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Barangays in Isabela

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 Isabela, at a glance

Barangays: 1,055^[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: 1,733,048^[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: 86 urban^[4]; 969 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: Ayod^[6]; Dinapigue, Isabela; about 714.85 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: Patul^{[5, 7]}; Santiago City, Isabela; 3.40% 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: 306 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.

1,055 barangays, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Isabela, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	Santa CruzEchague, Isabela	671	about 248	about 2.71 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
852	BugallonCauayan City, Isabela	668	about 1,050	about 0.636 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
853	DurocAngadanan, Isabela	668	about 137	about 4.86 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
854	San SalvadorEchague, Isabela	667	about 61	about 11.02 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
855	Cutog PequeñoReina Mercedes, Isabela	665	about 378	about 1.76 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
856	Centro PoblacionIlagan City, Isabela	663	about 8,712	about 0.0761 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
857	DanipaBenito Soliven, Isabela	660	about 125	about 5.26 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
858	PisangSan Manuel, Isabela	660	about 88	about 7.51 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
859	LuyaoLuna, Isabela	653	about 268	about 2.44 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
860	Calanigan SurSanto Tomas, Isabela	649	about 762	about 0.852 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
861	San AndresAurora, Isabela	648	about 377	about 1.72 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
862	TrinidadMallig, Isabela	648	about 46	about 14.10 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
863	MabuhayAngadanan, Isabela	646	about 434	about 1.49 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
864	San FranciscoSan Manuel, Isabela	646	about 79	about 8.17 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
865	Centro 3Luna, Isabela	642	about 1,778	about 0.361 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
866	DisusuanSan Mariano, Isabela	642	about 69	about 9.27 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
867	Santa IsabelJones, Isabela	641	about 29	about 22.49 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
868	San FranciscoBenito Soliven, Isabela	639	about 174	about 3.67 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
869	Cañogan Abajo SurSanto Tomas, Isabela	638	about 391	about 1.63 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
870	Calinaoan NorteSanto Tomas, Isabela	637	about 1,478	about 0.431 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
871	AraBenito Soliven, Isabela	635	about 82	about 7.79 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
872	San Rafael EastSanta Maria, Isabela	634	about 314	about 2.02 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
873	San MacarioDelfin Albano, Isabela	633	about 27	about 23.65 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
874	DipaludaAngadanan, Isabela	632	about 229	about 2.76 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
875	NanaguanIlagan City, Isabela	632	about 153	about 4.12 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
876	SunlifeNaguilian, Isabela	627	about 186	about 3.37 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
877	SaranayAurora, Isabela	626	about 266	about 2.35 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
878	MalasinMaconacon, Isabela	623	about 593	about 1.05 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
879	TungguiTumauini, Isabela	623	about 100	about 6.20 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
880	PlacerBenito Soliven, Isabela	622	about 144	about 4.32 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
881	San PatricioDelfin Albano, Isabela	621	about 1,074	about 0.578 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
882	La SaletteBenito Soliven, Isabela	619	about 125	about 4.94 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
883	MacalauatAngadanan, Isabela	617	about 162	about 3.81 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
884	QuinalabasaNaguilian, Isabela	616	about 87	about 7.10 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
885	CabaruanQuirino, Isabela	612	about 232	about 2.64 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
886	San RafaelAurora, Isabela	610	about 361	about 1.69 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
887	MacaniaoAngadanan, Isabela	609	about 174	about 3.49 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
888	ApiatAurora, Isabela	603	about 153	about 3.94 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
889	MagsaysayCabatuan, Isabela	603	about 494	about 1.22 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
890	AntaganSanto Tomas, Isabela	602	about 300	about 2.01 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
891	GuilinganBenito Soliven, Isabela	599	about 47	about 12.83 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
892	San Mariano SurSan Guillermo, Isabela	598	about 134	about 4.47 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
893	Marana IIIlagan City, Isabela	597	about 210	about 2.84 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
894	AddalamJones, Isabela	587	about 111	about 5.30 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
895	Papan EsteJones, Isabela	587	about 150	about 3.92 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
896	BannawagAngadanan, Isabela	580	about 117	about 4.97 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
897	PappatAngadanan, Isabela	579	about 391	about 1.48 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
898	DivisoriaAurora, Isabela	577	about 108	about 5.33 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
899	SauiCabagan, Isabela	577	about 178	about 3.25 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
900	San IsidroAngadanan, Isabela	574	about 195	about 2.95 km²	0.00% 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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