Highly urbanized city

Valenzuela City

Valenzuela City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. Its population was 725,173 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 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.

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

PeopleSources
725,173
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 26% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
6th
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 5 of every 100 people in Metro Manila lived in Valenzuela City in 2024 (5.18%)
Inside itSources
33
barangays
LandSources
45.37 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: Valenzuela City's land would fill a square about 6.7 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: 15,984 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 160 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
206,793
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
3.5 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: 1381600000^[6]Formerly 137504000
ZIP codes: 1440 to 1469ZIP codes by areaValenzuela City has no ZIP code of its own: PHLPost gives one to each area, as below.Valenzuela CPO - Malinta1440Karuhatan1441Fortune Vil. - Paseo De Blas - Gen. T. De Leon1442Dalandan-West Canumay1443Arkong Bato-Rincon-PasoloMalanday-Mabolo-Polo1444Balangkas-Caloong1445Lingunan1446East Canumay - Lawang Bato Pun1447Mapulang Lupa1448Valenzuela P.O. Boxes1469From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[18, 19]}

People

Valenzuela City had 725,173 people in the 2024 census, up 26% 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.

Valenzuela City had the 6th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila in 2024^[1]

3Caloocan City1,712,945
4Taguig City1,308,085
5Pasig City853,050
6Valenzuela City725,173
7Parañaque City703,245
8Las Piñas City615,549
9Muntinlupa City552,225

All 17 cities and municipalities of Metro Manila

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 66 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Gen. T. De Leon99,31714 in 100
Marulas61,5838 in 100
Ugong56,2028 in 100
Bignay53,8377 in 100
Malinta53,4867 in 100
Karuhatan42,8456 in 100
Mapulang Lupa30,7754 in 100
Canumay West26,5174 in 100
Lingunan25,4234 in 100
Punturin25,1703 in 100

See all 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

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

About 22 of every 100 are children under 15 (22.4%)
About 72 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (71.7%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	47,840	24,842	22,998
5 - 9	54,653	28,223	26,430
10 - 14	59,392	30,860	28,532
15 - 19	65,205	33,411	31,794
20 - 24	70,728	36,174	34,554
25 - 29	69,504	35,828	33,676
30 - 34	64,022	32,934	31,088
35 - 39	56,942	29,463	27,479
40 - 44	52,301	26,902	25,399
45 - 49	46,147	23,416	22,731
50 - 54	38,543	19,268	19,275
55 - 59	30,474	14,743	15,731
60 - 64	25,328	11,840	13,488
65 - 69	18,420	8,128	10,292
70 - 74	12,150	5,008	7,142
75 - 79	6,859	2,480	4,379
80 - 84	3,094	959	2,135
85 and over	2,036	444	1,592

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: 725,173^{[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: 206,793^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.5 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: 5.18%^[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% (725,173 people)^[7]
Men and women, 2024: 364,923 men, 358,715 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	725,173^{[1, 2]}	0.34% a year	206,793	3.5
2020as of May 1, 2020	714,978^[1]	3.03% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	620,422^[1]	1.45% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	575,356^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	568,928^[38]	2.21% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	485,433^{[38, 39]}	2.27% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	437,165^[38]	4.81% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	340,227^[38]	4.82% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	212,363^[38]	7.11% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	150,605^[38]	8.89% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	98,456^[38]	8.82% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	41,473^[38]	—	—	—

Barangays

Valenzuela City is made up of 33 barangays.

Barangays of Valenzuela City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 7, 8, 9]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Arkong Bato	10,746	1.48%	−1.32% a year	about 0.38 km²	Urban
Bagbaguin	15,524	2.14%	0.52% a year	about 1.06 km²	Urban
Balangkas	14,658	2.02%	0.56% a year	about 1.24 km²	Urban
Bignay	53,837	7.42%	1.93% a year	about 3.35 km²	Urban
Bisig	1,448	0.2%	0.27% a year	about 0.148 km²	Urban
Canumay East	15,058	2.08%	0.65% a year	about 1.34 km²	Urban
Canumay West	26,517	3.66%	−0.34% a year	about 1.85 km²	Urban
Coloong	13,035	1.8%	0.91% a year	about 1.98 km²	Urban
Dalandanan	20,084	2.77%	−3.83% a year	about 1.21 km²	Urban
Gen. T. De Leon	99,317	13.7%	0.87% a year	about 3.42 km²	Urban
Isla	5,161	0.71%	0.00% a year	about 0.472 km²	Urban
Karuhatan	42,845	5.91%	0.90% a year	about 1.91 km²	Urban
Lawang Bato	23,880	3.29%	0.09% a year	about 2.75 km²	Urban
Lingunan	25,423	3.51%	1.30% a year	about 2.01 km²	Urban
Mabolo	1,122	0.15%	7.47% a year	about 0.0937 km²	Urban
Malanday	19,344	2.67%	0.36% a year	about 2.21 km²	Urban
Malinta	53,486	7.38%	0.63% a year	about 2.08 km²	Urban
Mapulang Lupa	30,775	4.24%	0.33% a year	about 1.44 km²	Urban
Marulas	61,583	8.49%	0.89% a year	about 2.52 km²	Urban
Maysan	23,501	3.24%	0.43% a year	about 2.15 km²	Urban
Palasan	6,786	0.94%	0.68% a year	about 0.312 km²	Urban
Parada	21,602	2.98%	0.68% a year	about 1.47 km²	Urban
Pariancillo Villa	1,989	0.27%	0.49% a year	about 0.107 km²	Urban
Paso De Blas	12,882	1.78%	0.67% a year	about 1.42 km²	Urban
Pasolo	8,190	1.13%	0.12% a year	about 0.49 km²	Urban
Poblacion	224	0.03%	0.32% a year	about 0.0357 km²	Urban
Pulo	1,147	0.16%	0.44% a year	about 0.0508 km²	Urban
Punturin	25,170	3.47%	0.71% a year	about 1.82 km²	Urban
Rincon	7,097	0.98%	0.54% a year	about 0.406 km²	Urban
Tagalag	3,468	0.48%	0.48% a year	about 1.36 km²	Urban
Ugong	56,202	7.75%	0.30% a year	about 3.36 km²	Urban
Viente Reales	18,874	2.6%	−5.97% a year	about 1.96 km²	Urban
Wawang Pulo	4,198	0.58%	0.75% a year	about 0.446 km²	Urban

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

Valenzuela City covers 45.37 km² of land, 15,984 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 50 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: 45.37 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: 15,984 people per km²^[8]
Coordinates: 14.70067° N, 120.98095° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[34]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 15 m
Highest: 50 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^[35]

Tullahan River9.6 of 26.4 km
Polo River5.4 km
Coloong River3.4 km
Meycauayan River3.3 of 10.4 km
Veinte Reales Creek2.2 km
Linguhan Creek2.1 of 2.2 km
Kalabingkoho River1.9 of 4.1 km
Lingahan River1.6 km

The longest inside it: 12 in all.

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^[36]

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, 9 km away^[37]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

Valenzuela City's economy made ₱218.4 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱284,571 for each person. About 1 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: ₱218.4 billion^[21]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱184.7 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 3.8%^[22]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱284,571^[23]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: 1.3% of people^[24]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 1 of every 100 people in Valenzuela City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (1.3%)^[24]

The PSA's survey puts it between 0.4% and 2.1%, 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

108government offices
33hospitals and health centres
125schools
99places of worship
16markets
9stations and terminals
10parks
3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 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 “Valenzuela” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices71

65 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

Hospitals and health centres33

27 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

Markets16

10 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

Stations and terminals9

3 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

Parks10

Valenzuela Family Park · Karuhatan
Museo ni Dr. Pio Valenzuela · Pariancillo Villa
Pkmn · Viente Reales
Arkong Bato Park · Arkong Bato
Polo Riverwalk · Tagalag
Polo Park · Poblacion

4 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Valenzuela City

Monuments and memorials3

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Valenzuela 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.^{[16, 17]}

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]

2 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^[20]

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

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
Weslie Ting Gatchalian^[25]
Vice mayor
Marlon Paulo Dela Cruzi Alejandrino^[25]
2022–2025
Mayor
Weslie Ting Gatchalian^[26]
Vice mayor
Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[26]
2019–2022
Mayor
Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[27]
Vice mayor
Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[27]
2016–2019
Mayor
Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[28]
Vice mayor
Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[28]
2013–2016
Mayor
Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[29]
Vice mayor
Eric Morales Martinez^[29]
2010–2013
Mayor
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian^[30]
Vice mayor
Eric Morales Martinez^[30]
2007–2010
Mayor
Sherwin Ting Gatchalian^[31]
Vice mayor
Eric Morales Martinez^[31]
2004–2007
Mayor
Sherwin Gatchalian^[32]
Vice mayor
Antonio Espiritu^[32]
2001–2004
Mayor
Jose Emmanuel L. Carlos^[33]
Vice mayor
Antonio R. Espiritu^[33]

Mayors and vice mayors of Valenzuela City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Weslie Ting Gatchalian^[25]	Marlon Paulo Dela Cruzi Alejandrino^[25]
2022–2025	Weslie Ting Gatchalian^[26]	Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[26]
2019–2022	Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[27]	Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[27]
2016–2019	Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[28]	Lorena Carreon Natividad-Borja^[28]
2013–2016	Rexlon Ting Gatchalian^[29]	Eric Morales Martinez^[29]
2010–2013	Sherwin Ting Gatchalian^[30]	Eric Morales Martinez^[30]
2007–2010	Sherwin Ting Gatchalian^[31]	Eric Morales Martinez^[31]
2004–2007	Sherwin Gatchalian^[32]	Antonio Espiritu^[32]
2001–2004	Jose Emmanuel L. Carlos^[33]	Antonio R. Espiritu^[33]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Valenzuela City

Valenzuela City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

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

And from Luzon, which Valenzuela City is part of:

Film, 0:58
Luzon
Is Luzon named after a rice mortar?
They say Luzon is named after the lusong, the wooden mortar for pounding rice. The oldest records, from Ming China to Pigafetta's word list, leave a strange clue, but no record of a naming.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Valenzuela City's fiesta and days

Araw ng Lungsod ng ValenzuelaLocal special day · Every 14 February · next Sunday, 14 February 2027
Foundation Day of the City of ValenzuelaLocal special day · Every 12 November · next Thursday, 12 November 2026

Everything listed for Valenzuela City in Now

Official name: City of Valenzuela^[6]
Created: Valenzuela, formerly a municipality, became a highly urbanized city under Republic Act No. 8526, its charter; approved on February 14, 1998, the act took effect on approval, and the city gains corporate existence once a plebiscite held within 60 days of approval ratifies it.^[11]

How it got its name

The city government says early inhabitants saw the area as a separate island, "pulo", which became the more Spanish-sounding "Polo" under colonial rule.^[13]

The present name honors Dr. Pio Valenzuela, a Katipunan leader whose family was from Polo.^[13]

Its story

The city government says Polo was part of the area taken by the Spaniards after 1571 and was first included in the township of Catangalan in the Bulacan alcaldia.^[13]

On November 12, 1623, Governor-General Alonso Fajardo de Entenza ordered Polo separated from Catangalan as an independent town. The city used November 7 as its foundation day until a 2010 council resolution adopted November 12.^[13]

On December 10, 1944 the Japanese killed about 100 men from Polo and Obando suspected of rebellion, and at liberation almost half of the town was destroyed.^[13]

Executive Order No. 401 of July 21, 1960 split the barrios of Caruhatan, Marulas, Malinta and others from Polo to form the municipality of Valenzuela. Executive Order No. 46 of September 11, 1963 reunited Polo and Valenzuela under the name Valenzuela.^{[14, 15]}

In 1975 Presidential Decree 824 created the Metropolitan Manila Commission and separated Valenzuela from Bulacan, according to the city government.^[13]

Timeline

November 12, 1623
Polo separated from Catangalan as an independent town (Bulacan alcaldia).^[13]
December 10, 1944
Japanese forces killed about 100 men from Polo and Obando.^[13]
July 21, 1960
Executive Order No. 401 created the municipality of Valenzuela out of barrios of Polo.^[14]
September 11, 1963
Executive Order No. 46 reunited Polo and Valenzuela as the Municipality of Valenzuela.^[15]
February 14, 1998
Republic Act No. 8526 approved, converting Valenzuela into a highly urbanized city.^[11]

Nearby

Valenzuela City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Valenzuela City beside Metro Manila
Figure	Valenzuela 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	725,173^{[1, 2]}	14,001,751	6th 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	0.34% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.91% a year	17th 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	15,984^[8]less crowded	22,561	14th 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	45.37 km²^[8]	620.61 km²	4th 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	3.5^{[1, 2]}lower	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]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 12.2 km south

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Malabon CityMetro Manila3.9 km southwest
Meycauayan CityBulacan4.5 km northwest
Navotas CityMetro Manila6.8 km west
ObandoBulacan7.5 km west
MarilaoBulacan7.8 km northwest
Quezon CityMetro Manila9.2 km east

Sources

Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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