Ranking
Densest barangays in Nueva Ecija
San Roque Sur (Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija) is the most crowded of the 849 barangays in Nueva Ecija: about 65,477 people for every km² in 2024.[1, 2, 3, 4]
Below are the first 100 of 849 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.
People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
| Rank | Name | City or municipality | People, 2024 | People, 2020 | Change since 2020 | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Roque Sur | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,578 | 1,314 | +20.1% | about 65,477 |
| 2 | Bonifacio District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 3,127 | 3,041 | +2.8% | about 27,920 |
| 3 | Nabao | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 966 | 703 | +37.4% | about 26,833 |
| 4 | General Luna | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,488 | 1,516 | −1.9% | about 23,770 |
| 5 | Dicarma | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 4,471 | 4,344 | +2.9% | about 23,408 |
| 6 | Matadero | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,069 | 1,010 | +5.8% | about 22,553 |
| 7 | M. S. Garcia | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 6,581 | 6,148 | +7.0% | about 22,158 |
| 8 | Villa Ofelia-Caridad | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,533 | 1,315 | +16.6% | about 21,683 |
| 9 | Aduas Sur | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 7,616 | 7,640 | −0.3% | about 21,393 |
| 10 | San Gregorio | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,024 | 976 | +4.9% | about 17,902 |
| 11 | Vijandre District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,097 | 1,096 | +0.1% | about 17,276 |
| 12 | Sanbermicristi | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,270 | 1,298 | −2.2% | about 17,209 |
| 13 | Rizdelis | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 804 | 784 | +2.6% | about 16,145 |
| 14 | Bantug Bulalo | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 2,474 | 2,009 | +23.2% | about 15,859 |
| 15 | Sangitan East | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,465 | 1,531 | −4.3% | about 15,470 |
| 16 | Imelda District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 3,717 | 3,639 | +2.1% | about 15,360 |
| 17 | Barrera District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,217 | 5,290 | −1.4% | about 15,254 |
| 18 | Fatima | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 555 | 777 | −28.6% | about 14,683 |
| 19 | Purok Matias | Talavera, Nueva Ecija | 1,534 | 1,444 | +6.2% | about 14,204 |
| 20 | Polilio | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 1,789 | 1,510 | +18.5% | about 13,656 |
| 21 | San Gregorio | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 2,338 | 2,151 | +8.7% | about 13,514 |
| 22 | Mantile | Bongabon, Nueva Ecija | 1,691 | 1,399 | +20.9% | about 13,421 |
| 23 | San Roque Norte | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 877 | 944 | −7.1% | about 13,410 |
| 24 | Mabini Extension | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 3,280 | 3,208 | +2.2% | about 12,664 |
| 25 | Caridad | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,923 | 1,905 | +0.9% | about 12,487 |
| 26 | Maria Theresa | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 987 | 969 | +1.9% | about 12,478 |
| 27 | Burgos | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,435 | 1,422 | +0.9% | about 12,478 |
| 28 | Santo Niño | Gapan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,455 | 5,019 | +8.7% | about 12,426 |
| 29 | Esguerra District | Talavera, Nueva Ecija | 3,437 | 3,563 | −3.5% | about 12,319 |
| 30 | Poblacion West | Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija | 3,851 | 3,247 | +18.6% | about 12,072 |
| 31 | Sampaguita | General Tinio, Nueva Ecija | 1,875 | 1,834 | +2.2% | about 12,019 |
| 32 | Mabini | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,848 | 1,819 | +1.6% | about 12,000 |
| 33 | Bagong Buhay | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 1,535 | 1,538 | −0.2% | about 11,718 |
| 34 | Padre Crisostomo | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 4,276 | 4,298 | −0.5% | about 11,683 |
| 35 | Crisanto Sanchez Pob. | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 1,136 | 1,133 | +0.3% | about 11,604 |
| 36 | Canuto Ramos Pob. | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 1,982 | 2,069 | −4.2% | about 11,391 |
| 37 | San Juan Pob. | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 8,666 | 8,772 | −1.2% | about 11,110 |
| 38 | San Vicente | Gapan City, Nueva Ecija | 9,304 | 9,092 | +2.3% | about 10,946 |
| 39 | Barangay II | Quezon, Nueva Ecija | 1,394 | 686 | +103.2% | about 10,891 |
| 40 | Cojuangco | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 2,613 | 2,604 | +0.4% | about 10,842 |
| 41 | San Lorenzo | Gapan City, Nueva Ecija | 6,934 | 5,933 | +16.9% | about 10,554 |
| 42 | Social | Bongabon, Nueva Ecija | 868 | 795 | +9.2% | about 10,176 |
| 43 | Poblacion | Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija | 861 | 774 | +11.2% | about 10,047 |
| 44 | Raymundo Eugenio Pob. | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 1,205 | 1,218 | −1.1% | about 9,877 |
| 45 | San Nicolas | Gapan City, Nueva Ecija | 12,360 | 13,142 | −6.0% | about 9,656 |
| 46 | Natividad North | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 641 | 575 | +11.5% | about 9,610 |
| 47 | Sisilang na Ligaya | Bongabon, Nueva Ecija | 563 | 587 | −4.1% | about 9,608 |
| 48 | San Josef Sur | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 7,531 | 7,785 | −3.3% | about 9,606 |
| 49 | District I | Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija | 953 | 1,015 | −6.1% | about 9,597 |
| 50 | Commercial | Bongabon, Nueva Ecija | 281 | 208 | +35.1% | about 9,336 |
| 51 | Palasinan | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 3,729 | 3,578 | +4.2% | about 9,051 |
| 52 | Sampalucan | Bongabon, Nueva Ecija | 1,576 | 1,525 | +3.3% | about 8,955 |
| 53 | Santa Veronica District | Guimba, Nueva Ecija | 3,912 | 3,873 | +1.0% | about 8,674 |
| 54 | Dimasalang | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,075 | 1,281 | −16.1% | about 8,600 |
| 55 | Quezon | Talugtug, Nueva Ecija | 1,345 | 1,230 | +9.4% | about 8,513 |
| 56 | Mabini Homesite | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,540 | 5,501 | +0.7% | about 8,394 |
| 57 | Poblacion Central | Rizal, Nueva Ecija | 657 | 643 | +2.2% | about 8,243 |
| 58 | Poblacion East | Rizal, Nueva Ecija | 2,163 | 2,025 | +6.8% | about 8,162 |
| 59 | Pag-asa | Talavera, Nueva Ecija | 4,904 | 5,162 | −5.0% | about 8,079 |
| 60 | Zamora | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,320 | 1,306 | +1.1% | about 7,952 |
| 61 | Southeast Poblacion | Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija | 454 | 450 | +0.9% | about 7,951 |
| 62 | Aduas Norte | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,976 | 5,755 | +3.8% | about 7,874 |
| 63 | West Poblacion | Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija | 585 | 744 | −21.4% | about 7,863 |
| 64 | San Josef Norte | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 4,867 | 4,684 | +3.9% | about 7,800 |
| 65 | Lourdes | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 3,349 | 2,695 | +24.3% | about 7,717 |
| 66 | Natividad South | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 949 | 960 | −1.2% | about 7,715 |
| 67 | Rizal | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 2,120 | 2,083 | +1.8% | about 7,599 |
| 68 | East Central Poblacion | Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija | 433 | 408 | +6.1% | about 7,427 |
| 69 | Poblacion East | Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija | 1,943 | 2,006 | −3.1% | about 7,332 |
| 70 | Saint John District | Guimba, Nueva Ecija | 1,786 | 1,777 | +0.5% | about 7,290 |
| 71 | San Antonio | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 2,446 | 2,340 | +4.5% | about 7,237 |
| 72 | Magsaysay District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 4,208 | 4,242 | −0.8% | about 7,205 |
| 73 | District V | Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija | 878 | 887 | −1.0% | about 7,081 |
| 74 | Poblacion South | Lupao, Nueva Ecija | 1,638 | 1,700 | −3.7% | about 6,911 |
| 75 | Dionisio S. Garcia | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 7,488 | 7,405 | +1.1% | about 6,870 |
| 76 | Bakal III | Talavera, Nueva Ecija | 6,863 | 6,555 | +4.7% | about 6,863 |
| 77 | Bantug Norte | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 8,967 | 8,686 | +3.2% | about 6,793 |
| 78 | Padre Burgos | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 301 | 328 | −8.2% | about 6,586 |
| 79 | Abar Ist | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 22,564 | 21,214 | +6.4% | about 6,578 |
| 80 | Magsaysay South | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 2,585 | 2,419 | +6.9% | about 6,274 |
| 81 | Saranay District | Guimba, Nueva Ecija | 2,631 | 2,591 | +1.5% | about 6,235 |
| 82 | Bernardo District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,000 | 1,144 | −12.6% | about 6,211 |
| 83 | Melojavilla | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 429 | 387 | +10.9% | about 6,208 |
| 84 | San Juan South | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 424 | 498 | −14.9% | about 6,181 |
| 85 | South Central Poblacion | Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija | 549 | 541 | +1.5% | about 6,066 |
| 86 | Ferdinand E. Marcos Pob. | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 1,078 | 1,550 | −30.5% | about 6,056 |
| 87 | Poblacion South | Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija | 1,973 | 1,790 | +10.2% | about 6,034 |
| 88 | Rafael Rueda, Sr. Pob. | San Jose City, Nueva Ecija | 1,763 | 1,867 | −5.6% | about 5,976 |
| 89 | Del Pilar | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,253 | 1,359 | −7.8% | about 5,938 |
| 90 | District IV | Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija | 1,376 | 1,372 | +0.3% | about 5,931 |
| 91 | Kapitan Pepe | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,145 | 4,795 | +7.3% | about 5,887 |
| 92 | South Poblacion | Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija | 4,761 | 4,687 | +1.6% | about 5,871 |
| 93 | Aduas Centro | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 5,151 | 5,116 | +0.7% | about 5,867 |
| 94 | Quezon District | Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija | 1,381 | 1,648 | −16.2% | about 5,827 |
| 95 | Valenzuela | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 2,635 | 2,682 | −1.8% | about 5,817 |
| 96 | Bagong Silang | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija | 4,790 | 4,270 | +12.2% | about 5,583 |
| 97 | Quirino | Talugtug, Nueva Ecija | 1,084 | 1,075 | +0.8% | about 5,531 |
| 98 | San Isidro | Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija | 7,228 | 6,130 | +17.9% | about 5,518 |
| 99 | Southwest Poblacion | Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija | 821 | 816 | +0.6% | about 5,437 |
| 100 | Tramo | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | 1,207 | 1,550 | −22.1% | about 5,317 |
Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.
Sources
Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.
- 1.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
- 2.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
- 3.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
- 4.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
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