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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, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	Barangay 106Pasay City	1,199	about 100,756	about 0.0119 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
1,252	Barangay 558Manila	1,198	about 84,366	about 0.0142 km²	−1.20% a year	Urban
1,253	Barangay 718Manila	1,196	about 141,874	about 0.00843 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
1,254	Barangay 115Caloocan City	1,194	about 93,281	about 0.0128 km²	3.11% a year	Urban
1,255	Barangay 69Pasay City	1,193	about 92,481	about 0.0129 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
1,256	Barangay 112Caloocan City	1,192	about 48,259	about 0.0247 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
1,257	Barangay 516Manila	1,192	about 69,302	about 0.0172 km²	2.24% a year	Urban
1,258	Barangay 578Manila	1,186	about 46,693	about 0.0254 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
1,259	Barangay 84Manila	1,176	about 80,548	about 0.0146 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
1,260	Barangay 751Manila	1,175	about 46,627	about 0.0252 km²	−6.30% a year	Urban
1,261	Barangay 547Manila	1,170	about 41,637	about 0.0281 km²	2.42% a year	Urban
1,262	Barangay 358Manila	1,167	about 57,206	about 0.0204 km²	3.06% a year	Urban
1,263	Barangay 448Manila	1,167	about 63,081	about 0.0185 km²	−3.86% a year	Urban
1,264	Barangay 201Manila	1,166	about 22,210	about 0.0525 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
1,265	Barangay 492Manila	1,165	about 38,322	about 0.0304 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
1,266	Barangay 309Manila	1,162	about 19,049	about 0.061 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
1,267	Barangay 45Pasay City	1,157	about 37,565	about 0.0308 km²	−8.45% a year	Urban
1,268	Barangay 168Manila	1,154	about 38,086	about 0.0303 km²	−4.31% a year	Urban
1,269	Barangay 405Manila	1,153	about 70,736	about 0.0163 km²	3.50% a year	Urban
1,270	Barangay 132Manila	1,151	about 27,210	about 0.0423 km²	5.38% a year	Urban
1,271	Barangay 555Manila	1,151	about 66,149	about 0.0174 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
1,272	Barangay 95Pasay City	1,151	about 51,156	about 0.0225 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
1,273	Barangay 68Caloocan City	1,149	about 20,555	about 0.0559 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
1,274	Barangay 8Pasay City	1,147	about 52,136	about 0.022 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
1,275	PuloValenzuela City	1,147	about 22,579	about 0.0508 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
1,276	Barangay 158Pasay City	1,141	about 60,370	about 0.0189 km²	4.20% a year	Urban
1,277	Barangay 207Manila	1,139	about 22,871	about 0.0498 km²	−6.99% a year	Urban
1,278	Barangay 585Manila	1,138	about 16,589	about 0.0686 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
1,279	Barangay 560Manila	1,133	about 74,052	about 0.0153 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
1,280	Barangay 861Manila	1,131	about 54,638	about 0.0207 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
1,281	Barangay 511Manila	1,129	about 51,789	about 0.0218 km²	−3.99% a year	Urban
1,282	Barangay 534Manila	1,128	about 64,091	about 0.0176 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
1,283	Barangay 472Manila	1,126	about 68,242	about 0.0165 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
1,284	Barangay 151Pasay City	1,123	about 69,752	about 0.0161 km²	−1.08% a year	Urban
1,285	MaboloValenzuela City	1,122	about 11,974	about 0.0937 km²	7.47% a year	Urban
1,286	Barangay 851Manila	1,121	about 47,300	about 0.0237 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
1,287	Barangay 355Manila	1,118	about 24,518	about 0.0456 km²	3.46% a year	Urban
1,288	Barangay 100Caloocan City	1,117	about 22,119	about 0.0505 km²	3.11% a year	Urban
1,289	Barangay 219Manila	1,117	about 30,108	about 0.0371 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
1,290	Barangay 616Manila	1,117	about 35,348	about 0.0316 km²	5.04% a year	Urban
1,291	Barangay 392Manila	1,115	about 37,416	about 0.0298 km²	12.00% a year	Urban
1,292	Barangay 86Caloocan City	1,113	about 16,177	about 0.0688 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
1,293	Barangay 138Pasay City	1,110	about 75,510	about 0.0147 km²	1.79% a year	Urban
1,294	Barangay 145Manila	1,109	about 62,655	about 0.0177 km²	1.81% a year	Urban
1,295	Barangay 17Pasay City	1,109	about 91,653	about 0.0121 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
1,296	Barangay 134Manila	1,104	about 32,471	about 0.034 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
1,297	Barangay 15Manila	1,104	about 157,265	about 0.00702 km²	−0.32% a year	Urban
1,298	Barangay 272Manila	1,103	about 55,707	about 0.0198 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
1,299	Barangay 160Pasay City	1,101	about 58,877	about 0.0187 km²	−2.90% a year	Urban
1,300	Barangay 60Pasay City	1,101	about 30,331	about 0.0363 km²	−6.00% 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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