Post Proper Northside

Post Proper Northside Barangay 30
Barangay
Post Proper Northside Signage at the entrance of Teachers' Compound along Kalayaan Avenue
Seal
Map of Makati with Post Proper Northside highlighted. Areas in light red indicate claimed territory within Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Post Proper Northside
Coordinates: 14°33′46″N121°03′16″E / 14.56265°N 121.05440°E / 14.56265; 121.05440
Country	Philippines
Region	National Capital Region
City	Taguig
District	2nd District
Established	December 11, 1972
Transfer of control to Makati ( De facto )	January 7, 1986
Transfer of control to Taguig ( De jure )	October 26, 2023
Government
• Type	Barangay
• Barangay Captain	Richard Pasadilla
•  SK Chairperson	Joshua Daniel Espejo
Area
• Total	2.376 km2 (0.917 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	62,277
• Density	26,000/km2 (68,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code	1647
Area Code	02

Post Proper Northside, also known as Post Proper North, or simply Northside, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Philippines. It is the fourth most populous barangay in the city, with a population of 62,277 according to the 2024 census. ^[1] It is one of the ten Embo barangays, and one of the two Inner Fort barangays, the other being the Post Proper Southside.

Geography

The administrative division claims an area of 2.376 square kilometers (0.917 sq mi), ^[2] mostly overlapping with barangay Fort Bonifacio. It claims most of Bonifacio Global City (BGC). The non-overlapping portion, meanwhile, is a small area located between barangays Cembo and West Rembo which consists of Makati City Jail, Teachers' Compound, and Villa Kalayaan, all situated to the north of Kalayaan Avenue.

Divisions

• Makati City Jail
• Teachers' Compound
• Villa Kalayaan

Demographics

According to the 2024 Philippine census, Post Proper Northside has a population of 62,277, making it the fourth most populous barangay of Taguig. ^[1]

Government

Like all other barangays of the Philippines, the barangay government of Post Proper Northside consists of the barangay captain, its chief executive and presiding officer of the seven-member Sangguniang Barangay. It also has a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman and a seven-member SK council. The aforementioned officials are all elected. Its seat of government, the barangay hall, is located at the Macda Compound along J. P. Rizal Avenue in Cembo. The previous location was along Lawton Avenue, prior to the construction of the Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge.

Its incumbent barangay captain is Richard Pasadilla, while its incumbent SK Chairman is Joshua Daniel Espejo.

References

1. Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Barangays : Post Proper North : Location and Physical Features". Makati Web Portal. Retrieved July 28, 2020.