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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Luzon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	Francisco Homes-GuijoSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	7,272	about 17,070	about 0.426 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
402	San Francisco de AsisLimay, Bataan	7,258	about 3,183	about 2.28 km²	3.49% a year	Urban
403	BinaritanMorong, Bataan	7,255	about 176	about 41.27 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
404	PacoObando, Bulacan	7,253	about 3,358	about 2.16 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
405	LawyCapas, Tarlac	7,242	about 365	about 19.86 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
406	LourdesBamban, Tarlac	7,238	about 2,033	about 3.56 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
407	San IsidroZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	7,228	about 5,518	about 1.31 km²	4.03% a year	Urban
408	BancalGuagua, Pampanga	7,224	about 3,440	about 2.10 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
409	LipaySanta Cruz, Zambales	7,216	about 8,391	about 0.86 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
410	DakilaMalolos City, Bulacan	7,215	about 3,419	about 2.11 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
411	San MarianoSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	7,213	about 881	about 8.19 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
412	San EstebanMacabebe, Pampanga	7,209	about 424	about 17.01 km²	2.31% a year	Urban
413	San IsidroMariveles, Bataan	7,206	about 38,330	about 0.188 km²	2.45% a year	Urban
414	Tabing IlogMarilao, Bulacan	7,159	about 8,219	about 0.871 km²	−2.79% a year	Urban
415	San AgustinGuagua, Pampanga	7,146	about 4,494	about 1.59 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
416	MaglimanSan Fernando City, Pampanga	7,136	about 6,047	about 1.18 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
417	PalapalaSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	7,132	about 909	about 7.85 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
418	BalitiSan Fernando City, Pampanga	7,117	about 2,063	about 3.45 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
419	AnaoMexico, Pampanga	7,108	about 1,256	about 5.66 km²	4.75% a year	Urban
420	San Jose MalinoMexico, Pampanga	7,104	about 1,572	about 4.52 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
421	San NicolasBulacan, Bulacan	7,094	about 427	about 16.60 km²	2.97% a year	Urban
422	BulihanPlaridel, Bulacan	7,074	about 1,296	about 5.46 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
423	PalihanHermosa, Bataan	7,072	about 1,314	about 5.38 km²	1.83% a year	Urban
424	CulianinPlaridel, Bulacan	7,064	about 2,487	about 2.84 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
425	Del CarmenSan Fernando City, Pampanga	7,042	about 2,637	about 2.67 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
426	Malibong MatandaPandi, Bulacan	7,038	about 1,777	about 3.96 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
427	Santo RosarioCapas, Tarlac	7,030	about 825	about 8.52 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
428	Sta. TrinidadAngeles City, Pampanga	7,027	about 41,580	about 0.169 km²	3.02% a year	Urban
429	TibaganTarlac City, Tarlac	7,025	about 723	about 9.71 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
430	Dampol IPulilan, Bulacan	7,019	about 4,414	about 1.59 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
431	San Rafael IVSan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	7,019	about 41,288	about 0.17 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
432	San AntonSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	7,011	about 1,335	about 5.25 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
433	PingitBaler, Aurora	7,004	about 248	about 28.25 km²	1.57% a year	Urban
434	San JoseBalanga City, Bataan	6,988	about 7,333	about 0.953 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
435	San JuanSan Luis, Pampanga	6,988	about 1,138	about 6.14 km²	2.43% a year	Urban
436	SulivanBaliwag City, Bulacan	6,988	about 7,450	about 0.938 km²	4.17% a year	Urban
437	Santa RosaPilar, Bataan	6,979	about 5,170	about 1.35 km²	−0.68% a year	Urban
438	Caduang TeteMacabebe, Pampanga	6,968	about 2,315	about 3.01 km²	−0.46% a year	Urban
439	MabucoHermosa, Bataan	6,965	about 3,041	about 2.29 km²	5.85% a year	Urban
440	San Pablo ProperSan Simon, Pampanga	6,957	about 1,560	about 4.46 km²	1.71% a year	Urban
441	MalipampangSan Ildefonso, Bulacan	6,956	about 2,407	about 2.89 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
442	LourdesMinalin, Pampanga	6,951	about 2,945	about 2.36 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
443	TipoHermosa, Bataan	6,944	about 344	about 20.20 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
444	DoloresPorac, Pampanga	6,942	about 642	about 10.82 km²	3.00% a year	Urban
445	San NicolasTarlac City, Tarlac	6,936	about 8,791	about 0.789 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
446	San LorenzoGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,934	about 10,554	about 0.657 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
447	CambaogBustos, Bulacan	6,931	about 3,573	about 1.94 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
448	CalantasFloridablanca, Pampanga	6,925	about 417	about 16.60 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
449	PartidaNorzagaray, Bulacan	6,913	about 1,234	about 5.60 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
450	Batangas IIMariveles, Bataan	6,908	about 1,220	about 5.66 km²	4.23% 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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