Also known as: Mandaluyong, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong
Mandaluyong City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila (NCR), National Capital Region (NCR). Population 466K (PSA 2024 census), 27 barangays, land area 9.29 km².
Mandaluyong City is in the National Capital Region (NCR), also called Metro Manila.
Yes. Mandaluyong City is a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, officially the National Capital Region (NCR).
Mandaluyong City is in the Second District of the National Capital Region, also known as the Eastern Manila District, together with Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City and San Juan. The Philippine Statistics Authority groups Metro Manila's cities and its one municipality into four such districts. They are a statistical and administrative grouping, not congressional districts.
Mandaluyong City had 465,902 residents in the 2024 census (PSA 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN 2024), reference date July 1, 2024). That is the most recent official count. There is no 2026 census result, so any 2026 population figure is an estimate.
Mandaluyong City covers 9.29 km², per the PSA Philippine Statistical Yearbook figure used on this page.
Mandaluyong City has 27 barangays.
Mandaluyong packs one of NCR's fastest-growing populations into one of its smallest footprints. PSA's published land-area series lists the city at 9.29 km² — Mandaluyong's own government materials instead state 11.26 km² (1,126 hectares), and this page notes rather than silently resolves that gap. Either figure puts Mandaluyong among the smallest cities in the Philippines by area, which means its CLUP has comparatively little room to work with as density keeps climbing along the EDSA-Ortigas commercial corridor anchored by SM Megamall and the Greenfield District. The city sits on adobe bedrock rated as low liquefaction risk, and the West Valley Fault does not run directly through it — but its low-lying river barangays along the Pasig and San Juan rivers, including Hulo, Barangka, and Mabini-J. Rizal, flood quickly even from short bursts of rain when drainage backs up.
Key industries: Retail + shopping malls, Corporate offices / BPO, Healthcare, Light manufacturing
Mandaluyong's population grew from 425,758 in the 2020 Census to 465,902 in 2024 — a 2.18% average annual rate that made it the fastest-growing highly urbanized city in NCR over that period. The city's nickname, "Tiger City," dates to its industrial-era identity as a manufacturing hub; today its economy leans more toward retail, corporate offices, and healthcare, including the National Center for Mental Health.
Officials managing growth pressure on a small footprint can compare notes with neighboring Pasig City in the LGU directory. Planning teams evaluating digital compliance tools can explore the pilot program or schedule a consultation.
More on the regulatory framework: CLUP compliance (RA 7160 / EO 72 / DHSUD) · SGLG explainer (RA 11292) · full glossary.
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