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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]

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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.
Region: Central Luzon
Province: All
Sort: Most people

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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
301TambubongSan Rafael, Bulacan8,567about 4,786about 1.79 km²2.53% a yearUrban
302Cut-cut IITarlac City, Tarlac8,554about 1,419about 6.03 km²0.87% a yearUrban
303ColganteApalit, Pampanga8,546about 2,978about 2.87 km²0.68% a yearUrban
304SaguinSan Fernando City, Pampanga8,546about 6,018about 1.42 km²0.83% a yearUrban
305BibiclatAliaga, Nueva Ecija8,540about 896about 9.53 km²0.53% a yearUrban
306Francisco Homes-NarraSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan8,516about 18,799about 0.453 km²0.64% a yearUrban
307San Rafael IISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan8,516about 31,309about 0.272 km²1.09% a yearUrban
308Santa BarbaraSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija8,515about 538about 15.84 km²1.02% a yearUrban
309San RoqueSan Luis, Pampanga8,504about 2,752about 3.09 km²12.24% a yearUrban
310AgusoTarlac City, Tarlac8,493about 3,438about 2.47 km²2.32% a yearUrban
311Santa LuciaSanta Ana, Pampanga8,481about 2,147about 3.95 km²1.80% a yearUrban
312NatividadGuagua, Pampanga8,477about 2,752about 3.08 km²1.38% a yearUrban
313San ManuelTarlac City, Tarlac8,455about 1,340about 6.31 km²1.55% a yearUrban
314Santa RitaCabiao, Nueva Ecija8,437about 2,312about 3.65 km²−0.01% a yearUrban
315PoblacionBustos, Bulacan8,426about 5,299about 1.59 km²0.47% a yearUrban
316Pulong GubatBalagtas, Bulacan8,424about 3,291about 2.56 km²1.99% a yearUrban
317Santa CruzMagalang, Pampanga8,405about 2,618about 3.21 km²3.38% a yearUrban
318MalamigBustos, Bulacan8,396about 1,683about 4.99 km²2.23% a yearUrban
319BurotTarlac City, Tarlac8,367about 2,865about 2.92 km²2.07% a yearUrban
320PagalaBaliwag City, Bulacan8,344about 3,992about 2.09 km²3.48% a yearUrban
321BalsicHermosa, Bataan8,334about 916about 9.10 km²1.48% a yearUrban
322Santo CristoPulilan, Bulacan8,326about 5,588about 1.49 km²1.89% a yearUrban
323BambangBocaue, Bulacan8,299about 1,563about 5.31 km²−1.51% a yearUrban
324San FranciscoBulacan, Bulacan8,297about 3,306about 2.51 km²2.50% a yearUrban
325San RoqueLa Paz, Tarlac8,295about 1,141about 7.27 km²0.53% a yearUrban
326San JoseAngeles City, Pampanga8,285about 15,994about 0.518 km²3.47% a yearUrban
327San Pablo 2ndLubao, Pampanga8,279about 2,226about 3.72 km²16.75% a yearUrban
328InaonPulilan, Bulacan8,275about 1,265about 6.54 km²−3.14% a yearUrban
329PoblacionMariveles, Bataan8,215about 23,141about 0.355 km²−0.70% a yearUrban
330SucadApalit, Pampanga8,201about 1,621about 5.06 km²1.29% a yearUrban
331Sapang PalaySan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan8,194about 1,854about 4.42 km²8.62% a yearUrban
332MatainSubic, Zambales8,191about 13,384about 0.612 km²−0.11% a yearUrban
333SoledadSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija8,163about 258about 31.68 km²4.54% a yearUrban
334Daang SarileCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija8,137about 3,255about 2.50 km²0.32% a yearUrban
335San PedroBustos, Bulacan8,131about 2,738about 2.97 km²0.05% a yearUrban
336CabcabenMariveles, Bataan8,125about 450about 18.04 km²1.41% a yearUrban
337PapayaSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija8,089about 340about 23.77 km²0.08% a yearUrban
338TugatogOrani, Bataan8,085about 5,463about 1.48 km²−0.16% a yearUrban
339PinagkuartelanPandi, Bulacan8,068about 3,651about 2.21 km²3.83% a yearUrban
340CansinalaApalit, Pampanga8,054about 1,514about 5.32 km²0.60% a yearUrban
341Santa MonicaHagonoy, Bulacan8,039about 1,733about 4.64 km²−0.38% a yearUrban
342San IsidroSan Luis, Pampanga8,037about 1,236about 6.50 km²2.29% a yearUrban
343Santo RosarioPaombong, Bulacan8,024about 3,474about 2.31 km²0.13% a yearUrban
344SipatPlaridel, Bulacan8,001about 3,828about 2.09 km²0.54% a yearUrban
345NiyuganJaen, Nueva Ecija7,990about 2,189about 3.65 km²1.93% a yearUrban
346PinagbakahanMalolos City, Bulacan7,947about 5,298about 1.50 km²1.19% a yearUrban
347TangosBaliwag City, Bulacan7,943about 3,380about 2.35 km²0.54% a yearUrban
348Bebe AnacMasantol, Pampanga7,934about 5,254about 1.51 km²3.82% a yearUrban
349Santa JulianaCapas, Tarlac7,912about 45about 177.56 km²1.53% a yearUrban
350BagbaguinMeycauayan City, Bulacan7,910about 6,379about 1.24 km²−1.50% a yearUrban

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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