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Barangays in Nueva Ecija

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 Nueva Ecija, at a glance

Barangays: 849^[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: 2,395,816^[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: 196 urban^[4]; 653 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Abar Ist^[5]; San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; 22,564 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: Rio Chico^[6]; General Tinio, Nueva Ecija; about 244.72 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: Dulong Bayan^{[5, 7]}; Quezon, Nueva Ecija; 7.24% 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: 201 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mallorca, −4.54% 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.

849 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Nueva Ecija, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Abar IstSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	22,564	about 6,578	about 3.43 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
2	PambuanGapan City, Nueva Ecija	15,993	about 954	about 16.77 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
3	San FranciscoSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	15,738	about 559	about 28.14 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
4	ManginoGapan City, Nueva Ecija	13,618	about 2,527	about 5.39 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
5	San Fernando SurCabiao, Nueva Ecija	13,554	about 1,116	about 12.15 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
6	San NicolasGapan City, Nueva Ecija	12,360	about 9,656	about 1.28 km²	−1.46% a year	Urban
7	Campo TinioCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	12,343	about 3,982	about 3.10 km²	0.85% a year	Urban
8	CaalibangbanganCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	11,879	about 2,121	about 5.60 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
9	Rio ChicoGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	11,614	about 47	about 244.72 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
10	BantugScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija	10,947	about 1,018	about 10.75 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
11	BalocSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija	10,514	about 818	about 12.85 km²	2.16% a year	Urban
12	Bakod BayanCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	9,683	about 633	about 15.30 km²	−0.72% a year	Urban
13	Santo Niño 3rdSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	9,589	about 297	about 32.32 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
14	San RoqueGapan City, Nueva Ecija	9,574	about 1,136	about 8.43 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
15	MalapitSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	9,553	about 3,565	about 2.68 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
16	Santo CristoSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	9,528	about 520	about 18.32 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
17	San VicenteGapan City, Nueva Ecija	9,304	about 10,946	about 0.85 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
18	BangadCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	9,106	about 2,046	about 4.45 km²	4.14% a year	Urban
19	San VicenteCabiao, Nueva Ecija	9,096	about 2,021	about 4.50 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
20	MalasinSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	9,020	about 1,871	about 4.82 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
21	Bantug NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,967	about 6,793	about 1.32 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
22	PiasGeneral Tinio, Nueva Ecija	8,752	about 54	about 161.79 km²	3.51% a year	Urban
23	San Juan Pob.Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,666	about 11,110	about 0.78 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
24	MambangnanSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	8,649	about 1,893	about 4.57 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
25	BibiclatAliaga, Nueva Ecija	8,540	about 896	about 9.53 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
26	Santa BarbaraSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	8,515	about 538	about 15.84 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
27	Santa RitaCabiao, Nueva Ecija	8,437	about 2,312	about 3.65 km²	−0.01% a year	Urban
28	SoledadSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija	8,163	about 258	about 31.68 km²	4.54% a year	Urban
29	Daang SarileCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	8,137	about 3,255	about 2.50 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
30	PapayaSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	8,089	about 340	about 23.77 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
31	NiyuganJaen, Nueva Ecija	7,990	about 2,189	about 3.65 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
32	Santo TomasSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	7,857	about 1,359	about 5.78 km²	1.81% a year	Urban
33	Santo TomasPeñaranda, Nueva Ecija	7,787	about 2,441	about 3.19 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
34	Santo Niño 1stSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija	7,704	about 2,629	about 2.93 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
35	Aduas SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,616	about 21,393	about 0.356 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
36	MallorcaSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	7,540	about 1,000	about 7.54 km²	−4.54% a year	Urban
37	San Josef SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,531	about 9,606	about 0.784 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
38	Dionisio S. GarciaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,488	about 6,870	about 1.09 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
39	PoblacionSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	7,472	about 2,697	about 2.77 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
40	Bo. MilitarPalayan City, Nueva Ecija	7,322	about 304	about 24.08 km²	1.52% a year	Urban
41	Valle CruzCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	7,321	about 1,551	about 4.72 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
42	San IsidroZaragoza, Nueva Ecija	7,228	about 5,518	about 1.31 km²	4.03% a year	Urban
43	San MarianoSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija	7,213	about 881	about 8.19 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
44	San AntonSan Leonardo, Nueva Ecija	7,011	about 1,335	about 5.25 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
45	San LorenzoGapan City, Nueva Ecija	6,934	about 10,554	about 0.657 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
46	Kalikid SurCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,907	about 1,063	about 6.50 km²	2.58% a year	Urban
47	San RoqueSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	6,882	about 2,607	about 2.64 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
48	Bakal IIITalavera, Nueva Ecija	6,863	about 6,863	about 1.00 km²	1.11% a year	Urban
49	Cruz RojaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija	6,755	about 1,465	about 4.61 km²	5.73% a year	Urban
50	Sto. CristoSan Isidro, Nueva Ecija	6,648	about 2,292	about 2.90 km²	−0.44% 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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