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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, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	Halo-haloSan Juan City	1,778	about 48,447	about 0.0367 km²	−4.29% a year	Urban
952	Barangay 729Manila	1,775	about 56,171	about 0.0316 km²	18.62% a year	Urban
953	Barangay 408Manila	1,774	about 71,532	about 0.0248 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
954	Barangay 471Manila	1,773	about 49,114	about 0.0361 km²	5.56% a year	Urban
955	Barangay 192Manila	1,771	about 51,633	about 0.0343 km²	−1.40% a year	Urban
956	Barangay 127Pasay City	1,770	about 66,541	about 0.0266 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
957	Barangay 342Manila	1,765	about 30,696	about 0.0575 km²	1.87% a year	Urban
958	Barangay 789Manila	1,763	about 88,593	about 0.0199 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
959	Barangay 222Manila	1,760	about 101,149	about 0.0174 km²	−3.48% a year	Urban
960	Barangay 698Manila	1,759	about 20,670	about 0.0851 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
961	Barangay 662Manila	1,753	about 13,180	about 0.133 km²	2.20% a year	Urban
962	ProgresoSan Juan City	1,752	about 33,499	about 0.0523 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
963	Barangay 249Manila	1,750	about 118,243	about 0.0148 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
964	Barangay 77Pasay City	1,750	about 39,773	about 0.044 km²	11.61% a year	Urban
965	DamarQuezon City	1,750	about 8,255	about 0.212 km²	15.72% a year	Urban
966	Barangay 76Manila	1,745	about 94,837	about 0.0184 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
967	Escopa IIQuezon City	1,736	about 92,340	about 0.0188 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
968	Barangay 793Manila	1,735	about 75,108	about 0.0231 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
969	Barangay 856Manila	1,733	about 43,434	about 0.0399 km²	1.77% a year	Urban
970	Barangay 227Manila	1,726	about 37,039	about 0.0466 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
971	Barangay 151Manila	1,725	about 32,732	about 0.0527 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
972	Barangay 894Manila	1,724	about 45,013	about 0.0383 km²	−2.12% a year	Urban
973	Barangay 12Manila	1,723	about 83,237	about 0.0207 km²	−5.03% a year	Urban
974	Barangay 124Pasay City	1,722	about 88,308	about 0.0195 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
975	Barangay 755Manila	1,722	about 50,796	about 0.0339 km²	5.60% a year	Urban
976	Barangay 812Manila	1,722	about 33,567	about 0.0513 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
977	Barangay 142Manila	1,721	about 101,834	about 0.0169 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
978	Barangay 65Manila	1,721	about 88,256	about 0.0195 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
979	Barangay 4Manila	1,717	about 42,500	about 0.0404 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
980	Barangay 645Manila	1,716	about 20,284	about 0.0846 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
981	Barangay 655Manila	1,714	about 8,527	about 0.201 km²	1.56% a year	Urban
982	Barangay 290Manila	1,713	about 29,585	about 0.0579 km²	11.38% a year	Urban
983	Barangay 174Pasay City	1,710	about 85,930	about 0.0199 km²	−1.56% a year	Urban
984	Barangay 173Pasay City	1,708	about 60,567	about 0.0282 km²	−1.43% a year	Urban
985	Barangay 75Pasay City	1,707	about 17,689	about 0.0965 km²	6.24% a year	Urban
986	Barangay 173Manila	1,704	about 55,686	about 0.0306 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
987	Barangay 475Manila	1,701	about 65,172	about 0.0261 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
988	Barangay 119Pasay City	1,695	about 64,205	about 0.0264 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
989	IsabelitaSan Juan City	1,694	about 55,908	about 0.0303 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
990	Barangay 113Pasay City	1,677	about 56,275	about 0.0298 km²	−1.68% a year	Urban
991	Barangay 47Manila	1,677	about 50,210	about 0.0334 km²	10.09% a year	Urban
992	Barangay 42Pasay City	1,675	about 59,821	about 0.028 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
993	Barangay 409Manila	1,673	about 56,520	about 0.0296 km²	−3.26% a year	Urban
994	Barangay 525Manila	1,673	about 62,895	about 0.0266 km²	−1.53% a year	Urban
995	Barangay 2Manila	1,666	about 43,727	about 0.0381 km²	−2.94% a year	Urban
996	Barangay 494Manila	1,663	about 37,795	about 0.044 km²	−7.65% a year	Urban
997	Barangay 86Manila	1,662	about 79,522	about 0.0209 km²	3.93% a year	Urban
998	Barangay 818-AManila	1,659	about 197,500	about 0.0084 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
999	Barangay 153Manila	1,658	about 78,578	about 0.0211 km²	−4.97% a year	Urban
1,000	Barangay 83Manila	1,658	about 117,589	about 0.0141 km²	2.88% 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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