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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	Barangay 811Manila	2,242	about 67,327	about 0.0333 km²	−0.94% a year	Urban
802	Barangay 199Manila	2,240	about 62,222	about 0.036 km²	−9.97% a year	Urban
803	Barangay 883Manila	2,239	about 44,780	about 0.050 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
804	Barangay 216Manila	2,237	about 70,125	about 0.0319 km²	−1.97% a year	Urban
805	Barangay 75Caloocan City	2,237	about 59,180	about 0.0378 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
806	Barangay 677Manila	2,235	about 34,279	about 0.0652 km²	8.49% a year	Urban
807	Barangay 96Manila	2,230	about 25,000	about 0.0892 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
808	Barangay 32Manila	2,221	about 137,099	about 0.0162 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
809	Barangay 765Manila	2,215	about 75,340	about 0.0294 km²	1.58% a year	Urban
810	Barangay 186Pasay City	2,213	about 69,591	about 0.0318 km²	−10.10% a year	Urban
811	Barangay 581Manila	2,212	about 12,154	about 0.182 km²	−2.53% a year	Urban
812	Barangay 354Manila	2,200	about 52,506	about 0.0419 km²	4.79% a year	Urban
813	Doña JosefaQuezon City	2,198	about 7,767	about 0.283 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
814	Barangay 42Manila	2,196	about 124,068	about 0.0177 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
815	Barangay 514Manila	2,196	about 64,023	about 0.0343 km²	−0.93% a year	Urban
816	Barangay 4Pasay City	2,195	about 70,806	about 0.031 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
817	Barangay 49Manila	2,184	about 109,200	about 0.020 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
818	Barangay 897Manila	2,184	about 32,260	about 0.0677 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
819	Barangay 411Manila	2,182	about 68,833	about 0.0317 km²	3.34% a year	Urban
820	Barangay 640Manila	2,179	about 20,557	about 0.106 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
821	Barangay 136Pasay City	2,178	about 69,143	about 0.0315 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
822	Barangay 566Manila	2,177	about 76,119	about 0.0286 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
823	Navotas EastNavotas City	2,176	about 32,673	about 0.0666 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
824	Barangay 46Manila	2,173	about 132,500	about 0.0164 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
825	Barangay 51Pasay City	2,168	about 89,587	about 0.0242 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
826	Barangay 180Manila	2,160	about 61,017	about 0.0354 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
827	Barangay 315Manila	2,150	about 31,433	about 0.0684 km²	4.55% a year	Urban
828	Barangay 69Manila	2,143	about 90,042	about 0.0238 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
829	Barangay 133Pasay City	2,140	about 95,964	about 0.0223 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban
830	Barangay 212Manila	2,131	about 72,730	about 0.0293 km²	−5.31% a year	Urban
831	Barangay 128Caloocan City	2,129	about 46,082	about 0.0462 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
832	Barangay 184Manila	2,126	about 46,932	about 0.0453 km²	−10.08% a year	Urban
833	Barangay 592Manila	2,119	about 65,200	about 0.0325 km²	−2.66% a year	Urban
834	Barangay 94Manila	2,117	about 21,492	about 0.0985 km²	−0.68% a year	Urban
835	Saint IgnatiusQuezon City	2,116	about 8,107	about 0.261 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
836	Barangay 401Manila	2,112	about 56,927	about 0.0371 km²	−2.36% a year	Urban
837	Barangay 576Manila	2,112	about 57,236	about 0.0369 km²	−12.02% a year	Urban
838	Barangay 78Caloocan City	2,110	about 32,165	about 0.0656 km²	3.64% a year	Urban
839	Barangay 569Manila	2,107	about 101,298	about 0.0208 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
840	Barangay 687Manila	2,106	about 60,867	about 0.0346 km²	9.65% a year	Urban
841	Barangay 211Manila	2,102	about 66,943	about 0.0314 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
842	Barangay 108Pasay City	2,094	about 68,431	about 0.0306 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
843	Barangay 285Manila	2,091	about 37,880	about 0.0552 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
844	Barangay 713Manila	2,091	about 396,023	about 0.00528 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
845	PoblacionPateros	2,089	about 31,942	about 0.0654 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
846	Barangay 591Manila	2,085	about 31,073	about 0.0671 km²	−4.24% a year	Urban
847	Barangay 70Pasay City	2,081	about 31,483	about 0.0661 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
848	Barangay 158Caloocan City	2,079	about 6,794	about 0.306 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
849	Barangay 424Manila	2,079	about 62,432	about 0.0333 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
850	Barangay 869Manila	2,078	about 82,789	about 0.0251 km²	0.80% 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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