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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	AguhoPateros	7,448	about 39,829	about 0.187 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
352	Barangay 905Manila	7,428	about 45,293	about 0.164 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
353	BotocanQuezon City	7,406	about 62,763	about 0.118 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
354	San VicenteQuezon City	7,362	about 60,344	about 0.122 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
355	IlayaLas Piñas City	7,287	about 51,681	about 0.141 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
356	DamayanQuezon City	7,254	about 34,875	about 0.208 km²	4.63% a year	Urban
357	Balong BatoQuezon City	7,205	about 21,317	about 0.338 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
358	Barangay 107Manila	7,153	about 45,272	about 0.158 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
359	RinconValenzuela City	7,097	about 17,480	about 0.406 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
360	MilagrosaQuezon City	6,923	about 25,452	about 0.272 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
361	Hagdang Bato LibisMandaluyong City	6,870	about 47,379	about 0.145 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
362	SalvacionQuezon City	6,861	about 32,828	about 0.209 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
363	Barangay 586Manila	6,859	about 61,793	about 0.111 km²	7.34% a year	Urban
364	San IsidroQuezon City	6,794	about 51,083	about 0.133 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
365	PalasanValenzuela City	6,786	about 21,750	about 0.312 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
366	Santa CruzMakati City	6,744	about 14,079	about 0.479 km²	1.52% a year	Urban
367	BagumbuhayQuezon City	6,739	about 28,555	about 0.236 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
368	Bayan-bayananMalabon City	6,708	about 74,286	about 0.0903 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
369	La PazMakati City	6,682	about 26,516	about 0.252 km²	1.24% a year	Urban
370	Unang SigawQuezon City	6,672	about 43,045	about 0.155 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
371	Little BaguioSan Juan City	6,643	about 15,029	about 0.442 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
372	Barangay 34Caloocan City	6,594	about 117,331	about 0.0562 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
373	SantolQuezon City	6,590	about 14,842	about 0.444 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
374	Ugong NorteQuezon City	6,580	about 2,350	about 2.80 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
375	Barangay 630Manila	6,552	about 25,494	about 0.257 km²	8.52% a year	Urban
376	East KamiasQuezon City	6,441	about 23,856	about 0.27 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
377	San Isidro LabradorQuezon City	6,419	about 24,880	about 0.258 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
378	Barangay 156Caloocan City	6,371	about 123,949	about 0.0514 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
379	SagadPasig City	6,357	about 57,791	about 0.11 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
380	Sikatuna VillageQuezon City	6,322	about 15,161	about 0.417 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
381	AliciaQuezon City	6,298	about 55,735	about 0.113 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
382	Navotas WestNavotas City	6,293	about 107,757	about 0.0584 km²	−0.28% a year	Urban
383	Pag-ibig Sa NayonQuezon City	6,279	about 18,095	about 0.347 km²	1.43% a year	Urban
384	Barangay 600Manila	6,276	about 98,063	about 0.064 km²	1.53% a year	Urban
385	Sacred HeartQuezon City	6,261	about 10,889	about 0.575 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
386	Kristong HariQuezon City	6,260	about 18,358	about 0.341 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
387	San IsidroMakati City	6,260	about 13,151	about 0.476 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
388	KabayananSan Juan City	6,258	about 33,827	about 0.185 km²	2.70% a year	Urban
389	Barangay 177Pasay City	6,250	about 117,481	about 0.0532 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
390	Barangay 116Manila	6,182	about 145,459	about 0.0425 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
391	MuzonMalabon City	6,127	about 18,399	about 0.333 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
392	Pleasant HillsMandaluyong City	6,097	about 29,313	about 0.208 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
393	Barangay 118Caloocan City	6,079	about 29,086	about 0.209 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
394	N.S. AmorantoQuezon City	6,061	about 27,803	about 0.218 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
395	Barangay 152Manila	6,016	about 237,787	about 0.0253 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
396	San JoseQuezon City	6,004	about 22,155	about 0.271 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
397	PinagkaisahanQuezon City	5,903	about 17,516	about 0.337 km²	7.50% a year	Urban
398	Barangay 165Pasay City	5,892	about 79,407	about 0.0742 km²	1.79% a year	Urban
399	Barangay 46Pasay City	5,864	about 153,107	about 0.0383 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
400	Barangay 112Manila	5,840	about 211,594	about 0.0276 km²	1.04% 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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