.86 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
2,983	BuedCuyapo, Nueva Ecija	589	about 325	about 1.81 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
2,984	Gen. LunaDinalupihan, Bataan	588	about 20,137	about 0.0292 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
2,985	West PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	585	about 7,863	about 0.0744 km²	−5.60% a year	Rural
2,986	BaybayaoasMayantoc, Tarlac	579	about 423	about 1.37 km²	5.45% a year	Rural
2,987	DitinagyanCasiguran, Aurora	574	about 9	about 64.93 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
2,988	Zone 4 Pob.Iba, Zambales	573	about 8,414	about 0.0681 km²	6.37% a year	Rural
2,989	San JoseSan Narciso, Zambales	572	about 6,722	about 0.0851 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
2,990	BalasBacolor, Pampanga	570	about 82	about 6.97 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,991	BulakidGuimba, Nueva Ecija	568	about 197	about 2.89 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
2,992	Sisilang na LigayaBongabon, Nueva Ecija	563	about 9,608	about 0.0586 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
2,993	Poblacion NorthLupao, Nueva Ecija	561	about 2,338	about 0.24 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
2,994	LibertadSan Narciso, Zambales	559	about 5,698	about 0.0981 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
2,995	San JoseSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	558	about 15	about 37.83 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
2,996	BabuyanSanta Cruz, Zambales	557	about 56	about 9.92 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,997	FatimaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	555	about 14,683	about 0.0378 km²	−7.75% a year	Rural
2,998	San JoseSan Luis, Aurora	552	about 250	about 2.21 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
2,999	Cabituculan WestMaria Aurora, Aurora	551	about 467	about 1.18 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
3,000	South Central PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	549	about 6,066	about 0.0905 km²	0.35% 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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