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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, 251 to 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
251	San LorenzoMakati City	14,793	about 8,601	about 1.72 km²	1.24% a year	Urban
252	North Bay Boulevard NorthNavotas City	14,782	about 55,157	about 0.268 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
253	BalangkasValenzuela City	14,658	about 11,821	about 1.24 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
254	North Daang HariTaguig City	14,614	about 132,855	about 0.11 km²	1.61% a year	Urban
255	KaunlaranQuezon City	14,602	about 28,744	about 0.508 km²	4.02% a year	Urban
256	ValenciaQuezon City	14,525	about 33,087	about 0.439 km²	7.13% a year	Urban
257	MalamigMandaluyong City	14,489	about 45,851	about 0.316 km²	4.51% a year	Urban
258	Barangay 184Pasay City	14,217	about 80,322	about 0.177 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
259	San JoaquinPasig City	14,211	about 23,844	about 0.596 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
260	Santo TomasPasig City	13,989	about 100,640	about 0.139 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
261	Manuyo UnoLas Piñas City	13,908	about 12,644	about 1.10 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
262	Wack-wack GreenhillsMandaluyong City	13,775	about 4,766	about 2.89 km²	6.30% a year	Urban
263	Barangay 310Manila	13,761	about 158,172	about 0.087 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
264	SantolanMalabon City	13,736	about 28,033	about 0.49 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
265	DampalitMalabon City	13,710	about 5,761	about 2.38 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
266	Barangay 101Manila	13,659	about 130,086	about 0.105 km²	−2.77% a year	Urban
267	Guadalupe ViejoMakati City	13,525	about 24,238	about 0.558 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
268	Barangay 170Caloocan City	13,401	about 21,305	about 0.629 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
269	ConcepcionMalabon City	13,098	about 33,585	about 0.39 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
270	Veterans VillageQuezon City	13,070	about 25,379	about 0.515 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
271	ColoongValenzuela City	13,035	about 6,583	about 1.98 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
272	CapriQuezon City	12,940	about 136,498	about 0.0948 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
273	Paso De BlasValenzuela City	12,882	about 9,072	about 1.42 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
274	Project 6Quezon City	12,595	about 8,179	about 1.54 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
275	KamuningQuezon City	12,496	about 28,400	about 0.44 km²	−3.11% a year	Urban
276	BaritanMalabon City	12,461	about 36,014	about 0.346 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
277	TuktukanTaguig City	12,414	about 36,946	about 0.336 km²	1.61% a year	Urban
278	Don GaloParañaque City	12,397	about 8,103	about 1.53 km²	3.94% a year	Urban
279	Hulong DuhatMalabon City	12,265	about 22,219	about 0.552 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
280	MarianaQuezon City	12,144	about 7,272	about 1.67 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
281	Fort BonifacioTaguig City	12,140	about 7,987	about 1.52 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
282	Barangay 775Manila	12,116	about 248,279	about 0.0488 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
283	San Martin De PorresQuezon City	12,012	about 57,474	about 0.209 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
284	PalananMakati City	11,934	about 18,445	about 0.647 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
285	La HuertaParañaque City	11,850	about 60,152	about 0.197 km²	8.02% a year	Urban
286	San MiguelTaguig City	11,833	about 15,308	about 0.773 km²	2.84% a year	Urban
287	Elias AldanaLas Piñas City	11,758	about 28,678	about 0.41 km²	3.29% a year	Urban
288	Santo DomingoQuezon City	11,702	about 12,789	about 0.915 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
289	Pamplona DosLas Piñas City	11,443	about 10,127	about 1.13 km²	5.53% a year	Urban
290	Barangka ItaasMandaluyong City	11,354	about 63,430	about 0.179 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
291	Barangay 18Caloocan City	11,293	about 108,587	about 0.104 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
292	RoxasQuezon City	11,214	about 24,592	about 0.456 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
293	San AgustinMalabon City	10,993	about 32,620	about 0.337 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
294	Barangay 118Manila	10,891	about 76,161	about 0.143 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
295	Ligid-TipasTaguig City	10,861	about 22,256	about 0.488 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
296	KatipunanQuezon City	10,837	about 83,362	about 0.13 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
297	Del MonteQuezon City	10,819	about 19,998	about 0.541 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
298	Arkong BatoValenzuela City	10,746	about 28,279	about 0.38 km²	−1.32% a year	Urban
299	Daniel FajardoLas Piñas City	10,719	about 33,289	about 0.322 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
300	ButingPasig City	10,698	about 30,479	about 0.351 km²	0.80% 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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