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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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	BuyunSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,921	about 363	about 5.29 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
652	CabuluanVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya	1,920	about 204	about 9.41 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
653	VillarosBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	1,920	about 77	about 24.94 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
654	KayhuvokanBasco, Batanes	1,917	about 1,162	about 1.65 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
655	TucodCabarroguis, Quirino	1,917	about 54	about 35.46 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
656	CabaruanMaddela, Quirino	1,916	about 316	about 6.07 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
657	San Jose SurMallig, Isabela	1,915	about 478	about 4.01 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
658	CutarAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	1,914	about 1,293	about 1.48 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
659	DibuluanSan Mariano, Isabela	1,914	about 9	about 217.28 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
660	MalitaoEchague, Isabela	1,914	about 448	about 4.27 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
661	SantiagoQuirino, Isabela	1,914	about 159	about 12.03 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
662	Barangay ISan Mateo, Isabela	1,910	about 2,465	about 0.775 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
663	IringanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,910	about 76	about 25.05 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
664	VictoriaSan Isidro, Isabela	1,910	about 399	about 4.79 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
665	NararaganBallesteros, Cagayan	1,909	about 134	about 14.21 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
666	Ricarte NorteDiffun, Quirino	1,906	about 176	about 10.81 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
667	Centro SurGattaran, Cagayan	1,905	about 1,127	about 1.69 km²	−2.65% a year	Urban
668	District IIReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,905	about 1,262	about 1.51 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
669	GuinatanIlagan City, Isabela	1,905	about 1,536	about 1.24 km²	2.72% a year	Urban
670	NamnamaCabatuan, Isabela	1,905	about 372	about 5.12 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
671	BurgosNaguilian, Isabela	1,904	about 160	about 11.90 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
672	Masipi WestCabagan, Isabela	1,904	about 392	about 4.86 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
673	San MarianoLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,904	about 46	about 41.30 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
674	Barangay IISan Mateo, Isabela	1,901	about 4,976	about 0.382 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
675	LiwanagTumauini, Isabela	1,901	about 59	about 32.25 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
676	Linao WestTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,899	about 653	about 2.91 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
677	VictoriaAlicia, Isabela	1,896	about 1,025	about 1.85 km²	2.71% a year	Urban
678	NanguilattanPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,891	about 42	about 44.99 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
679	Bolinao-CulalaboSanto Tomas, Isabela	1,887	about 934	about 2.02 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
680	AmunitanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,885	about 283	about 6.67 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
681	Daan-IliAllacapan, Cagayan	1,883	about 513	about 3.67 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
682	MasicalAmulung, Cagayan	1,883	about 252	about 7.48 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
683	AlabiaoTuao, Cagayan	1,882	about 705	about 2.67 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
684	PinopocAlcala, Cagayan	1,882	about 563	about 3.34 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
685	Gen. Eulogio BalaoSolana, Cagayan	1,879	about 240	about 7.83 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
686	NaguilianCalayan, Cagayan	1,878	about 53	about 35.61 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
687	Centro 2Luna, Isabela	1,874	about 4,211	about 0.445 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
688	MacalongKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,874	about 164	about 11.44 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
689	Maria ClaraDiffun, Quirino	1,873	about 419	about 4.47 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
690	FuguIlagan City, Isabela	1,872	about 369	about 5.08 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
691	Andarayan SouthSolana, Cagayan	1,870	about 1,585	about 1.18 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
692	Centro VIClaveria, Cagayan	1,870	about 8,238	about 0.227 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
693	AquibPiat, Cagayan	1,868	about 537	about 3.48 km²	13.49% a year	Rural
694	MalabbacIguig, Cagayan	1,867	about 759	about 2.46 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
695	BalilingSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,866	about 470	about 3.97 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
696	San AndresCabatuan, Isabela	1,866	about 1,987	about 0.939 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
697	Ignacio JuradoLasam, Cagayan	1,864	about 630	about 2.96 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
698	AnonangCordon, Isabela	1,863	about 94	about 19.85 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
699	San MiguelBaggao, Cagayan	1,862	about 42	about 44.21 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
700	San JuanQuezon, Isabela	1,858	about 54	about 34.41 km²	3.28% 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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