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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, 3,001 to 3,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,001	Northwest PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	540	about 4,463	about 0.121 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
3,002	Bantan MuntiPilar, Bataan	534	about 396	about 1.35 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
3,003	MasantolOrani, Bataan	534	about 19,418	about 0.0275 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
3,004	PangarulongLaur, Nueva Ecija	533	about 217	about 2.46 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
3,005	CaliligawanMalolos City, Bulacan	530	about 531	about 0.998 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
3,006	LaboyDipaculao, Aurora	525	about 124	about 4.23 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
3,007	DecoliatMaria Aurora, Aurora	522	about 18	about 29.45 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
3,008	LawangDilasag, Aurora	519	about 7	about 75.01 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
3,009	PuksuanOrani, Bataan	518	about 3,430	about 0.151 km²	−4.40% a year	Rural
3,010	HernandoAnao, Tarlac	516	about 1,000	about 0.516 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
3,011	EscanoGuimba, Nueva Ecija	511	about 328	about 1.56 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
3,012	Barangay 8Casiguran, Aurora	510	about 6,737	about 0.0757 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
3,013	Pao 2ndCamiling, Tarlac	510	about 432	about 1.18 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
3,014	MaelingNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	509	about 181	about 2.81 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
3,015	CalisitanTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	506	about 121	about 4.17 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
3,016	San MartinConcepcion, Tarlac	506	about 102	about 4.96 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
3,017	Owaog-NeblocBotolan, Zambales	505	about 13	about 38.48 km²	4.52% a year	Rural
3,018	GayonggayongMayantoc, Tarlac	497	about 68	about 7.28 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
3,019	Villa RosarioTalugtug, Nueva Ecija	493	about 109	about 4.53 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
3,020	San Jose SouthAnao, Tarlac	491	about 170	about 2.89 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
3,021	MagalawaPalauig, Zambales	486	about 996	about 0.488 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
3,022	San NicolasLlanera, Nueva Ecija	481	about 121	about 3.99 km²	−4.27% a year	Rural
3,023	TaguiporoSanta Ignacia, Tarlac	481	about 1,329	about 0.362 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
3,024	Santo DomingoAnao, Tarlac	480	about 453	about 1.06 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
3,025	Cut-cut ITarlac City, Tarlac	479	about 6,173	about 0.0776 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
3,026	WawaLimay, Bataan	470	about 11,111	about 0.0423 km²	−3.45% a year	Rural
3,027	SilahisOrani, Bataan	464	about 14,321	about 0.0324 km²	−5.33% a year	Rural
3,028	Barangay 7Casiguran, Aurora	463	about 1,659	about 0.279 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
3,029	Don RamonAnao, Tarlac	461	about 1,652	about 0.279 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
3,030	San JuanAnao, Tarlac	461	about 478	about 0.965 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
3,031	CubcubMayantoc, Tarlac	459	about 222	about 2.07 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
3,032	Southeast PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	454	about 7,951	about 0.0571 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
3,033	DikapanikianDingalan, Aurora	453	about 14	about 32.87 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
3,034	Cabaducan WestNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	451	about 2,451	about 0.184 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
3,035	SapangkawayanDipaculao, Aurora	450	about 83	about 5.42 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
3,036	BaguindocAnao, Tarlac	447	about 164	about 2.73 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
3,037	Del CarmenCabangan, Zambales	446	about 4,248	about 0.105 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
3,038	BelbelBotolan, Zambales	444	about 7	about 65.40 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
3,039	NagrambacanCamiling, Tarlac	438	about 505	about 0.868 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
3,040	East Central PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija	433	about 7,427	about 0.0583 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
3,041	ArellanoOrion, Bataan	432	about 6,457	about 0.0669 km²	−4.17% a year	Urban
3,042	San Jose NorthAnao, Tarlac	432	about 1,403	about 0.308 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
3,043	ManupegCamiling, Tarlac	431	about 156	about 2.77 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
3,044	CamposAnao, Tarlac	429	about 563	about 0.762 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
3,045	MelojavillaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	429	about 6,208	about 0.0691 km²	2.50% a year	Urban
3,046	San Juan SouthCabiao, Nueva Ecija	424	about 6,181	about 0.0686 km²	−3.78% a year	Urban
3,047	DiamanenDipaculao, Aurora	418	about 32	about 13.23 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
3,048	Burgos-SolimanHermosa, Bataan	414	about 6,152	about 0.0673 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
3,049	PongloMaria Aurora, Aurora	412	about 13	about 31.82 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
3,050	PoblacionAnao, Tarlac	411	about 4,813	about 0.0854 km²	2.42% 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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