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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	Barangay 317Manila	1,573	about 63,173	about 0.0249 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
1,052	Barangay 196Pasay City	1,570	about 99,367	about 0.0158 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
1,053	Barangay 149Manila	1,569	about 72,639	about 0.0216 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
1,054	Barangay 899Manila	1,569	about 94,518	about 0.0166 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
1,055	Barangay 37Pasay City	1,568	about 31,235	about 0.0502 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
1,056	Barangay 419Manila	1,567	about 70,905	about 0.0221 km²	−1.88% a year	Urban
1,057	Barangay 7Manila	1,566	about 35,350	about 0.0443 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
1,058	Barangay 125Pasay City	1,554	about 63,689	about 0.0244 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
1,059	Barangay 388Manila	1,553	about 61,142	about 0.0254 km²	5.14% a year	Urban
1,060	Barangay 339Manila	1,551	about 56,196	about 0.0276 km²	5.01% a year	Urban
1,061	Barangay 563Manila	1,549	about 113,897	about 0.0136 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
1,062	Barangay 597Manila	1,544	about 50,458	about 0.0306 km²	−1.89% a year	Urban
1,063	Barangay 800Manila	1,541	about 81,534	about 0.0189 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
1,064	Barangay 559Manila	1,535	about 108,099	about 0.0142 km²	4.36% a year	Urban
1,065	Barangay 426Manila	1,529	about 48,540	about 0.0315 km²	−3.66% a year	Urban
1,066	Barangay 58Pasay City	1,527	about 40,079	about 0.0381 km²	2.42% a year	Urban
1,067	Barangay 845Manila	1,527	about 87,257	about 0.0175 km²	3.76% a year	Urban
1,068	Barangay 507Manila	1,526	about 61,781	about 0.0247 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
1,069	Barangay 152Pasay City	1,521	about 36,651	about 0.0415 km²	5.45% a year	Urban
1,070	Barangay 10Caloocan City	1,517	about 69,587	about 0.0218 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
1,071	Barangay 833Manila	1,517	about 23,629	about 0.0642 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
1,072	Barangay 59Pasay City	1,514	about 33,946	about 0.0446 km²	−2.14% a year	Urban
1,073	Barangay 118Pasay City	1,513	about 57,748	about 0.0262 km²	−1.83% a year	Urban
1,074	Barangay 528Manila	1,510	about 66,228	about 0.0228 km²	1.26% a year	Urban
1,075	Barangay 624Manila	1,510	about 61,885	about 0.0244 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
1,076	Barangay 44Pasay City	1,506	about 26,467	about 0.0569 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
1,077	Barangay 90Pasay City	1,506	about 68,767	about 0.0219 km²	−1.66% a year	Urban
1,078	Barangay 111Caloocan City	1,505	about 61,934	about 0.0243 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
1,079	Barangay 176Pasay City	1,503	about 107,357	about 0.014 km²	−1.74% a year	Urban
1,080	Barangay 41Pasay City	1,502	about 39,217	about 0.0383 km²	−1.37% a year	Urban
1,081	Barangay 626Manila	1,502	about 45,515	about 0.033 km²	3.81% a year	Urban
1,082	Barangay 346Manila	1,501	about 50,709	about 0.0296 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
1,083	Barangay 54Pasay City	1,499	about 159,638	about 0.00939 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
1,084	Barangay 55Caloocan City	1,497	about 20,821	about 0.0719 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
1,085	Barangay 746Manila	1,494	about 43,304	about 0.0345 km²	−2.54% a year	Urban
1,086	Barangay 186Manila	1,492	about 32,086	about 0.0465 km²	−2.78% a year	Urban
1,087	Barangay 654Manila	1,492	about 17,090	about 0.0873 km²	8.99% a year	Urban
1,088	Barangay 863Manila	1,492	about 39,576	about 0.0377 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
1,089	Barangay 107Pasay City	1,489	about 57,713	about 0.0258 km²	−1.13% a year	Urban
1,090	Barangay 163Pasay City	1,487	about 91,790	about 0.0162 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
1,091	Barangay 394Manila	1,487	about 55,485	about 0.0268 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
1,092	Barangay 470Manila	1,487	about 5,407	about 0.275 km²	−9.55% a year	Urban
1,093	Barangay 46Caloocan City	1,479	about 34,157	about 0.0433 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
1,094	Barangay 809Manila	1,479	about 75,076	about 0.0197 km²	5.37% a year	Urban
1,095	Barangay 694Manila	1,478	about 20,556	about 0.0719 km²	3.49% a year	Urban
1,096	Barangay 786Manila	1,476	about 51,429	about 0.0287 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
1,097	Barangay 537Manila	1,474	about 87,738	about 0.0168 km²	7.62% a year	Urban
1,098	Barangay 381Manila	1,473	about 49,100	about 0.030 km²	−1.83% a year	Urban
1,099	Barangay 72Pasay City	1,470	about 75,385	about 0.0195 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
1,100	Barangay 815Manila	1,470	about 50,515	about 0.0291 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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