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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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	CemboTaguig City	25,468	about 58,547	about 0.435 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
152	HagonoyTaguig City	25,455	about 10,695	about 2.38 km²	3.91% a year	Urban
153	LingunanValenzuela City	25,423	about 12,648	about 2.01 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
154	Concepcion DosMarikina City	25,268	about 12,634	about 2.00 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
155	SocorroQuezon City	25,177	about 21,336	about 1.18 km²	3.03% a year	Urban
156	PunturinValenzuela City	25,170	about 13,830	about 1.82 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
157	South Daang HariTaguig City	25,037	about 105,641	about 0.237 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
158	San JoseNavotas City	24,722	about 34,722	about 0.712 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
159	TanyagTaguig City	24,705	about 67,316	about 0.367 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
160	Barangka IlayaMandaluyong City	24,467	about 50,447	about 0.485 km²	2.21% a year	Urban
161	Santa AnaTaguig City	24,174	about 12,525	about 1.93 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
162	Greater LagroQuezon City	24,104	about 5,658	about 4.26 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
163	BagumbayanQuezon City	24,092	about 17,087	about 1.41 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
164	Lawang BatoValenzuela City	23,880	about 8,684	about 2.75 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
165	Barangay 172Caloocan City	23,849	about 17,932	about 1.33 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
166	Barangay 35Caloocan City	23,716	about 97,597	about 0.243 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
167	MaysanValenzuela City	23,501	about 10,931	about 2.15 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
168	Barangay 8Caloocan City	23,262	about 75,039	about 0.31 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
169	San AntonioQuezon City	22,880	about 30,547	about 0.749 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
170	New Alabang VillageMuntinlupa City	22,850	about 3,365	about 6.79 km²	−2.24% a year	Urban
171	SangandaanQuezon City	22,847	about 25,442	about 0.898 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
172	NBBS KaunlaranNavotas City	22,647	about 25,648	about 0.883 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
173	Barangay 181Caloocan City	22,582	about 23,353	about 0.967 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
174	PinyahanQuezon City	22,335	about 14,136	about 1.58 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
175	Barangay 128Manila	22,298	about 20,839	about 1.07 km²	−1.45% a year	Urban
176	BalingasaQuezon City	22,109	about 28,713	about 0.77 km²	3.36% a year	Urban
177	Bagong IlogPasig City	21,909	about 17,958	about 1.22 km²	1.79% a year	Urban
178	Krus Na LigasQuezon City	21,898	about 96,044	about 0.228 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
179	Loyola HeightsQuezon City	21,768	about 8,921	about 2.44 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
180	ManresaQuezon City	21,729	about 26,085	about 0.833 km²	5.73% a year	Urban
181	ParadaValenzuela City	21,602	about 14,695	about 1.47 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
182	Guadalupe NuevoMakati City	21,596	about 37,170	about 0.581 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
183	Barangay 14Caloocan City	21,553	about 51,439	about 0.419 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
184	Barangay 166Caloocan City	21,144	about 12,152	about 1.74 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
185	Barangay 275Manila	20,995	about 77,472	about 0.271 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
186	PinedaPasig City	20,986	about 35,874	about 0.585 km²	1.78% a year	Urban
187	BambangPasig City	20,908	about 39,901	about 0.524 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
188	Barangay 201Pasay City	20,673	about 50,056	about 0.413 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
189	Dela PazPasig City	20,484	about 15,518	about 1.32 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
190	PanghuloMalabon City	20,317	about 11,479	about 1.77 km²	3.30% a year	Urban
191	Barangay 164Caloocan City	20,207	about 33,455	about 0.604 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
192	San RoqueNavotas City	20,173	about 66,798	about 0.302 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
193	DalandananValenzuela City	20,084	about 16,598	about 1.21 km²	−3.83% a year	Urban
194	CentralQuezon City	20,031	about 14,838	about 1.35 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
195	ZapoteLas Piñas City	19,994	about 33,268	about 0.601 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
196	Damayang LagiQuezon City	19,920	about 24,653	about 0.808 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
197	Pamplona UnoLas Piñas City	19,658	about 23,770	about 0.827 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
198	San RoqueQuezon City	19,654	about 30,052	about 0.654 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
199	PalingonTaguig City	19,628	about 13,726	about 1.43 km²	4.84% a year	Urban
200	Barangay 180Caloocan City	19,513	about 22,506	about 0.867 km²	0.89% 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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