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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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Wawang PuloValenzuela City	4,198	about 9,413	about 0.446 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
502	Barangay 48Manila	4,191	about 246,529	about 0.017 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
503	Barangay 740Manila	4,185	about 139,037	about 0.0301 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
504	Forbes ParkMakati City	4,183	about 1,680	about 2.49 km²	2.89% a year	Urban
505	AmihanQuezon City	4,174	about 32,108	about 0.13 km²	4.22% a year	Urban
506	Barangay 393Manila	4,130	about 44,030	about 0.0938 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
507	Barangay 696Manila	4,121	about 49,118	about 0.0839 km²	13.62% a year	Urban
508	Barangay 121Manila	4,097	about 145,284	about 0.0282 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
509	Saint PeterQuezon City	4,092	about 15,269	about 0.268 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
510	Barangay 154Caloocan City	4,089	about 113,269	about 0.0361 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
511	Barangay 58Manila	4,088	about 136,267	about 0.030 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
512	Barangay 182Manila	4,072	about 76,830	about 0.053 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
513	Santa CruzQuezon City	4,061	about 9,230	about 0.44 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
514	Barangay 85Manila	4,051	about 158,863	about 0.0255 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
515	Barangay 866Manila	4,046	about 25,447	about 0.159 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
516	Barangay 142Caloocan City	4,039	about 143,737	about 0.0281 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
517	TibaganSan Juan City	4,024	about 22,607	about 0.178 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
518	Harapin Ang BukasMandaluyong City	4,021	about 83,597	about 0.0481 km²	−1.29% a year	Urban
519	ClaroQuezon City	3,996	about 39,176	about 0.102 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
520	Barangay 59Caloocan City	3,990	about 93,007	about 0.0429 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
521	Barangay 373Manila	3,977	about 201,878	about 0.0197 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
522	FloresMalabon City	3,977	about 31,070	about 0.128 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
523	Barangay 132Pasay City	3,967	about 144,781	about 0.0274 km²	−5.79% a year	Urban
524	Barangay 41Manila	3,957	about 186,651	about 0.0212 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
525	Barangay 74Caloocan City	3,950	about 67,291	about 0.0587 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
526	Barangay 1Pasay City	3,935	about 154,314	about 0.0255 km²	14.04% a year	Urban
527	Barangay 38Caloocan City	3,904	about 118,303	about 0.033 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
528	Barangay 130Pasay City	3,894	about 132,000	about 0.0295 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
529	Barangay 120Manila	3,886	about 227,251	about 0.0171 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
530	Barangay 903Manila	3,879	about 147,490	about 0.0263 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
531	Barangay 197Pasay City	3,870	about 2,725	about 1.42 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
532	Barangay 163Manila	3,850	about 84,430	about 0.0456 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
533	Barangay 148Caloocan City	3,843	about 134,842	about 0.0285 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
534	Barangay 198Manila	3,840	about 88,276	about 0.0435 km²	−6.28% a year	Urban
535	Barangay 156Pasay City	3,831	about 143,483	about 0.0267 km²	1.91% a year	Urban
536	Barangay 122Manila	3,830	about 163,675	about 0.0234 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
537	Barangay 384Manila	3,830	about 65,582	about 0.0584 km²	2.11% a year	Urban
538	Barangay 147Caloocan City	3,828	about 95,940	about 0.0399 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
539	Barangay 153Caloocan City	3,827	about 131,062	about 0.0292 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
540	Barangay 736Manila	3,825	about 260,204	about 0.0147 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
541	Barangay 31Caloocan City	3,809	about 60,460	about 0.063 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
542	Barangay 50Manila	3,806	about 106,910	about 0.0356 km²	−2.43% a year	Urban
543	Barangay 26Caloocan City	3,800	about 83,885	about 0.0453 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
544	Barangay 60Manila	3,800	about 277,372	about 0.0137 km²	−3.99% a year	Urban
545	Barangay 880Manila	3,751	about 61,492	about 0.061 km²	2.26% a year	Urban
546	Barangay 125Manila	3,749	about 241,871	about 0.0155 km²	−4.34% a year	Urban
547	Barangay 72Manila	3,743	about 139,145	about 0.0269 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
548	Barangay 19Caloocan City	3,742	about 82,242	about 0.0455 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
549	Barangay 669Manila	3,738	about 15,134	about 0.247 km²	6.03% a year	Urban
550	Barangay 16Caloocan City	3,721	about 56,464	about 0.0659 km²	1.13% 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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