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Densest barangays in Zambales

West Tapinac (Olongapo City, Zambales) is the most crowded of the 247 barangays in Zambales: about 44,903 people for every km² in 2024.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Below are the first 100 of 247 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.

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Densest barangays in Zambales, top 100
RankNameCity or municipalityPeople, 2024People, 2020Change since 2020People per km²
1West TapinacOlongapo City, Zambales7,4097,179+3.2%about 44,903
2BanicainOlongapo City, Zambales7,6137,563+0.7%about 43,503
3New KalalakeOlongapo City, Zambales10,51110,296+2.1%39,754
4Pag-asaOlongapo City, Zambales6,7366,593+2.2%25,323
5East TapinacOlongapo City, Zambales9,9659,952+0.1%23,239
6New KababaeOlongapo City, Zambales2,4382,422+0.7%21,865
7New IlalimOlongapo City, Zambales1,6491,561+5.6%21,388
8East Bajac-bajacOlongapo City, Zambales19,55919,387+0.9%20,919
9IlwasSubic, Zambales2,9422,953−0.4%about 17,617
10AsinanOlongapo City, Zambales3,5203,485+1.0%14,679
11Baraca-CamachileSubic, Zambales3,4823,369+3.4%about 14,097
12West Bajac-bajacOlongapo City, Zambales8,8258,433+4.7%13,669
13MatainSubic, Zambales8,1918,230−0.5%about 13,384
14South PoblacionMasinloc, Zambales4,6094,403+4.7%about 11,879
15Zone 2 Pob.Iba, Zambales784755+3.8%about 11,264
16Zone 3 Pob.Iba, Zambales598549+8.9%about 10,755
17CalapacuanSubic, Zambales16,29615,626+4.3%about 10,380
18Asinan PoblacionSubic, Zambales1,0621,072−0.9%about 9,482
19North PoblacionMasinloc, Zambales1,6641,672−0.5%about 9,455
20San RoqueCastillejos, Zambales1,6751,422+17.8%about 8,634
21Zone 4 Pob.Iba, Zambales573443+29.4%about 8,414
22LipaySanta Cruz, Zambales7,2166,446+12.0%about 8,391
23MabayuanOlongapo City, Zambales12,72112,436+2.3%about 8,260
24San JuanCastillejos, Zambales1,678989+69.7%about 7,915
25AmagnaSan Felipe, Zambales1,2771,282−0.4%about 7,693
26Poblacion SouthSanta Cruz, Zambales3,8543,705+4.0%about 7,397
27Santo TomasSubic, Zambales5,4095,427−0.3%about 7,016
28Del PilarCastillejos, Zambales12,59612,139+3.8%about 6,846
29San JoseSan Narciso, Zambales572581−1.6%about 6,722
30Santo RosarioIba, Zambales5,3074,366+21.6%about 6,718
31WawandueSubic, Zambales1,3011,344−3.2%about 6,255
32Santa MariaCastillejos, Zambales1,8902,011−6.0%about 6,217
33CentralSan Marcelino, Zambales675694−2.7%about 5,921
34LibertadSan Narciso, Zambales559548+2.0%about 5,698
35CalapandayanSubic, Zambales10,36910,343+0.3%about 5,605
36Zone 5 Pob.Iba, Zambales1,4261,407+1.4%about 5,549
37West PoblacionPalauig, Zambales1,2261,182+3.7%about 5,473
38CollatMasinloc, Zambales3,2933,184+3.4%about 4,900
39Poblacion NorthSanta Cruz, Zambales3,2013,163+1.2%about 4,850
40GarretaPalauig, Zambales1,5511,461+6.2%about 4,630
41BarrettoOlongapo City, Zambales22,25221,794+2.1%4,489
42CandelariaSan Narciso, Zambales857845+1.4%about 4,418
43Del CarmenCabangan, Zambales446379+17.7%about 4,248
44RizalSan Antonio, Zambales407456−10.8%about 4,170
45PacoBotolan, Zambales1,9641,935+1.5%about 3,897
46SantiagoSan Antonio, Zambales1,4631,552−5.7%about 3,881
47San RafaelSan Narciso, Zambales1,2911,302−0.8%about 3,877
48Gordon HeightsOlongapo City, Zambales31,19030,729+1.5%3,620
49Consuelo SurSan Marcelino, Zambales2,0802,053+1.3%about 3,455
50CasabaanCabangan, Zambales1,021703+45.2%about 3,326
51San JoseCastillejos, Zambales4,5413,792+19.8%about 3,267
52Lipay-Dingin-PanibuatanIba, Zambales3,5223,406+3.4%about 3,202
53Santa RitaOlongapo City, Zambales47,14247,034+0.2%3,083
54LauisCandelaria, Zambales2,8902,133+35.5%about 3,078
55Zone 1 Pob.Iba, Zambales2,5162,403+4.7%about 3,057
56RizalSan Marcelino, Zambales1,2011,115+7.7%about 3,003
57San IsidroSubic, Zambales9,5198,709+9.3%about 2,975
58Asinan ProperSubic, Zambales9,3989,049+3.9%about 2,839
59East PoblacionPalauig, Zambales1,9561,778+10.0%about 2,713
60TondoCabangan, Zambales1,3371,279+4.5%about 2,537
61BanuanbayoCabangan, Zambales355329+7.9%about 2,415
62PoblacionCandelaria, Zambales1,2411,240+0.1%about 2,368
63San JuanSan Antonio, Zambales1,6691,634+2.1%about 2,331
64Zone 6 Pob.Iba, Zambales793787+0.8%about 2,167
65RoseteSan Felipe, Zambales1,4991,509−0.7%about 2,144
66San PascualSan Narciso, Zambales2,0191,956+3.2%about 2,141
67Old CabalanOlongapo City, Zambales24,70523,401+5.6%2,059
68BatoPalauig, Zambales2,1462,010+6.8%about 2,044
69BenegBotolan, Zambales1,9981,969+1.5%about 2,016
70KalaklanOlongapo City, Zambales14,88614,703+1.2%1,984
71BangantalingaIba, Zambales5,3975,188+4.0%about 1,948
72PagatpatSanta Cruz, Zambales3,5663,560+0.2%about 1,829
73San NicolasSan Antonio, Zambales3,2313,223+0.3%about 1,737
74BaytoSanta Cruz, Zambales4,1384,116+0.5%about 1,731
75BatonlapocBotolan, Zambales1,4931,455+2.6%about 1,720
76New CabalanOlongapo City, Zambales33,78233,349+1.3%1,693
77DanacbungaBotolan, Zambales3,2203,053+5.5%about 1,635
78BurgosSan Marcelino, Zambales2,2042,155+2.3%about 1,633
79La PazSan Narciso, Zambales4,3384,322+0.4%about 1,631
80ArewCabangan, Zambales1,3001,239+4.9%about 1,580
81LaoagCabangan, Zambales1,4931,458+2.4%about 1,578
82Camiling (Camiing)Cabangan, Zambales1,7231,685+2.3%about 1,538
83LibertadorCandelaria, Zambales1,7461,416+23.3%about 1,532
84Mangan-VacaSubic, Zambales15,64213,563+15.3%about 1,504
85San JuanPalauig, Zambales1,5261,352+12.9%about 1,496
86ParelBotolan, Zambales1,4301,257+13.8%about 1,485
87MagsaysayCastillejos, Zambales3,2653,673−11.1%about 1,451
88PamatawanSubic, Zambales5,2274,923+6.2%about 1,444
89LuceroSan Marcelino, Zambales1,7881,745+2.5%about 1,442
90BancalBotolan, Zambales1,1501,146+0.4%about 1,422
91San GregorioSan Antonio, Zambales1,0231,013+1.0%about 1,417
92BanganBotolan, Zambales1,4161,444−1.9%about 1,388
93BabancalCandelaria, Zambales2,0291,987+2.1%about 1,353
94TampoBotolan, Zambales1,8381,827+0.6%about 1,332
95AntipoloSan Antonio, Zambales2,1561,940+11.1%about 1,331
96LaoagSan Marcelino, Zambales3,5113,210+9.4%about 1,320
97San RafaelSan Felipe, Zambales1,4211,167+21.8%about 1,280
98San JuanSan Narciso, Zambales1,5521,516+2.4%about 1,272
99LoclocPalauig, Zambales2,1691,938+11.9%about 1,247
100San AntonioCabangan, Zambales819788+3.9%about 1,226

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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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