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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	CamaligMeycauayan City, Bulacan	7,907	about 3,468	about 2.28 km²	−1.41% a year	Urban
352	San PascualObando, Bulacan	7,903	about 5,605	about 1.41 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
353	Calzadang BayuPorac, Pampanga	7,901	about 2,687	about 2.94 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
354	ArangurenCapas, Tarlac	7,877	about 261	about 30.23 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
355	Santo TomasSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	7,857	about 1,359	about 5.78 km²	1.81% a year	Urban
356	PinaodSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	7,850	about 1,710	about 4.59 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
357	Pulung SantolPorac, Pampanga	7,802	about 1,472	about 5.30 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
358	BaloganonMasinloc, Zambales	7,794	about 259	about 30.10 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
359	CapitanganAbucay, Bataan	7,787	about 587	about 13.27 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
360	Santo TomasPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	7,787	about 2,441	about 3.19 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
361	Santo Niño 1stSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	7,704	about 2,629	about 2.93 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
362	ConcepcionSan Simon, Pampanga	7,681	about 557	about 13.78 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
363	San IldefonsoMagalang, Pampanga	7,668	about 614	about 12.48 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
364	SisimanMariveles, Bataan	7,644	about 3,539	about 2.16 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
365	Aduas SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,616	about 21,393	about 0.356 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
366	BagbaguinSanta Maria, Bulacan	7,614	about 4,789	about 1.59 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
367	BanicainOlongapo City, Zambales	7,613	about 43,503	about 0.175 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
368	IbayoMarilao, Bulacan	7,608	about 10,761	about 0.707 km²	−2.09% a year	Urban
369	San AgustinConcepcion, Tarlac	7,590	about 686	about 11.07 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
370	San PabloDinalupihan, Bataan	7,574	about 5,016	about 1.51 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
371	TambobongBocaue, Bulacan	7,547	about 3,462	about 2.18 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
372	MallorcaSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	7,540	about 1,000	about 7.54 km²	−4.54% a year	Urban
373	San Josef SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,531	about 9,606	about 0.784 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
374	Santa AnaBulacan, Bulacan	7,517	about 1,512	about 4.97 km²	−1.48% a year	Urban
375	Bagong Buhay ISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	7,511	about 18,546	about 0.405 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
376	MercadoHagonoy, Bulacan	7,507	about 4,058	about 1.85 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
377	LucaninMariveles, Bataan	7,502	about 1,003	about 7.48 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
378	AlanganLimay, Bataan	7,501	about 915	about 8.20 km²	2.13% a year	Urban
379	CentralBalanga City, Bataan	7,493	about 2,433	about 3.08 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
380	Dionisio S. GarciaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,488	about 6,870	about 1.09 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
381	GatiawinArayat, Pampanga	7,478	about 557	about 13.42 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
382	TownsiteMariveles, Bataan	7,478	about 2,155	about 3.47 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
383	PoblacionSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	7,472	about 2,697	about 2.77 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
384	Virgen delas FloresBaliwag City, Bulacan	7,470	about 18,309	about 0.408 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
385	San VicenteGuagua, Pampanga	7,438	about 1,660	about 4.48 km²	4.88% a year	Urban
386	West TapinacOlongapo City, Zambales	7,409	about 44,903	about 0.165 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
387	Santo RosarioMagalang, Pampanga	7,404	about 893	about 8.29 km²	8.67% a year	Urban
388	AbulalasHagonoy, Bulacan	7,387	about 3,436	about 2.15 km²	3.03% a year	Urban
389	CainginMalolos City, Bulacan	7,375	about 13,123	about 0.562 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
390	Santo Domingo 2ndCapas, Tarlac	7,360	about 3,041	about 2.42 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
391	San MateoArayat, Pampanga	7,343	about 1,720	about 4.27 km²	2.55% a year	Urban
392	Bo. MilitarPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	7,322	about 304	about 24.08 km²	1.52% a year	Urban
393	Valle CruzCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,321	about 1,551	about 4.72 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
394	CapalanganApalit, Pampanga	7,318	about 3,267	about 2.24 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
395	PaguiruanFloridablanca, Pampanga	7,315	about 3,850	about 1.90 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
396	San SebastianHagonoy, Bulacan	7,305	about 3,351	about 2.18 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
397	NagbungaCastillejos, Zambales	7,302	about 1,225	about 5.96 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
398	MalpiticSan Fernando City, Pampanga	7,286	about 5,692	about 1.28 km²	−0.72% a year	Urban
399	CutcotPulilan, Bulacan	7,285	about 2,081	about 3.50 km²	−3.14% a year	Urban
400	San NicolasSanta Ana, Pampanga	7,277	about 4,043	about 1.80 km²	−4.06% 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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