The Atlas

Barangays in Cagayan Valley

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]

Open Cagayan Valley

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, at a glance

Barangays: 2,311^[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: 3,777,608^[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: 190 urban^[4]; 2,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Rizal^[5]; Santiago City, Isabela; 14,030 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: 536 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Fermin, −2.80% 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.

2,311 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	San LeonardoBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	2,188	about 462	about 4.74 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
502	BiyoyKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	2,185	about 162	about 13.52 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
503	San PedroAlicia, Isabela	2,182	about 264	about 8.26 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
504	Barangay IJones, Isabela	2,181	about 1,833	about 1.19 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
505	Barangay IIISan Mateo, Isabela	2,180	about 5,973	about 0.365 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
506	DagupanTuao, Cagayan	2,175	about 523	about 4.16 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
507	LusodMaddela, Quirino	2,175	about 589	about 3.69 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
508	BinatugSan Mariano, Isabela	2,174	about 96	about 22.73 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
509	IpilEchague, Isabela	2,172	about 685	about 3.17 km²	−0.95% a year	Urban
510	Taggat SurClaveria, Cagayan	2,172	about 1,161	about 1.87 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
511	VillaluzBenito Soliven, Isabela	2,172	about 243	about 8.93 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
512	Centro 10Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,160	about 5,791	about 0.373 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
513	BallacayuSan Pablo, Isabela	2,157	about 131	about 16.49 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
514	Poblacion SurMaddela, Quirino	2,156	about 3,161	about 0.682 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
515	CabboPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,155	about 213	about 10.10 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
516	NewagacGattaran, Cagayan	2,155	about 709	about 3.04 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
517	BaculudAmulung, Cagayan	2,153	about 523	about 4.12 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
518	CalayanGonzaga, Cagayan	2,153	about 431	about 5.00 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
519	Palagao NorteGattaran, Cagayan	2,153	about 720	about 2.99 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
520	AnnafunanTumauini, Isabela	2,152	about 1,237	about 1.74 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
521	San AntonioRamon, Isabela	2,151	about 238	about 9.03 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
522	Cabatacan EastLasam, Cagayan	2,143	about 348	about 6.15 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
523	Santa LuciaQuirino, Isabela	2,143	about 871	about 2.46 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
524	NannarianPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,141	about 307	about 6.98 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
525	San VicenteIlagan City, Isabela	2,135	about 4,082	about 0.523 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
526	Ramos WestSan Isidro, Isabela	2,131	about 292	about 7.29 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
527	UegSan Mariano, Isabela	2,131	about 173	about 12.33 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
528	DicamaySan Mariano, Isabela	2,127	about 24	about 89.46 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
529	Almaguer SouthBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	2,126	about 373	about 5.70 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
530	Ragan SurDelfin Albano, Isabela	2,126	about 599	about 3.55 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
531	DopajDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	2,125	about 1,914	about 1.11 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
532	Gabriela SilangDiffun, Quirino	2,125	about 197	about 10.77 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
533	BanguianAbulug, Cagayan	2,124	about 156	about 13.62 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
534	Muñoz EastRoxas, Isabela	2,123	about 1,379	about 1.54 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
535	Old Centro ISan Mateo, Isabela	2,114	about 1,578	about 1.34 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
536	BungadSan Pablo, Isabela	2,113	about 523	about 4.04 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
537	Santa CruzPamplona, Cagayan	2,113	about 83	about 25.41 km²	−4.52% a year	Rural
538	Centro IMallig, Isabela	2,112	about 1,094	about 1.93 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
539	Isidro ParedesDiffun, Quirino	2,112	about 394	about 5.36 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
540	San PabloCauayan City, Isabela	2,110	about 159	about 13.26 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
541	LactawanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	2,109	about 1,270	about 1.66 km²	9.47% a year	Rural
542	Siempre Viva SurMallig, Isabela	2,109	about 364	about 5.80 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
543	Villa FloresSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	2,109	about 288	about 7.32 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
544	Dicabisagan WestPalanan, Isabela	2,105	about 220	about 9.56 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
545	DumanisiDiffun, Quirino	2,105	about 107	about 19.65 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
546	FuguTuao, Cagayan	2,105	about 896	about 2.35 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
547	NarraEchague, Isabela	2,105	about 179	about 11.78 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
548	Victory SurSantiago City, Isabela	2,105	about 9,568	about 0.22 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
549	NantawakanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	2,098	about 68	about 31.06 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
550	LabangAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	2,097	about 79	about 26.53 km²	1.65% 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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