Geography[edit]

Aerial view of San Juan's Greenhills area

San Juan is the least-extensive city in the Philippines with a total area of just 595 hectares
(2.30 sq mi).
San Juan is bounded by Quezon City on the north and east, Mandaluyong on the south, and the City
of Manila in the west.
The territory of San Juan was once much larger than it is now, having been adjacent
to Caloocan and Marikina prior to the creation of Quezon City. Parts of the present-day Districts 1, 3,
and 4 of Quezon City, as well as areas of Mandaluyong, were originally within the town's colonial-era
borders. This also explains why San Juan Reservoir is in nearby Horseshoe Village, a subdivision
now part of Quezon City.
Climate[edit]

hideClimate data for San Juan

Ma Ap Ma Au No Yea
Month Jan Feb Jun Jul Sep Oct Dec
r r y g v r

29 30 32 34 31 30 29 29 30 30 29
Mean daily maximum 33 31
(84 (86 (90 (93 (88 (86 (84 (84 (86 (86 (84
°C (°F) (91) (87)
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

20 20 21 23 25 24 25 24 23 22 21
Mean daily minimum 24 23
(68 (68 (70 (73 (77 (75 (77 (75 (73 (72 (70
°C (°F) (75) (73)
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

1,00
7 7 9 21 101 152 188 170 159 115 47 29
Average precipitation 5
(0.3 (0.3 (0.4 (0.8 (4.0 (6.0 (7.4 (6.7 (6.3 (4.5 (1.9 (1.1
mm (inches) (39.7
) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
)
 11. 18. 23. 26. 25. 24. 19. 10. 181.
Average rainy days 3.3 3.5 8.1 6.4
1 9 5 4 5 5 6 4 2

Source: Meteoblue[32]

Barangays[edit]

Political map of San Juan

San Juan is politically subdivided and comprises into 21 barangays organized into two city council
districts:

Barang Distri Date of

PSGC Population ±% p.a. Area PD 2020
ay ct Fiesta[33]
201 / /sq
2020[4] ha acre km
0[34] 2 mi

137405
001
Addition
Hills
3.0
%
3,81
8
3,364 ▴ 1.27
%
3,58
2
8,85
1
110 280 2 June 24

Tuesda
y
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002
Balong
–Bato
5.7
%
7,20
3
7,141 ▴ 0.09
%
2,45
1
6,05
7
290 760 1
before A
sh
Wednes
day
137405
003
Batis
7.5
%
9,45
3
9,292 ▴ 0.17
%
3,51
0
8,67
4
270 700 1 June 24

Corazó
n de
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004
Jesús
6.2
%
7,87
5
10,47
5 ▾ −2.8
1%
3,30
2
8,16
0
240 620 1 June 8
(Poblaci
on)
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Ermitañ
o
5.0
%
6,36
1
2,846 ▴ 8.37
%
1,37
9
3,40
8
460
1,20
0
1 June 24

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Greenhi
lls
12.0
%
15,2
13
12,54
8 ▴ 1.94
%
20,7
86
51,3
64
73 190 2 June 24

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Isabelit
a
1.2
%
1,55
6
1,620 ▾ −0.4
0%
344 850 450
1,20
0
2
Septem
ber 14
 Barang Distri Date of
PSGC Population ±% p.a. Area PD 2020
ay ct Fiesta[33]
201 / /sq
2020[4] ha acre km
0[34] 2 mi

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007
Kabaya
nan
4.4
%
5,60
1
5,584 ▴ 0.03
%
1,79
8
4,44
3
310 810 2 May 3

May 1,
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Little
Baguio
5.0
%
6,27
5
6,110 ▴ 0.27
%
4,37
1
10,8
01
140 370 2
Second
Sunday
of May
Last
137405
009
Maytun
as
2.2
%
2,77
5
2,699 ▴ 0.28
%
2,07
8
5,13
5
130 350 2
Sunday
of
January
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010
Onse
3.0
%
3,73
6
4,262 ▾ −1.3
1%
967
2,39
0
390
1,00
0
2
Novemb
er 30
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011
Pasade
ña
3.5
%
4,41
7
3,919 ▴ 1.20
%
2,42
5
5,99
2
180 470 1
May
14–15
137405
012
Pedro
Cruz
3.3
%
4,13
5
4,012 ▴ 0.30
%
1,84
3
4,55
4
220 580 1
Decemb
er 12
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013
Progres
o
1.3
%
1,66
9
1,679 ▾ −0.0
6%
410
1,01
3
410
1,10
0
1 July 25

Third
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Rivera
1.9
%
2,38
1
2,866 ▾ −1.8
4%
606
1,49
7
390
1,00
0
1
Sunday
of
October
Saint
137405
015
Joseph
(Halo-
1.7
%
2,13
5
4,489 ▾ −7.1
6%
381 941 560
1,50
0
2
March
19
Halo)
137405
016
Salapá
n
7.0
%
8,86
5
8,773 ▴ 0.10
%
1,77
3
4,38
1
500
1,30
0
1
August
15
San
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017
Perfect
3.7
%
4,61
8
4,131 ▴ 1.12
%
803
1,98
4
580
1,50
0
1
January
18
o
Second
Sunday
137405
018
Santa
Lucia
6.4
%
8,09
2
6,370 ▴ 2.42
%
3,10
6
7,67
5
260 670 2 of
Decemb
er
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019
Tibagan
3.0
%
3,81
7
3,826 ▾ −0.0
2%
1,73
9
4,29
7
220 570 2 June 24

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020
West
Crame
12.9
%
16,3
53
15,42
4 ▴ 0.59
%
1,76
9
4,37
1
920
2,40
0
2
Decemb
er 8

TOTAL
126,
347
68,57
8 ▴ 6.30
%
595
1,47
0
21,0
00
55,0
00
Demographics[edit]
Population census of San Juan

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1903 1,455 —

1918 6,172 +10.11%

1939 18,870 +5.47%

1948 31,493 +5.86%

1960 56,861 +5.05%

1970 104,559 +6.27%

1975 122,492 +3.23%

1980 130,088 +1.21%

1990 126,854 −0.25%

1995 124,187 −0.40%

2000 117,680 −1.15%

2007 125,338 +0.87%

2010 121,430 −1.15%

2015 122,180 +0.12%

2020 126,347 +0.66%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[35][34][36][37]

Religion[edit]

Saint John the Baptist Parish

The city also has several notable places of worship. Saint John the Baptist Parish, more commonly
known as "Pinaglabanan Church", is where the city's patron saint, John the Baptist, is enshrined.
The Santuario del Santo Cristo is the settlement's oldest existing church, while Mary the Queen
Parish in West Greenhills serves the local Filipino-Chinese community.
From 1925 to 1971, the Iglesia ni Cristo once headquartered in the town at its former Central Office
Complex, now known as the Locale of F. Manalo. It features Art-Deco designed ensembles, crafted
by National Artist for Architecture Juan Nakpil. The chapel is the centerpiece of the Complex, which
also contains the old Central Office and Pastoral House that was the home of the church's
first Executive Minister, Felix Manalo, along with other Ministers and Evangelical Workers. When
Manalo died in 1963, a mausoleum was constructed on the grounds of the Complex by architect
Carlos Santos-Viola.
San Juan also has a number of Evangelical churches. Through the APOI (Association of Pastors for
Outreach and Intercession), they have contributed to the spiritual atmosphere of the city. Every
January, the city celebrates the National Bible Week, where the reading of the Scripture happens
during the flag raising ceremony in the City Hall. Through the blessing of the mayor, a bible was
planted in the heart of the new city hall during its construction. Major evangelical churches like Jesus
is Lord and Victory Greenhills are also found in the city of San Juan.
San Juan is also home to two Islamic mosques, namely: Masjid Hamza Bin Ahmed in Balong-Bato
and Greenhills Masjid at Greenhills.