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Barangays in Tarlac City

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 Tarlac City, at a glance

Barangays: 76^[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: 401,892^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 40 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Matatalaib^[5]; Tarlac City, Tarlac; 25,757 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: Armenia^[6]; Tarlac City, Tarlac; about 19.98 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: Baras-baras^{[5, 7]}; Tarlac City, Tarlac; 2.51% 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: 8 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Roque, −0.90% 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.

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

Barangays in Tarlac City, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	MatatalaibTarlac City, Tarlac	25,757	about 8,912	about 2.89 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
2	San RafaelTarlac City, Tarlac	22,111	about 5,315	about 4.16 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
3	San VicenteTarlac City, Tarlac	18,473	about 7,602	about 2.43 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
4	TibagTarlac City, Tarlac	17,936	about 2,888	about 6.21 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
5	MaliwaloTarlac City, Tarlac	17,606	about 3,707	about 4.75 km²	2.16% a year	Urban
6	San IsidroTarlac City, Tarlac	14,812	about 2,723	about 5.44 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
7	Sapang MaragulTarlac City, Tarlac	13,287	about 1,050	about 12.66 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
8	CarangianTarlac City, Tarlac	10,443	about 7,354	about 1.42 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
9	San JoseTarlac City, Tarlac	10,254	about 2,249	about 4.56 km²	1.58% a year	Urban
10	San MiguelTarlac City, Tarlac	8,865	about 2,001	about 4.43 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
11	Cut-cut IITarlac City, Tarlac	8,554	about 1,419	about 6.03 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
12	AgusoTarlac City, Tarlac	8,493	about 3,438	about 2.47 km²	2.32% a year	Urban
13	San ManuelTarlac City, Tarlac	8,455	about 1,340	about 6.31 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
14	BurotTarlac City, Tarlac	8,367	about 2,865	about 2.92 km²	2.07% a year	Urban
15	TibaganTarlac City, Tarlac	7,025	about 723	about 9.71 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
16	San NicolasTarlac City, Tarlac	6,936	about 8,791	about 0.789 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
17	BalingcanawayTarlac City, Tarlac	6,886	about 951	about 7.24 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
18	BinaugananTarlac City, Tarlac	6,163	about 2,475	about 2.49 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
19	MapalacsiaoTarlac City, Tarlac	5,960	about 1,517	about 3.93 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
20	ArmeniaTarlac City, Tarlac	5,852	about 293	about 19.98 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
21	San RoqueTarlac City, Tarlac	5,786	about 8,138	about 0.711 km²	−0.90% a year	Urban
22	BaleteTarlac City, Tarlac	5,756	about 2,148	about 2.68 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
23	Baras-barasTarlac City, Tarlac	5,736	about 1,862	about 3.08 km²	2.51% a year	Urban
24	CareTarlac City, Tarlac	5,379	about 699	about 7.70 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
25	Sapang TagalogTarlac City, Tarlac	4,960	about 2,157	about 2.30 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
26	Sepung CalzadaTarlac City, Tarlac	4,869	about 6,791	about 0.717 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
27	San PabloTarlac City, Tarlac	4,755	about 7,304	about 0.651 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
28	San Juan de MataTarlac City, Tarlac	4,727	about 475	about 9.96 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
29	Santa CruzTarlac City, Tarlac	4,463	about 1,750	about 2.55 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
30	MaligayaTarlac City, Tarlac	4,409	about 1,934	about 2.28 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
31	San LuisTarlac City, Tarlac	4,363	about 2,192	about 1.99 km²	6.29% a year	Rural
32	San SebastianTarlac City, Tarlac	4,292	about 5,190	about 0.827 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
33	Balibago IITarlac City, Tarlac	4,212	about 881	about 4.78 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
34	CentralTarlac City, Tarlac	4,131	about 578	about 7.15 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
35	UngotTarlac City, Tarlac	4,077	about 1,111	about 3.67 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
36	DalayapTarlac City, Tarlac	4,057	about 1,085	about 3.74 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
37	DoloresTarlac City, Tarlac	3,984	about 1,862	about 2.14 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
38	SuizoTarlac City, Tarlac	3,914	about 2,836	about 1.38 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
39	CalingcuanTarlac City, Tarlac	3,848	about 2,749	about 1.40 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
40	San PascualTarlac City, Tarlac	3,844	about 911	about 4.22 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
41	Dela PazTarlac City, Tarlac	3,762	about 1,123	about 3.35 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
42	LaoangTarlac City, Tarlac	3,487	about 616	about 5.66 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
43	ParaisoTarlac City, Tarlac	3,431	about 13,350	about 0.257 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
44	TarijiTarlac City, Tarlac	3,191	about 1,287	about 2.48 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
45	CulipatTarlac City, Tarlac	2,943	about 2,494	about 1.18 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
46	LourdesTarlac City, Tarlac	2,934	about 906	about 3.24 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
47	San FranciscoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,929	about 1,723	about 1.70 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
48	Santo CristoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,902	about 6,610	about 0.439 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
49	BantogTarlac City, Tarlac	2,777	about 256	about 10.85 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
50	San Jose de UrquicoTarlac City, Tarlac	2,729	about 1,577	about 1.73 km²	2.71% 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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