Barangay

Rivera

Rivera is a barangay in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Its population was 2,439 in the 2024 census, living in 821 households.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

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

PeopleSources
2,439
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
Down 14.9% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
18th
of the 21 barangays of San Juan City 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 2 of every 100 people in San Juan City lived in Rivera in 2024 (1.82%)
LandSources
0.0647 km²
of land, measured by Scene (approximate)Land 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: Rivera's land would fill a square about 250 metres 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: about 37,697 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 377 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
821
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
3.0 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
Urban
as the PSA classes it, 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: 1381400015^[4]Formerly 137405015

People

Rivera had 2,439 people in the 2024 census, down 14.9% from 2010.

People at each census

Rivera had the 18th most people of the 21 barangays of San Juan City in 2024^[2]

15Ermitaño3,680
16Onse3,636
17Maytunas3,308
18Rivera2,439
19Halo-halo1,778
20Progreso1,752
21Isabelita1,694

All 21 barangays of San Juan City

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: 2,439^[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: 821^[2]
People in each household, 2024: 3.0 on average^[2]
Share of San Juan City, 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: 1.82%^[2]
Age structure: Not published by the PSA below the city or municipality^[17]The PSA's 2020 age tables stop at the city or municipality: it publishes no age structure for a single barangay.

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	2,439^[2]	0.58% a year	821	3.0
2020as of May 1, 2020	2,381^[1]	1.60% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	2,208^[1]	−4.84% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	2,866^[16]	—	—	—

Land & Environment

Rivera covers about 0.0647 km² of land, about 37,697 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 16 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land area, aboutLand 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: 0.0647 km²^[3]Measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, on the Earth's surface. That border is a guide, so the area is approximate.
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: about 37,697 people per km²^{[2, 3]}
Coordinates: 14.60575° N, 121.02209° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[11]

Lowest: 2 m
Average: 9 m
Highest: 16 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.

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^[12]

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, 5 km away^[13]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

Public places

3government offices
1school
1park
1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 6]}

Government offices3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Each place is listed by where it stands on the map, inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map. Near that border, or when its own name says which barangay it belongs to, the address it gives decides. The border is a guide, so a place near the edge may stand in the barangay next door. A place on the shore whose point lies just past the border is given to the nearest barangay. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads Rivera. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Barangay: the punong barangay, who leads it, seven elected members (the kagawad) and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[7]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: Lone district of San Juan City^{[8, 9, 10]}

History & Identity

Stories from Metro Manila

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

Nearby

Rivera shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Rivera beside San Juan City, and where it stands among the barangays of San Juan City.

Rivera beside San Juan City
Figure	Rivera	San Juan City	Rank among the barangays of San Juan City
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	2,439^{[2, 14]}	134,312	18th of 21
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	0.58% a year^{[2, 14]}slower	1.48% a year	15th of 21
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	37,697^{[2, 3, 15]}more crowded	23,399	7th of 21
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	0.0647 km²^{[3, 15]}	5.74 km²	18th of 21
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	3.0^{[2, 14]}lower	3.6	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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