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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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	DingasanCabarroguis, Quirino	1,641	about 68	about 24.25 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
852	Calamagui NorthSanta Maria, Isabela	1,640	about 403	about 4.07 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
853	Magalalag EastEnrile, Cagayan	1,637	about 1,649	about 0.993 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
854	MagsaysayLasam, Cagayan	1,636	about 303	about 5.40 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
855	NapaliongJones, Isabela	1,636	about 153	about 10.71 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
856	WatwatKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,636	about 101	about 16.19 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
857	Centro WestSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,635	about 2,265	about 0.722 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
858	CordonKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,630	about 34	about 48.12 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
859	AmbalatunganSantiago City, Isabela	1,629	about 458	about 3.56 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
860	CamaragSan Isidro, Isabela	1,629	about 1,172	about 1.39 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
861	Silauan NorteEchague, Isabela	1,629	about 827	about 1.97 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
862	AlinunuAbulug, Cagayan	1,626	about 487	about 3.34 km²	8.04% a year	Rural
863	CabaruanNaguilian, Isabela	1,626	about 258	about 6.30 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
864	NapoAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	1,626	about 89	about 18.33 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
865	CatuganLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,625	about 237	about 6.85 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
866	RizalDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,625	about 1,451	about 1.12 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
867	BantaySolana, Cagayan	1,624	about 183	about 8.88 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
868	Namabbalan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,624	about 235	about 6.92 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
869	NattanzanIguig, Cagayan	1,624	about 1,331	about 1.22 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
870	Cullalabo Del NorteBurgos, Isabela	1,622	about 636	about 2.55 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
871	AlucaoSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,620	about 76	about 21.19 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
872	MasisitSanchez Mira, Cagayan	1,617	about 745	about 2.17 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
873	Santa VictoriaIlagan City, Isabela	1,617	about 56	about 29.12 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
874	Sto. NiñoTumauini, Isabela	1,612	about 339	about 4.76 km²	4.72% a year	Rural
875	JurisdiccionAlcala, Cagayan	1,610	about 970	about 1.66 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
876	BalatubatCalayan, Cagayan	1,609	about 22	about 72.81 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
877	Rang-ayanRoxas, Isabela	1,607	about 640	about 2.51 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
878	NangalinanBaggao, Cagayan	1,606	about 482	about 3.33 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
879	Santo NiñoSan Agustin, Isabela	1,605	about 59	about 27.06 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
880	SalvacionSaguday, Quirino	1,604	about 292	about 5.50 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
881	AbuyoAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya	1,603	about 39	about 40.64 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
882	BulalaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,603	about 921	about 1.74 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
883	BantinanSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,601	about 62	about 25.76 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
884	DagupanSan Mateo, Isabela	1,601	about 609	about 2.63 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
885	CasalaSan Mariano, Isabela	1,600	about 18	about 90.18 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
886	San IsidroIlagan City, Isabela	1,600	about 556	about 2.88 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
887	BugnayDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	1,596	about 222	about 7.19 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
888	IscaGonzaga, Cagayan	1,596	about 94	about 16.98 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
889	NagattatanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,595	about 214	about 7.45 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
890	PaliuegIlagan City, Isabela	1,595	about 190	about 8.38 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
891	ParaguTumauini, Isabela	1,595	about 401	about 3.98 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
892	San JuanAurora, Isabela	1,594	about 8,479	about 0.188 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
893	Santa RosaAbulug, Cagayan	1,594	about 143	about 11.15 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
894	LeronBuguey, Cagayan	1,593	about 1,002	about 1.59 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
895	Marasat GrandeSan Mateo, Isabela	1,592	about 2,959	about 0.538 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
896	AlunanQuezon, Isabela	1,590	about 161	about 9.85 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
897	GuribangDiffun, Quirino	1,587	about 266	about 5.97 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
898	Aurora EastDiffun, Quirino	1,585	about 1,481	about 1.07 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
899	SawmillVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya	1,585	about 166	about 9.56 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
900	BuaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,584	about 122	about 12.98 km²	1.81% 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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