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Barangays in Zambales

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 Zambales

Barangays in Zambales, at a glance

Barangays: 247^[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: 946,128^[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: 74 urban^[4]; 173 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Santa Rita^[5]; Olongapo City, Zambales; 47,142 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: Buhawen^[6]; San Marcelino, Zambales; about 154.17 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: Taltal^{[5, 7]}; Masinloc, Zambales; 5.92% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bani, −2.61% 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.

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

Barangays in Zambales, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Santa RitaOlongapo City, Zambales	47,142	3,083	15.29 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
2	New CabalanOlongapo City, Zambales	33,782	1,693	19.96 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
3	Gordon HeightsOlongapo City, Zambales	31,190	3,620	8.62 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
4	Old CabalanOlongapo City, Zambales	24,705	2,059	12.00 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
5	BarrettoOlongapo City, Zambales	22,252	4,489	4.96 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
6	East Bajac-bajacOlongapo City, Zambales	19,559	20,919	0.935 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
7	CawagSubic, Zambales	17,100	about 171	about 100.25 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
8	CalapacuanSubic, Zambales	16,296	about 10,380	about 1.57 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
9	Mangan-VacaSubic, Zambales	15,642	about 1,504	about 10.40 km²	3.48% a year	Urban
10	KalaklanOlongapo City, Zambales	14,886	1,984	7.50 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
11	TaugtogBotolan, Zambales	12,809	about 524	about 24.46 km²	−2.31% a year	Urban
12	MabayuanOlongapo City, Zambales	12,721	about 8,260	about 1.54 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
13	Del PilarCastillejos, Zambales	12,596	about 6,846	about 1.84 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
14	San PabloCastillejos, Zambales	12,032	about 316	about 38.09 km²	1.87% a year	Urban
15	AmunganIba, Zambales	11,649	about 338	about 34.45 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
16	PalanginanIba, Zambales	11,216	about 728	about 15.41 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
17	New KalalakeOlongapo City, Zambales	10,511	39,754	0.264 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
18	CalapandayanSubic, Zambales	10,369	about 5,605	about 1.85 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
19	San JuanBotolan, Zambales	10,352	about 240	about 43.11 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
20	InhobolMasinloc, Zambales	10,225	about 207	about 49.46 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
21	East TapinacOlongapo City, Zambales	9,965	23,239	0.429 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
22	BalaybayCastillejos, Zambales	9,899	about 767	about 12.90 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
23	San IsidroSubic, Zambales	9,519	about 2,975	about 3.20 km²	2.16% a year	Urban
24	Asinan ProperSubic, Zambales	9,398	about 2,839	about 3.31 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
25	West Bajac-bajacOlongapo City, Zambales	8,825	13,669	0.646 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
26	MatainSubic, Zambales	8,191	about 13,384	about 0.612 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
27	BaloganonMasinloc, Zambales	7,794	about 259	about 30.10 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
28	BanicainOlongapo City, Zambales	7,613	about 43,503	about 0.175 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
29	West TapinacOlongapo City, Zambales	7,409	about 44,903	about 0.165 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
30	NagbungaCastillejos, Zambales	7,302	about 1,225	about 5.96 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
31	LipaySanta Cruz, Zambales	7,216	about 8,391	about 0.86 km²	2.74% a year	Urban
32	San AgustinIba, Zambales	6,855	about 430	about 15.96 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
33	Pag-asaOlongapo City, Zambales	6,736	25,323	0.266 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
34	MalomaSan Felipe, Zambales	6,145	about 108	about 56.70 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
35	TaltalMasinloc, Zambales	6,109	about 557	about 10.97 km²	5.92% a year	Urban
36	Aningway SacatihanSubic, Zambales	6,050	about 1,155	about 5.24 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
37	BurgosSan Antonio, Zambales	5,981	about 462	about 12.95 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
38	BulawenPalauig, Zambales	5,827	about 72	about 80.39 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
39	SalazaPalauig, Zambales	5,779	about 39	about 147.50 km²	2.90% a year	Urban
40	Santo TomasSubic, Zambales	5,409	about 7,016	about 0.771 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
41	BangantalingaIba, Zambales	5,397	about 1,948	about 2.77 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
42	Santo RosarioIba, Zambales	5,307	about 6,718	about 0.79 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
43	PamatawanSubic, Zambales	5,227	about 1,444	about 3.62 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
44	BaniMasinloc, Zambales	5,210	about 794	about 6.56 km²	−2.61% a year	Urban
45	Santa BarbaraIba, Zambales	5,154	about 91	about 56.92 km²	3.17% a year	Urban
46	San AgustinCastillejos, Zambales	4,906	about 1,020	about 4.81 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
47	Sto. NiñoSan Felipe, Zambales	4,901	about 1,210	about 4.05 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
48	MambogBotolan, Zambales	4,682	about 108	about 43.47 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
49	South PoblacionMasinloc, Zambales	4,609	about 11,879	about 0.388 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
50	San JoseCastillejos, Zambales	4,541	about 3,267	about 1.39 km²	4.42% 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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