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Barangays in Metro Manila

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 Metro Manila, at a glance

Barangays: 1,715^[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: 14,001,751^[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: 1,715 urban^[4]; 0 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 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: Pasong Putik Proper^[6]; Quezon City; about 27.69 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: Barangay 397^{[5, 7]}; Manila; 19.69% 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: 373 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Martin De Porres, −6.43% 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.

1,715 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Santo Rosario-SilanganPateros	4,744	about 32,717	about 0.145 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
452	VergaraMandaluyong City	4,740	about 27,241	about 0.174 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
453	Barangay 185Pasay City	4,738	about 93,822	about 0.0505 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
454	UrdanetaMakati City	4,720	about 6,344	about 0.744 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
455	Barangay 209Manila	4,704	about 74,548	about 0.0631 km²	−1.80% a year	Urban
456	Barangay 194Pasay City	4,693	about 76,934	about 0.061 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
457	San PerfectoSan Juan City	4,669	about 60,953	about 0.0766 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
458	Daang BakalMandaluyong City	4,648	about 26,713	about 0.174 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
459	PasadeñaSan Juan City	4,643	about 19,029	about 0.244 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
460	Barangay 144Caloocan City	4,630	about 153,821	about 0.0301 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
461	Barangay 102Manila	4,616	about 192,333	about 0.024 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
462	Barangay 776Manila	4,606	about 145,300	about 0.0317 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
463	Barangay 739Manila	4,598	about 176,846	about 0.026 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
464	Barangay 93Manila	4,586	about 103,991	about 0.0441 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
465	Barangay 150Caloocan City	4,585	about 116,076	about 0.0395 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
466	Barangay 599Manila	4,577	about 126,436	about 0.0362 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
467	West KamiasQuezon City	4,546	about 24,978	about 0.182 km²	2.78% a year	Urban
468	Barangay 70Caloocan City	4,544	about 108,708	about 0.0418 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
469	SumilangPasig City	4,499	about 41,657	about 0.108 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
470	Barangay 178Pasay City	4,496	about 118,628	about 0.0379 km²	3.54% a year	Urban
471	Pag-asaMandaluyong City	4,493	about 36,528	about 0.123 km²	1.66% a year	Urban
472	Bagumbayan SouthNavotas City	4,489	about 62,261	about 0.0721 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
473	Barangay 375Manila	4,466	about 255,200	about 0.0175 km²	3.25% a year	Urban
474	Barangay 91Manila	4,453	about 78,260	about 0.0569 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
475	Barangay 779Manila	4,450	about 119,946	about 0.0371 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
476	Barangay 190Pasay City	4,445	about 19,159	about 0.232 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
477	Barangay 29Manila	4,422	about 60,327	about 0.0733 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
478	LibisQuezon City	4,386	about 38,474	about 0.114 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
479	Barangay 829Manila	4,375	about 25,735	about 0.17 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
480	Barangay 152Caloocan City	4,355	about 143,257	about 0.0304 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
481	Bagong SilangMandaluyong City	4,349	about 31,064	about 0.14 km²	−3.00% a year	Urban
482	AuroraQuezon City	4,344	about 33,674	about 0.129 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
483	Barangay 33Manila	4,343	about 180,958	about 0.024 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
484	Barangay 781Manila	4,337	about 131,424	about 0.033 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
485	Barangay 372Manila	4,332	about 7,920	about 0.547 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
486	DasmariñasMakati City	4,320	about 2,193	about 1.97 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
487	Barangay 733Manila	4,317	about 105,036	about 0.0411 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
488	MasaganaQuezon City	4,291	about 26,006	about 0.165 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
489	Barangay 844Manila	4,285	about 127,910	about 0.0335 km²	4.97% a year	Urban
490	Barangay 27Caloocan City	4,280	about 90,105	about 0.0475 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
491	Barangay 192Pasay City	4,274	about 94,349	about 0.0453 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
492	Barangay 117Manila	4,262	about 201,991	about 0.0211 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
493	Barangay 49Caloocan City	4,252	about 88,583	about 0.048 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
494	Barangay 396Manila	4,237	about 93,532	about 0.0453 km²	25.09% a year	Urban
495	Barangay 36Caloocan City	4,236	about 73,414	about 0.0577 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
496	Barangay 595Manila	4,229	about 86,306	about 0.049 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
497	Barangay 374Manila	4,221	about 158,090	about 0.0267 km²	6.26% a year	Urban
498	White PlainsQuezon City	4,219	about 7,350	about 0.574 km²	4.17% a year	Urban
499	Barangay 286Manila	4,216	about 91,255	about 0.0462 km²	−2.62% a year	Urban
500	Quirino 2-BQuezon City	4,212	about 28,080	about 0.15 km²	1.63% 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 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). 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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