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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	BalanniSanto Niño, Cagayan	836	about 26	about 32.54 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
602	Dammang NorteCamalaniugan, Cagayan	836	about 103	about 8.09 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
603	CagoranLal-Lo, Cagayan	835	about 157	about 5.31 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
604	Caritan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	831	about 6,110	about 0.136 km²	−8.03% a year	Urban
605	Casingsingan SurAmulung, Cagayan	831	about 312	about 2.66 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
606	Centro SurCamalaniugan, Cagayan	824	about 4,292	about 0.192 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
607	MacapilPiat, Cagayan	824	about 692	about 1.19 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
608	CunigGattaran, Cagayan	820	about 64	about 12.74 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
609	Bolos PointGattaran, Cagayan	819	about 6	about 132.23 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
610	MagacanSanchez Mira, Cagayan	816	about 371	about 2.20 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
611	Minanga SurLasam, Cagayan	816	about 199	about 4.10 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
612	DacalSanchez Mira, Cagayan	815	about 361	about 2.26 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
613	DalayaBuguey, Cagayan	815	about 134	about 6.09 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
614	VigaLasam, Cagayan	814	about 23	about 36.01 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
615	CaniuganSanta Teresita, Cagayan	806	about 223	about 3.61 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
616	DagueraySanchez Mira, Cagayan	804	about 230	about 3.49 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
617	WaratPiat, Cagayan	803	about 259	about 3.10 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
618	TamboliAllacapan, Cagayan	801	about 120	about 6.69 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
619	Paddaya EsteBuguey, Cagayan	800	about 133	about 6.01 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
620	AnagguanRizal, Cagayan	797	about 569	about 1.40 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
621	Dabbac GrandeBaggao, Cagayan	792	about 591	about 1.34 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
622	MagdalenaClaveria, Cagayan	791	about 163	about 4.86 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
623	VirginiaSanto Niño, Cagayan	788	about 210	about 3.76 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
624	CabudadanCalayan, Cagayan	783	about 13	about 61.41 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
625	Niug SurSanto Niño, Cagayan	783	about 536	about 1.46 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
626	NanuccauanAmulung, Cagayan	777	about 422	about 1.84 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
627	Niug NorteSanto Niño, Cagayan	774	about 61	about 12.59 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
628	Calapangan SurLasam, Cagayan	772	about 239	about 3.23 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
629	KapanikianSanta Ana, Cagayan	772	about 171	about 4.51 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
630	Centro 2Aparri, Cagayan	765	about 4,113	about 0.186 km²	9.90% a year	Rural
631	ParedAlcala, Cagayan	763	about 260	about 2.94 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
632	CalapanganSanto Niño, Cagayan	761	about 346	about 2.20 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
633	Casicallan SurGattaran, Cagayan	760	about 398	about 1.91 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
634	CapalutanAllacapan, Cagayan	759	about 47	about 16.01 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
635	ParanumLal-Lo, Cagayan	757	about 98	about 7.71 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
636	San JuanRizal, Cagayan	756	about 14	about 52.64 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
637	SicatnaPiat, Cagayan	756	about 548	about 1.38 km²	8.69% a year	Rural
638	Lemu SurEnrile, Cagayan	754	about 202	about 3.74 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
639	PiniliAbulug, Cagayan	754	about 235	about 3.21 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
640	Bulala NorteAparri, Cagayan	753	about 516	about 1.46 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
641	BabayuanAmulung, Cagayan	752	about 323	about 2.33 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
642	PlazaAparri, Cagayan	752	about 164	about 4.58 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
643	UnionClaveria, Cagayan	751	about 81	about 9.22 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
644	CatugayBaggao, Cagayan	749	about 118	about 6.34 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
645	PoblacionRizal, Cagayan	747	about 329	about 2.27 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
646	CalamegatanBuguey, Cagayan	741	about 148	about 5.01 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
647	AboloAmulung, Cagayan	740	about 143	about 5.19 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
648	BicalLal-Lo, Cagayan	737	about 403	about 1.83 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
649	Centro WestBuguey, Cagayan	737	about 658	about 1.12 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
650	TaliganGattaran, Cagayan	732	about 555	about 1.32 km²	0.97% 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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