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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, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	DungegSanta Ana, Cagayan	935	about 54	about 17.32 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
552	La SuerteAmulung, Cagayan	935	about 81	about 11.60 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
553	AbraGattaran, Cagayan	931	about 61	about 15.38 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
554	NagrangtayanSanchez Mira, Cagayan	930	about 592	about 1.57 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
555	San AgustinAbulug, Cagayan	930	about 122	about 7.64 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
556	San ManuelSanto Niño, Cagayan	930	about 158	about 5.87 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
557	Villa GraciaBuguey, Cagayan	930	about 261	about 3.57 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
558	DumpaoIguig, Cagayan	928	about 814	about 1.14 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
559	BalingitPamplona, Cagayan	927	about 84	about 10.99 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
560	QuinaweganBuguey, Cagayan	924	about 150	about 6.17 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
561	CasitanPamplona, Cagayan	923	about 118	about 7.81 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
562	Centro IISanta Praxedes, Cagayan	919	about 597	about 1.54 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
563	LattutRizal, Cagayan	919	about 176	about 5.23 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
564	GangauanAmulung, Cagayan	917	about 43	about 21.09 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
565	Villa CieloBuguey, Cagayan	911	about 137	about 6.63 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
566	CalaoaganPiat, Cagayan	908	about 200	about 4.55 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
567	Centro VIIIClaveria, Cagayan	907	about 687	about 1.32 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
568	NavaganAparri, Cagayan	904	about 74	about 12.27 km²	−5.65% a year	Rural
569	J. PallagaoBaggao, Cagayan	902	about 122	about 7.42 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
570	C. VerzosaBaggao, Cagayan	898	about 24	about 37.78 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
571	FusinaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	898	about 670	about 1.34 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
572	San JuanLal-Lo, Cagayan	898	about 315	about 2.85 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
573	Villa LeonoraBuguey, Cagayan	897	about 411	about 2.18 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
574	BicudLal-Lo, Cagayan	892	about 108	about 8.26 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
575	BaranBallesteros, Cagayan	888	about 49	about 18.25 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
576	BukigAparri, Cagayan	879	about 328	about 2.68 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
577	SilaganAllacapan, Cagayan	879	about 100	about 8.79 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
578	SiritAbulug, Cagayan	878	about 266	about 3.30 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
579	BinobonganAllacapan, Cagayan	874	about 98	about 8.95 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
580	BaluncanagRizal, Cagayan	873	about 137	about 6.36 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
581	CabaritanBuguey, Cagayan	873	about 232	about 3.77 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
582	Namabbalan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	873	about 81	about 10.81 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
583	FulaBuguey, Cagayan	867	about 273	about 3.18 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
584	MauananRizal, Cagayan	867	about 108	about 8.05 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
585	GanzanoGattaran, Cagayan	865	about 83	about 10.43 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
586	Santa MariaGattaran, Cagayan	860	about 197	about 4.37 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
587	Pacac-PequeñoAmulung, Cagayan	856	about 519	about 1.65 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
588	Santa RosaIguig, Cagayan	854	about 1,018	about 0.839 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
589	Casicallan NorteGattaran, Cagayan	853	about 287	about 2.97 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
590	Poblacion IITuao, Cagayan	852	about 3,926	about 0.217 km²	2.62% a year	Urban
591	MarracuruEnrile, Cagayan	851	about 124	about 6.88 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
592	San AntonioEnrile, Cagayan	846	about 54	about 15.56 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
593	Bulala SurAparri, Cagayan	845	about 384	about 2.20 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
594	BinagLal-Lo, Cagayan	839	about 95	about 8.85 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
595	L. AdvientoGattaran, Cagayan	839	about 677	about 1.24 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
596	San AntonioLal-Lo, Cagayan	838	about 110	about 7.65 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
597	DugayungPiat, Cagayan	837	about 246	about 3.40 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
598	Santa CruzSanta Ana, Cagayan	837	about 182	about 4.61 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
599	Santa MariaBuguey, Cagayan	837	about 4,024	about 0.208 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
600	AbbegAlcala, Cagayan	836	about 219	about 3.81 km²	0.55% 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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