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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Metro Manila, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	Santa CruzPasig City	5,821	about 123,326	about 0.0472 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
402	Barangay 104Manila	5,801	about 147,985	about 0.0392 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
403	Barangay 22Caloocan City	5,747	about 48,294	about 0.119 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
404	Barangay 133Caloocan City	5,690	about 166,862	about 0.0341 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
405	Barangay 33Caloocan City	5,676	about 77,967	about 0.0728 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
406	Barangay 836Manila	5,673	about 112,783	about 0.0503 km²	1.57% a year	Urban
407	Barangay 159Caloocan City	5,645	about 52,269	about 0.108 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
408	PaligsahanQuezon City	5,627	about 9,570	about 0.588 km²	11.92% a year	Urban
409	ValenzuelaMakati City	5,598	about 23,423	about 0.239 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
410	Barangay 36Pasay City	5,575	about 160,663	about 0.0347 km²	9.63% a year	Urban
411	Santo Rosario-KanluranPateros	5,504	about 47,448	about 0.116 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
412	Barangay 172Pasay City	5,502	about 134,195	about 0.041 km²	2.72% a year	Urban
413	Barangay 767Manila	5,497	about 129,953	about 0.0423 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
414	VitalezParañaque City	5,477	about 26,206	about 0.209 km²	1.73% a year	Urban
415	MagallanesMakati City	5,473	about 4,450	about 1.23 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
416	Barangay 149Caloocan City	5,457	about 134,741	about 0.0405 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
417	Addition HillsSan Juan City	5,436	about 14,934	about 0.364 km²	8.84% a year	Urban
418	Old ZañigaMandaluyong City	5,435	about 22,004	about 0.247 km²	−4.68% a year	Urban
419	Barangay 830Manila	5,407	about 12,813	about 0.422 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
420	Barangay 151Caloocan City	5,377	about 150,616	about 0.0357 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
421	MalinaoPasig City	5,370	about 22,099	about 0.243 km²	2.64% a year	Urban
422	Barangay 704Manila	5,339	about 147,895	about 0.0361 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
423	Barangay 709Manila	5,339	about 121,066	about 0.0441 km²	6.20% a year	Urban
424	KalusuganQuezon City	5,334	about 12,434	about 0.429 km²	2.63% a year	Urban
425	PinagkaisahanMakati City	5,323	about 33,904	about 0.157 km²	2.98% a year	Urban
426	Barangay 187Pasay City	5,321	about 222,636	about 0.0239 km²	3.40% a year	Urban
427	Barangay 2Caloocan City	5,226	about 96,421	about 0.0542 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
428	LourdesQuezon City	5,214	about 6,897	about 0.756 km²	3.47% a year	Urban
429	MaharlikaQuezon City	5,211	about 13,396	about 0.389 km²	4.43% a year	Urban
430	Barangay 129Manila	5,207	about 109,852	about 0.0474 km²	−2.21% a year	Urban
431	IslaValenzuela City	5,161	about 10,934	about 0.472 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
432	Martires Del 96Pateros	5,130	about 39,462	about 0.13 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
433	Barangay 108Manila	5,114	about 158,820	about 0.0322 km²	−1.26% a year	Urban
434	Buayang BatoMandaluyong City	5,086	about 61,203	about 0.0831 km²	14.30% a year	Urban
435	Barangay 103Manila	5,071	about 153,202	about 0.0331 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
436	Barangay 169Caloocan City	5,057	about 10,783	about 0.469 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
437	SilanganQuezon City	5,011	about 21,978	about 0.228 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
438	KasilawanMakati City	5,007	about 49,088	about 0.102 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
439	Barangay 95Manila	4,994	about 149,075	about 0.0335 km²	−2.47% a year	Urban
440	Pedro CruzSan Juan City	4,971	about 26,726	about 0.186 km²	4.51% a year	Urban
441	AcaciaMalabon City	4,965	about 24,458	about 0.203 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
442	Laging HandaQuezon City	4,963	about 7,915	about 0.627 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
443	KapasiganPasig City	4,952	about 31,342	about 0.158 km²	0.88% a year	Urban
444	Paang BundokQuezon City	4,900	about 31,013	about 0.158 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
445	San RoquePateros	4,897	about 26,614	about 0.184 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
446	Barangay 650Manila	4,889	about 46,123	about 0.106 km²	−1.48% a year	Urban
447	Barangay 145Caloocan City	4,886	about 161,254	about 0.0303 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
448	TalayanQuezon City	4,832	about 9,801	about 0.493 km²	2.26% a year	Urban
449	Barangay 14Pasay City	4,807	about 180,037	about 0.0267 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
450	Quirino 2-AQuezon City	4,751	about 27,462	about 0.173 km²	0.66% 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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