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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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	AlilinuCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,583	about 415	about 3.81 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
902	WasidNagtipunan, Quirino	1,581	about 12	about 131.99 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
903	BayabatAmulung, Cagayan	1,580	about 382	about 4.14 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
904	San FelipeEchague, Isabela	1,577	about 204	about 7.74 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
905	QuirinoBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	1,575	about 320	about 4.92 km²	4.57% a year	Rural
906	Gaggabutan WestRizal, Cagayan	1,571	about 166	about 9.49 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
907	NangalasauanAmulung, Cagayan	1,571	about 177	about 8.89 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
908	Gang-ngoCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,570	about 571	about 2.75 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
909	LuyangBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	1,570	about 1,098	about 1.43 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
910	San JoseGonzaga, Cagayan	1,568	about 99	about 15.86 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
911	TaytayBaggao, Cagayan	1,567	about 164	about 9.57 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
912	DullaoBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,566	about 65	about 24.02 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
913	Payagan EastBallesteros, Cagayan	1,565	about 211	about 7.41 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
914	Santo DomingoAlicia, Isabela	1,562	about 176	about 8.86 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
915	LunaRoxas, Isabela	1,558	about 2,291	about 0.68 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
916	Santa BarbaraIguig, Cagayan	1,557	about 174	about 8.95 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
917	San MateoQuirino, Isabela	1,556	about 174	about 8.93 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
918	Minanga WesteBuguey, Cagayan	1,555	about 2,973	about 0.523 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
919	Villa PazNaguilian, Isabela	1,553	about 117	about 13.32 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
920	SiffuIlagan City, Isabela	1,552	about 143	about 10.86 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
921	Villa ImeldaIlagan City, Isabela	1,552	about 4	about 383.71 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
922	San RoquePeñablanca, Cagayan	1,549	about 163	about 9.52 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
923	CarmencitaDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,546	about 79	about 19.52 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
924	SantorReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,543	about 479	about 3.22 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
925	FaustinoCauayan City, Isabela	1,542	about 345	about 4.47 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
926	San AntonioSanta Maria, Isabela	1,541	about 798	about 1.93 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
927	MaredeSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,539	about 91	about 16.92 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
928	SimayungAbulug, Cagayan	1,539	about 385	about 4.00 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
929	Ifugao VillageDiffun, Quirino	1,538	about 87	about 17.62 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
930	CordovaAmulung, Cagayan	1,534	about 533	about 2.88 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
931	DibulSaguday, Quirino	1,533	about 304	about 5.04 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
932	PaquetKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,533	about 130	about 11.83 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
933	Poblacion 1Santa Maria, Isabela	1,532	about 196	about 7.81 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
934	AmmubuanBallesteros, Cagayan	1,529	about 746	about 2.05 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
935	Daramuangan SurSan Mateo, Isabela	1,529	about 974	about 1.57 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
936	Dumabato NorteMaddela, Quirino	1,528	about 222	about 6.89 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
937	Piña WesteGattaran, Cagayan	1,528	about 72	about 21.11 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
938	GuayabalCauayan City, Isabela	1,526	about 1,183	about 1.29 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
939	San LuisRoxas, Isabela	1,525	about 641	about 2.38 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
940	PiezaVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya	1,524	about 280	about 5.44 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
941	BalugTumauini, Isabela	1,523	about 1,145	about 1.33 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
942	San PedroMallig, Isabela	1,523	about 239	about 6.37 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
943	DagupanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,522	about 511	about 2.98 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
944	RizalSan Guillermo, Isabela	1,522	about 8	about 189.92 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
945	UbongSolana, Cagayan	1,522	about 429	about 3.55 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
946	Bacnor WestBurgos, Isabela	1,520	about 530	about 2.87 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
947	NaguilianLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,520	about 255	about 5.95 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
948	QuilingRoxas, Isabela	1,519	about 330	about 4.60 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
949	Poblacion IIPiat, Cagayan	1,512	about 749	about 2.02 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
950	MinangaAparri, Cagayan	1,511	about 3,028	about 0.499 km²	−4.81% 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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