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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, 1,451 to 1,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,451	Barangay 316Manila	856	about 43,897	about 0.0195 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
1,452	Barangay 463Manila	856	about 63,881	about 0.0134 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
1,453	Barangay 140Caloocan City	850	about 15,712	about 0.0541 km²	1.56% a year	Urban
1,454	Barangay 48Caloocan City	848	about 23,043	about 0.0368 km²	8.39% a year	Urban
1,455	Barangay 703Manila	848	about 14,397	about 0.0589 km²	61.81% a year	Urban
1,456	Barangay 888Manila	846	about 12,975	about 0.0652 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
1,457	Barangay 78Manila	844	about 57,027	about 0.0148 km²	−8.47% a year	Urban
1,458	Barangay 326Manila	841	about 68,374	about 0.0123 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
1,459	Barangay 44Manila	841	about 16,050	about 0.0524 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
1,460	Barangay 53Pasay City	840	about 63,636	about 0.0132 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
1,461	Barangay 716Manila	836	about 169,919	about 0.00492 km²	−2.27% a year	Urban
1,462	Barangay 742Manila	836	about 110,000	about 0.0076 km²	0.85% a year	Urban
1,463	Barangay 77Caloocan City	833	about 14,288	about 0.0583 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
1,464	Barangay 801Manila	832	about 39,809	about 0.0209 km²	7.56% a year	Urban
1,465	Barangay 543Manila	830	about 68,033	about 0.0122 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
1,466	Barangay 638Manila	828	about 6,571	about 0.126 km²	10.55% a year	Urban
1,467	Barangay 3Pasay City	822	about 40,493	about 0.0203 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
1,468	Barangay 864Manila	822	about 41,307	about 0.0199 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
1,469	Barangay 439Manila	821	about 45,611	about 0.018 km²	−5.77% a year	Urban
1,470	Barangay 608Manila	821	about 31,699	about 0.0259 km²	2.00% a year	Urban
1,471	Barangay 83Pasay City	821	about 29,746	about 0.0276 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
1,472	Barangay 488Manila	818	about 36,518	about 0.0224 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
1,473	Barangay 143Pasay City	817	about 13,199	about 0.0619 km²	−11.97% a year	Urban
1,474	Barangay 506Manila	816	about 50,061	about 0.0163 km²	4.92% a year	Urban
1,475	Barangay 57Manila	815	about 29,422	about 0.0277 km²	−1.88% a year	Urban
1,476	Barangay 509Manila	814	about 36,833	about 0.0221 km²	−9.95% a year	Urban
1,477	Barangay 541Manila	812	about 58,841	about 0.0138 km²	13.16% a year	Urban
1,478	Barangay 84Pasay City	810	about 60,902	about 0.0133 km²	2.90% a year	Urban
1,479	Barangay 153Pasay City	809	about 33,156	about 0.0244 km²	−11.82% a year	Urban
1,480	Barangay 816Manila	806	about 75,327	about 0.0107 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
1,481	Barangay 94Caloocan City	806	about 18,614	about 0.0433 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
1,482	Barangay 126Pasay City	805	about 62,403	about 0.0129 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
1,483	Barangay 526Manila	805	about 62,891	about 0.0128 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
1,484	Barangay 641Manila	805	about 9,096	about 0.0885 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
1,485	Barangay 877Manila	805	about 27,104	about 0.0297 km²	−17.69% a year	Urban
1,486	Barangay 382Manila	804	about 24,144	about 0.0333 km²	−2.56% a year	Urban
1,487	Barangay 759Manila	802	about 28,440	about 0.0282 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
1,488	Barangay 102Pasay City	801	about 81,568	about 0.00982 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
1,489	Barangay 577Manila	801	about 66,750	about 0.012 km²	−4.84% a year	Urban
1,490	Barangay 261Manila	800	about 51,613	about 0.0155 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
1,491	Barangay 360Manila	796	about 25,190	about 0.0316 km²	1.73% a year	Urban
1,492	Barangay 524Manila	796	about 31,713	about 0.0251 km²	−1.97% a year	Urban
1,493	Barangay 415Manila	795	about 33,544	about 0.0237 km²	−2.51% a year	Urban
1,494	Barangay 625Manila	794	about 24,658	about 0.0322 km²	−5.98% a year	Urban
1,495	Barangay 734Manila	792	about 52,450	about 0.0151 km²	−3.07% a year	Urban
1,496	Barangay 505Manila	788	about 42,366	about 0.0186 km²	−9.59% a year	Urban
1,497	Barangay 708Manila	788	about 38,818	about 0.0203 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
1,498	Barangay 21Pasay City	782	about 44,181	about 0.0177 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
1,499	Barangay 752Manila	782	about 45,465	about 0.0172 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
1,500	Barangay 318Manila	781	about 61,016	about 0.0128 km²	1.30% 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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