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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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	LepantoQuezon, Isabela	1,857	about 173	about 10.73 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
702	Cabannungan 2ndIlagan City, Isabela	1,854	about 341	about 5.43 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
703	Sandiat CentroSan Manuel, Isabela	1,854	about 1,212	about 1.53 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
704	MalalintaSan Manuel, Isabela	1,853	about 140	about 13.23 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
705	Bitag PequeñoBaggao, Cagayan	1,852	about 93	about 19.83 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
706	Garit NorteEchague, Isabela	1,847	about 565	about 3.27 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
707	Pag-asaEchague, Isabela	1,847	about 173	about 10.68 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
708	San MarcosSan Mateo, Isabela	1,847	about 548	about 3.37 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
709	BisaguAparri, Cagayan	1,846	about 166	about 11.13 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
710	TallunganReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,846	about 1,442	about 1.28 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
711	San JuanAlicia, Isabela	1,841	about 395	about 4.66 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
712	Del PilarCabatuan, Isabela	1,840	about 1,508	about 1.22 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
713	SanjaAparri, Cagayan	1,839	about 283	about 6.49 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
714	Centro EastAllacapan, Cagayan	1,838	about 2,044	about 0.899 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
715	GumaruengPiat, Cagayan	1,836	about 230	about 8.00 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
716	Yeban SurBenito Soliven, Isabela	1,833	about 566	about 3.24 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
717	VillamarzoCordon, Isabela	1,832	about 472	about 3.88 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
718	Centro WestAllacapan, Cagayan	1,831	about 750	about 2.44 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
719	Rizal EastSan Isidro, Isabela	1,831	about 365	about 5.02 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
720	AguiguicanGattaran, Cagayan	1,830	about 236	about 7.77 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
721	ParadiseGonzaga, Cagayan	1,830	about 4,973	about 0.368 km²	4.40% a year	Urban
722	TaguntunganBaggao, Cagayan	1,830	about 107	about 17.06 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
723	Basi EastSolana, Cagayan	1,827	about 1,050	about 1.74 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
724	Rang-ayanIlagan City, Isabela	1,827	about 142	about 12.90 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
725	PiggatanAlcala, Cagayan	1,826	about 116	about 15.71 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
726	Ramos EastSan Isidro, Isabela	1,826	about 560	about 3.26 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
727	TaliktikCordon, Isabela	1,823	about 50	about 36.59 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
728	CataguingSan Mariano, Isabela	1,819	about 384	about 4.74 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
729	PalcaTuao, Cagayan	1,819	about 415	about 4.38 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
730	ZitangaBallesteros, Cagayan	1,818	about 152	about 11.98 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
731	Nueva EraCabatuan, Isabela	1,816	about 578	about 3.14 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
732	MagdalenaCabatuan, Isabela	1,815	about 921	about 1.97 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
733	SamonteQuezon, Isabela	1,813	about 170	about 10.68 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
734	LinaoAparri, Cagayan	1,812	about 449	about 4.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
735	PallocBallesteros, Cagayan	1,811	about 406	about 4.46 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
736	GulacDiffun, Quirino	1,810	about 410	about 4.41 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
737	Santa BarbaraPiat, Cagayan	1,809	about 900	about 2.01 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
738	NabaccayanGattaran, Cagayan	1,808	about 581	about 3.11 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
739	LuzonCabatuan, Isabela	1,804	about 626	about 2.88 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
740	MararigueSan Manuel, Isabela	1,802	about 282	about 6.40 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
741	WangalKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,802	about 219	about 8.22 km²	8.84% a year	Rural
742	GangalanSan Mariano, Isabela	1,799	about 79	about 22.68 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
743	Agaman NorteBaggao, Cagayan	1,798	about 402	about 4.47 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
744	BagumbayanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,794	about 1,300	about 1.38 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
745	SalvacionAlicia, Isabela	1,794	about 187	about 9.61 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
746	CalamaguiAmulung, Cagayan	1,793	about 325	about 5.52 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
747	Capanickian SurAllacapan, Cagayan	1,793	about 124	about 14.51 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
748	MinangaTumauini, Isabela	1,793	about 451	about 3.98 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
749	QuezonNaguilian, Isabela	1,793	about 2,241	about 0.80 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
750	AnquirayAmulung, Cagayan	1,790	about 357	about 5.02 km²	0.11% 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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