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Barangays in Cagayan

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 Cagayan, at a glance

Barangays: 820^[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: 1,284,676^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 753 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Cataggaman Nuevo^[5]; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; 9,797 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: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 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: Curva^{[5, 7]}; Pamplona, Cagayan; 6.21% 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: 199 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Maura, −1.22% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

820 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Santa FilomenaAbulug, Cagayan	1,043	about 570	about 1.83 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
502	Centro VClaveria, Cagayan	1,041	about 7,383	about 0.141 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
503	Diora-ZinunganSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,038	about 105	about 9.84 km²	−5.46% a year	Urban
504	San CarlosGattaran, Cagayan	1,038	about 103	about 10.10 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
505	MagogodAmulung, Cagayan	1,037	about 46	about 22.73 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
506	Santa CruzGonzaga, Cagayan	1,034	about 334	about 3.10 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
507	Tucalan PassingLasam, Cagayan	1,032	about 171	about 6.02 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
508	DibalioClaveria, Cagayan	1,029	about 290	about 3.55 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
509	San VicenteTuao, Cagayan	1,027	about 167	about 6.15 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
510	MabangucAparri, Cagayan	1,026	about 280	about 3.66 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
511	Magallungon (Sta. Teresa)Lal-Lo, Cagayan	1,025	about 110	about 9.29 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
512	Batu-ParadaSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,024	about 507	about 2.02 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
513	CapagaranAllacapan, Cagayan	1,023	about 99	about 10.31 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
514	San IsidroBuguey, Cagayan	1,019	about 170	about 6.01 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
515	Poblacion ITuao, Cagayan	1,017	about 4,820	about 0.211 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
516	TembliqueBaggao, Cagayan	1,008	about 499	about 2.02 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
517	BurotAllacapan, Cagayan	1,006	about 290	about 3.47 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
518	Callao NorteLasam, Cagayan	1,006	about 312	about 3.22 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
519	CabayuBallesteros, Cagayan	1,005	about 151	about 6.65 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
520	CasitanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,004	about 215	about 4.67 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
521	Centro 9Aparri, Cagayan	1,002	about 3,976	about 0.252 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
522	ApayaoPiat, Cagayan	1,001	about 242	about 4.14 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
523	Paddaya WesteBuguey, Cagayan	998	about 342	about 2.92 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
524	CullitLal-Lo, Cagayan	994	about 275	about 3.62 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
525	Centro 9Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	993	about 2,853	about 0.348 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
526	BaraoidanGattaran, Cagayan	988	about 2,261	about 0.437 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
527	Callao SurLasam, Cagayan	988	about 383	about 2.58 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
528	Centro VIIClaveria, Cagayan	986	about 2,348	about 0.42 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
529	MarzanSanchez Mira, Cagayan	983	about 477	about 2.06 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
530	Villa ReynoPiat, Cagayan	982	about 56	about 17.48 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
531	San JuanBallesteros, Cagayan	981	about 57	about 17.26 km²	−5.79% a year	Rural
532	Pacac-GrandeAmulung, Cagayan	979	about 239	about 4.10 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
533	TagumayGattaran, Cagayan	978	about 81	about 12.11 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
534	CarallanganAlcala, Cagayan	976	about 148	about 6.61 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
535	Santa ClaraSanta Ana, Cagayan	976	about 15	about 64.18 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
536	BalauiniAmulung, Cagayan	965	about 303	about 3.19 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
537	BantayCamalaniugan, Cagayan	963	about 809	about 1.19 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
538	Centro ISanta Praxedes, Cagayan	962	about 493	about 1.95 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
539	MalalintaTuao, Cagayan	961	about 149	about 6.46 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
540	Centro IVClaveria, Cagayan	959	about 4,771	about 0.201 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
541	NabbotuanSolana, Cagayan	959	about 175	about 5.48 km²	−4.42% a year	Rural
542	BuyunPeñablanca, Cagayan	957	about 27	about 35.77 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
543	CalintaanAmulung, Cagayan	955	about 620	about 1.54 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
544	San LorenzoBuguey, Cagayan	953	about 585	about 1.63 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
545	DammangSanchez Mira, Cagayan	949	about 593	about 1.60 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
546	SappingCamalaniugan, Cagayan	947	about 2,282	about 0.415 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
547	CapalalianPamplona, Cagayan	943	about 323	about 2.92 km²	5.44% a year	Rural
548	BarbaritGattaran, Cagayan	940	about 275	about 3.42 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
549	MasiRizal, Cagayan	938	about 15	about 64.54 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
550	PacacAllacapan, Cagayan	937	about 211	about 4.44 km²	0.28% a year	Rural

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: Cagayan Valley (OpenSTAT table 0021A6DTPH1). Published August 4, 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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