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Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region, at a glance

Barangays: 1,178^[2]
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: 1,808,985^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban 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: 138 urban^[4]; 1,040 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Irisan^[5]; Baguio City, Benguet; 36,932 people
Largest by landLand 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: Caganayan^[6]; Tineg, Abra; about 214.53 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth 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: Loo^{[5, 7]}; Buguias, Benguet; 4.19% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth 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: 557 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Camp 3, −3.28% a year.

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region

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1,178 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	PulotLagayan, Abra	1,236	about 74	about 16.77 km²	4.45% a year	Rural
452	LaguibenLagangilang, Abra	1,234	about 214	about 5.76 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
453	PacsoKabayan, Benguet	1,222	about 77	about 15.88 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
454	CaupasanDanglas, Abra	1,221	about 124	about 9.85 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
455	WagudPinukpuk, Kalinga	1,221	about 63	about 19.31 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
456	Magsaysay, LowerBaguio City, Benguet	1,216	about 13,103	about 0.0928 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
457	BalakbakKapangan, Benguet	1,210	about 97	about 12.45 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
458	TulludanTinoc, Ifugao	1,209	about 171	about 7.08 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
459	WangwangTinoc, Ifugao	1,206	about 53	about 22.91 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
460	LualhatiBaguio City, Benguet	1,205	about 2,714	about 0.444 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
461	Market Subdivision, UpperBaguio City, Benguet	1,200	about 39,867	about 0.0301 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
462	NagtupacanLagangilang, Abra	1,199	about 714	about 1.68 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
463	CawagayanPinukpuk, Kalinga	1,198	about 167	about 7.16 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
464	BalangbangMayoyao, Ifugao	1,191	about 151	about 7.90 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
465	CollagoLagayan, Abra	1,186	about 18	about 64.69 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
466	PindonganKiangan, Ifugao	1,186	about 760	about 1.56 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
467	MalekkegSanta Marcela, Apayao	1,185	about 274	about 4.33 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
468	RipangConner, Apayao	1,183	about 303	about 3.90 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
469	CabaritanTabuk City, Kalinga	1,181	about 222	about 5.31 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
470	MaslaTadian, Mountain Province	1,181	about 344	about 3.43 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
471	Sao-atanBangued, Abra	1,181	about 264	about 4.47 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
472	Twin PeaksTuba, Benguet	1,181	about 52	about 22.70 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
473	PantikianBalbalan, Kalinga	1,180	about 19	about 62.82 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
474	GalonogonAguinaldo, Ifugao	1,179	about 78	about 15.03 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
475	MonggocPidigan, Abra	1,178	about 157	about 7.50 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
476	San Antonio VillageBaguio City, Benguet	1,174	about 51,947	about 0.0226 km²	−4.07% a year	Rural
477	AmbongdolanTublay, Benguet	1,170	about 178	about 6.56 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
478	LusuacPeñarrubia, Abra	1,170	about 117	about 9.99 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
479	Ap-apidTinoc, Ifugao	1,168	about 212	about 5.52 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
480	CaganayanTineg, Abra	1,168	about 5	about 214.53 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
481	BunhianAguinaldo, Ifugao	1,166	about 486	about 2.40 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
482	BanengbengSablan, Benguet	1,159	about 84	about 13.87 km²	6.57% a year	Rural
483	Little TadianAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	1,159	about 54	about 21.32 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
484	BangbangcagBucay, Abra	1,158	about 360	about 3.22 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
485	BilaBauko, Mountain Province	1,158	about 178	about 6.50 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
486	DupagTabuk City, Kalinga	1,150	about 50	about 22.87 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
487	UmilagLamut, Ifugao	1,149	about 201	about 5.73 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
488	AcigaPinukpuk, Kalinga	1,148	about 43	about 26.42 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
489	Sipa ProperSanta Marcela, Apayao	1,148	about 396	about 2.90 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
490	DumaycoPeñarrubia, Abra	1,147	about 461	about 2.49 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
491	Lopez JaenaBaguio City, Benguet	1,147	about 29,486	about 0.0389 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
492	PoblacionLuna, Apayao	1,146	about 754	about 1.52 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
493	BatanKabayan, Benguet	1,144	about 43	about 26.84 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
494	GaswilingKapangan, Benguet	1,143	about 45	about 25.15 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
495	BanbanConner, Apayao	1,142	about 81	about 14.13 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
496	CambuloBanaue, Ifugao	1,142	about 59	about 19.33 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
497	North PoblacionBucay, Abra	1,142	about 1,038	about 1.10 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
498	LagawaBauko, Mountain Province	1,140	about 292	about 3.91 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
499	Quezon Hill ProperBaguio City, Benguet	1,140	about 4,578	about 0.249 km²	−4.40% a year	Urban
500	Palma-UrbanoBaguio City, Benguet	1,137	about 17,021	about 0.0668 km²	1.04% a year	Urban

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (OpenSTAT table 0151A6DTHP4). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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