Highly urbanized city

Caloocan City

Caloocan City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. Its population was 1,712,945 in the 2024 census, and it has 193 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas. A place shown plain has no rate: its border changed after 2020.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^{[3, 4]}Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
1,712,945
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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
Up 15% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 12 of every 100 people in Metro Manila lived in Caloocan City in 2024 (12.23%)
Inside itSources
193
barangays
LandSources
56.59 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Caloocan City's land would fill a square about 7.5 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 30,269 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 303 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
409,606
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
100%
All of the people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1380100000^[6]Formerly 137501000
ZIP codes: 1400 to 1428ZIP codes by areaCaloocan City has no ZIP code of its own: PHLPost gives one to each area, as below.Caloocan City CPO1400Baesa1401Sta. Quiteria1402Grace Park East1403San Jose14041st Ave. to 7th Ave. - West1405Grace Park West1406University Hills1407Sangandaan1408Kaunlaran Village1409Maypajo1410Fish Market1411Isla de Cocomo1412Kapitbahayan East1413Kaybiga/Deparo1420Bagumbong / Pag-asa1421Novaliches North (Camarin North)1422Lilles Ville Subdivision1423Capitol Parkland Subdivision1424Amparo Subdivision1425Bankers Village1426Tala Leprosarium1427Victory Heights1427Bagong Silang1428From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[16, 17]}

People

Caloocan City had 1,712,945 people in the 2024 census, up 15% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Caloocan City had the 3rd most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila in 2024^[1]

1Quezon City3,084,270
2Manila1,902,590
3Caloocan City1,712,945
4Taguig City1,308,085
5Pasig City853,050
6Valenzuela City725,173
7Parañaque City703,245

All 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 41 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Barangay 171116,0137 in 100
Barangay 178112,5827 in 100
Barangay 17787,3815 in 100
Barangay 17574,7604 in 100
Barangay 16758,3573 in 100
Barangay 176-E53,3413 in 100
Barangay 176-D50,9403 in 100
Barangay 176-A48,7193 in 100
Barangay 17948,6023 in 100
Barangay 176-B43,1353 in 100

See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[5]People living in households, by age and sex

About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.7%)
About 68 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (68.2%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	145,697	75,681	70,016
5 - 9	145,050	75,711	69,339
10 - 14	148,558	77,099	71,459
15 - 19	147,434	75,781	71,653
20 - 24	159,283	80,943	78,340
25 - 29	156,263	77,774	78,489
30 - 34	142,669	71,265	71,404
35 - 39	121,025	60,637	60,388
40 - 44	112,645	56,699	55,946
45 - 49	103,106	52,704	50,402
50 - 54	83,282	41,653	41,629
55 - 59	73,910	37,014	36,896
60 - 64	68,018	34,837	33,181
65 - 69	44,640	21,579	23,061
70 - 74	28,522	12,222	16,300
75 - 79	16,832	6,660	10,172
80 - 84	8,081	2,482	5,599
85 and over	5,963	1,477	4,486

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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: 1,712,945^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 409,606^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.2 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Metro Manila, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 12.23%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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: 100% (1,712,945 people)^[7]
Men and women, 2024: 862,218 men, 848,760 women^[5]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	1,712,945^{[1, 2]}	0.73% a year	409,606	4.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	1,661,584^[1]	1.01% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	1,583,978^[1]	1.18% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	1,489,040^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	1,381,610^[37]	2.23% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	1,177,604^{[37, 38]}	3.06% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	1,023,159^[37]	5.64% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	763,415^[37]	5.02% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	467,816^[37]	3.32% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	397,201^[37]	7.69% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	274,453^[37]	6.40% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	145,523^[37]	—	—	—

Barangays

Caloocan City is made up of 193 barangays.

Barangays of Caloocan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Barangay 171	116,013	6.77%	0.91% a year	about 6.19 km²	Urban
Barangay 178	112,582	6.57%	0.51% a year	about 2.20 km²	Urban
Barangay 177	87,381	5.1%	0.91% a year	about 2.80 km²	Urban
Barangay 175	74,760	4.36%	1.00% a year	about 2.85 km²	Urban
Barangay 167	58,357	3.41%	0.55% a year	about 2.89 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-E	53,341	3.11%	no 2020 count	about 0.769 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-D	50,940	2.97%	no 2020 count	about 0.766 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-A	48,719	2.84%	no 2020 count	about 1.08 km²	Urban
Barangay 179	48,602	2.84%	0.90% a year	about 2.96 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-B	43,135	2.52%	no 2020 count	about 0.764 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-C	39,837	2.33%	no 2020 count	about 0.725 km²	Urban
Barangay 168	37,107	2.17%	0.91% a year	about 2.17 km²	Urban
Barangay 12	35,887	2.1%	1.08% a year	about 0.301 km²	Urban
Barangay 28	34,247	2%	0.83% a year	about 0.466 km²	Urban
Barangay 188	33,787	1.97%	0.90% a year	about 0.753 km²	Urban
Barangay 176-F	30,953	1.81%	no 2020 count	about 1.02 km²	Urban
Barangay 185	28,005	1.63%	0.73% a year	about 0.707 km²	Urban
Barangay 165	27,597	1.61%	0.87% a year	about 0.942 km²	Urban
Barangay 186	26,285	1.53%	0.88% a year	about 1.10 km²	Urban
Barangay 187	25,566	1.49%	0.49% a year	about 0.643 km²	Urban
Barangay 174	25,538	1.49%	0.51% a year	about 0.918 km²	Urban
Barangay 172	23,849	1.39%	1.05% a year	about 1.33 km²	Urban
Barangay 35	23,716	1.38%	0.56% a year	about 0.243 km²	Urban
Barangay 8	23,262	1.36%	−0.14% a year	about 0.31 km²	Urban
Barangay 181	22,582	1.32%	0.34% a year	about 0.967 km²	Urban
Barangay 14	21,553	1.26%	−0.39% a year	about 0.419 km²	Urban
Barangay 166	21,144	1.23%	0.18% a year	about 1.74 km²	Urban
Barangay 164	20,207	1.18%	0.89% a year	about 0.604 km²	Urban
Barangay 180	19,513	1.14%	0.89% a year	about 0.867 km²	Urban
Barangay 73	17,965	1.05%	0.43% a year	about 0.15 km²	Urban
Barangay 160	17,469	1.02%	0.90% a year	about 0.47 km²	Urban
Barangay 162	16,606	0.97%	0.74% a year	about 0.57 km²	Urban
Barangay 173	15,702	0.92%	0.84% a year	about 0.919 km²	Urban
Barangay 163	15,645	0.91%	1.85% a year	about 0.598 km²	Urban
Barangay 170	13,401	0.78%	0.92% a year	about 0.629 km²	Urban
Barangay 18	11,293	0.66%	0.78% a year	about 0.104 km²	Urban
Barangay 161	10,010	0.58%	0.71% a year	about 0.556 km²	Urban
Barangay 182	9,621	0.56%	0.90% a year	about 0.845 km²	Urban
Barangay 120	8,584	0.5%	0.90% a year	about 0.11 km²	Urban
Barangay 132	8,163	0.48%	0.60% a year	about 0.0506 km²	Urban
Barangay 20	8,055	0.47%	0.49% a year	about 0.113 km²	Urban
Barangay 183	7,634	0.45%	0.90% a year	about 0.566 km²	Urban
Barangay 34	6,594	0.38%	0.55% a year	about 0.0562 km²	Urban
Barangay 156	6,371	0.37%	0.51% a year	about 0.0514 km²	Urban
Barangay 118	6,079	0.35%	0.98% a year	about 0.209 km²	Urban
Barangay 22	5,747	0.34%	0.40% a year	about 0.119 km²	Urban
Barangay 133	5,690	0.33%	0.44% a year	about 0.0341 km²	Urban
Barangay 33	5,676	0.33%	0.92% a year	about 0.0728 km²	Urban
Barangay 159	5,645	0.33%	0.73% a year	about 0.108 km²	Urban
Barangay 149	5,457	0.32%	0.91% a year	about 0.0405 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 193. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Caloocan City covers 56.59 km² of land, 30,269 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 147 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand 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: 56.59 km²^[8]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 30,269 people per km²^[8]
Coordinates: 14.75732° N, 121.06776° E^{[3, 4]}The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[33]

Lowest: 0 m
Average: 51 m
Highest: 147 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[34]

Bagong Silang River9.0 of 9.2 km
Marilao River4.5 of 43.6 km
Casili Creek1.2 km
Tullahan River0.8 of 26.4 km
Estero de Maypajo0.8 of 1.5 km
Pasong Malapad Creek0.7 km

Peaks^[34]

Pasong Balita Hillheight not mapped
Telero Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I^[35]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Science Garden, the nearest PAGASA station, 13 km away^[36]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,786 mm of rain on 143 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Science Garden, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	27 mm	4	26.0 °C	30.6 °C	21.4 °C
February	24 mm	3	26.5 °C	31.5 °C	21.5 °C
March	33 mm	4	27.8 °C	32.9 °C	22.6 °C
April	42 mm	5	29.4 °C	34.6 °C	24.1 °C
May	212 mm	12	29.8 °C	34.4 °C	25.1 °C
June	323 mm	17	29.1 °C	33.1 °C	25.0 °C
July	517 mm	21	28.2 °C	31.8 °C	24.5 °C
August	569 mm	21	27.9 °C	31.2 °C	24.6 °C
September	500 mm	21	27.9 °C	31.5 °C	24.4 °C
October	284 mm	15	27.8 °C	31.7 °C	23.9 °C
November	141 mm	12	27.4 °C	31.6 °C	23.2 °C
December	115 mm	8	26.6 °C	30.7 °C	22.4 °C
The year	2,786 mm	143	27.8 °C	32.1 °C	23.6 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 43 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Caloocan City's economy made ₱310.8 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱184,157 for each person. About 3 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱310.8 billion^[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱259.1 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 3.8%^[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱184,157^[22]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 3.0% of people^[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[6]

About 3 of every 100 people in Caloocan City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (3.0%)^[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 1.7% and 4.4%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱37,711 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

127government offices
28hospitals and health centres
188schools
170places of worship
21markets
27stations and terminals
14parks
6monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 4, 10]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Caloocan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices77

71 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Hospitals and health centres28

22 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Markets21

15 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Stations and terminals27

21 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Parks14

8 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 193 barangays of Caloocan City

Monuments and memorials6

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Caloocan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[14, 15]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city^[6]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary^{[18, 19]}

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district64 barangays

Barangays 1 to 4, 77 to 85, 132 to 175, 177

2nd district118 barangays

Barangays 5 to 76, 86 to 131

3rd district11 barangays

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Dale Gonzalo Rigor Malapitan^[24]
Vice mayor
Anna Karina Rebuelta Teh-Limsico^[24]
2022–2025
Mayor
Dale Gonzalo Rigor Malapitan^[25]
Vice mayor
Anna Karina Rebuelta Teh-Limsico^[25]
2019–2022
Mayor
Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[26]
Vice mayor
Luis Macario Enriquez Asistio^[26]
2016–2019
Mayor
Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[27]
Vice mayor
Luis Macario Enriquez Asistio^[27]
2013–2016
Mayor
Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[28]
Vice mayor
Macario Enriquez Asistio III^[28]
2010–2013
Mayor
Enrico Reantillo Echiverri^[29]
Vice mayor
Edgar Ranes Erice^[29]
2007–2010
Mayor
Enrico Reantillo Echiverri^[30]
Vice mayor
Luis Tito Yaranon Varela^[30]
2004–2007
Mayor
Enrico Recom Echiverri^[31]
Vice mayor
Luis Tito Varela^[31]
2001–2004
Mayor
Reynaldo Oliver Malonzo^[32]
Vice mayor
Luis Tito Yaranon Varela^[32]

Mayors and vice mayors of Caloocan City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Dale Gonzalo Rigor Malapitan^[24]	Anna Karina Rebuelta Teh-Limsico^[24]
2022–2025	Dale Gonzalo Rigor Malapitan^[25]	Anna Karina Rebuelta Teh-Limsico^[25]
2019–2022	Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[26]	Luis Macario Enriquez Asistio^[26]
2016–2019	Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[27]	Luis Macario Enriquez Asistio^[27]
2013–2016	Oscar Gonzales Malapitan^[28]	Macario Enriquez Asistio III^[28]
2010–2013	Enrico Reantillo Echiverri^[29]	Edgar Ranes Erice^[29]
2007–2010	Enrico Reantillo Echiverri^[30]	Luis Tito Yaranon Varela^[30]
2004–2007	Enrico Recom Echiverri^[31]	Luis Tito Varela^[31]
2001–2004	Reynaldo Oliver Malonzo^[32]	Luis Tito Yaranon Varela^[32]

History & Identity

Stories from Metro Manila

Caloocan City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Metro Manila, which Caloocan City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Metro Manila
For 27 years, the capital was not Manila
Quezon City was the capital for 27 years, and Metro Manila was only put together in 1975: four cities and thirteen towns. Even Manila's name has two competing stories.
The Map Moved

All Stories

Old photographs of Caloocan City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

All 7 in the Archive

Caloocan City's fiesta and days

Local special non-working holiday in the City of CaloocanLocal special day · Every 16 February · next Tuesday, 16 February 2027

Everything listed for Caloocan City in Now

Official name: City of Caloocan^[6]
Created: The City of Caloocan was created by Republic Act No. 3278, its charter, approved on June 17, 1961; the city took in the territory of the Municipality of Caloocan, Rizal.^[11]

Its story

In 1903 the Philippine Commission combined Novaliches with Caloocan into one municipality, with its seat at Caloocan.^[12]

Republic Act No. 3278, approved June 17, 1961, made Caloocan a city.^[11]

Republic Act No. 5502, approved June 21, 1969, revised the city charter.^[13]

Timeline

October 12, 1903
Act No. 942 joined Novaliches to the municipality of Caloocan, seat at Caloocan.^[12]
June 17, 1961
Republic Act No. 3278 created the City of Caloocan (approved).^[11]
June 21, 1969
Republic Act No. 5502 revised the Caloocan city charter (approved).^[13]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

January to March 2009
Its name corrected; it was listed as Kalookan City, by RA 3278.^[39]

Nearby

Caloocan City shares a border with 9 places.

How it compares

Caloocan City beside Metro Manila, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila.

Caloocan City beside Metro Manila
Figure	Caloocan City	Metro Manila	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila
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	1,712,945^{[1, 2]}	14,001,751	3rd of 17
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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	0.73% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.91% a year	9th of 17
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	30,269^[8]more crowded	22,561	3rd of 17
Land areaLand 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	56.59 km²^[8]	620.61 km²	2nd of 17
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	4.2^{[1, 2]}higher	3.7	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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	100%^[7]about the same	100%	not ranked

Shares a border with^{[3, 4]}

How far, in a straight line^{[3, 4]}

Manila: 20.0 km southwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^{[3, 4]}

Quezon CityMetro Manila6.7 km south
San Jose Del Monte CityBulacan6.8 km north
Valenzuela CityMetro Manila11.3 km southwest
Meycauayan CityBulacan11.3 km west
Santa MariaBulacan11.9 km northwest
MarilaoBulacan12.4 km west

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