The Atlas

Barangays in Cagayan

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

Barangays in Cagayan, at a glance

Barangays: 820^[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: 1,284,676^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 753 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Cataggaman Nuevo^[5]; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; 9,797 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: 199 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Maura, −1.22% 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.

820 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Caritan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,691	about 9,091	about 0.406 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
52	ToranAparri, Cagayan	3,605	about 332	about 10.85 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
53	ImurungBaggao, Cagayan	3,600	about 729	about 4.94 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
54	GaduSolana, Cagayan	3,595	about 378	about 9.52 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
55	LibertadAbulug, Cagayan	3,572	about 421	about 8.48 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
56	MaguillingPiat, Cagayan	3,571	about 84	about 42.50 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
57	Caritan CentroTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,565	about 8,488	about 0.42 km²	−3.44% a year	Urban
58	Santo DomingoPiat, Cagayan	3,463	about 332	about 10.43 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
59	Bitag GrandeBaggao, Cagayan	3,455	about 270	about 12.79 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
60	TallunganAparri, Cagayan	3,437	about 536	about 6.41 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
61	PoblacionBaggao, Cagayan	3,421	about 1,066	about 3.21 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
62	QuibalPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,409	about 76	about 44.90 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
63	RapuliSanta Ana, Cagayan	3,394	about 171	about 19.80 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
64	MabunoGattaran, Cagayan	3,364	about 109	about 30.90 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
65	PattaoBuguey, Cagayan	3,347	about 426	about 7.86 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
66	LeonardaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,313	about 2,932	about 1.13 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
67	LucbanAbulug, Cagayan	3,282	about 325	about 10.09 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
68	ReyesTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,266	about 438	about 7.45 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
69	AlimannaoPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,244	about 1,159	about 2.80 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
70	TallangBaggao, Cagayan	3,216	about 536	about 6.00 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
71	CentroPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,210	about 2,140	about 1.50 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
72	GaddangAparri, Cagayan	3,174	about 681	about 4.66 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
73	Afusing DagaAlcala, Cagayan	3,158	about 291	about 10.86 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
74	MocagBaggao, Cagayan	3,142	about 190	about 16.55 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
75	Pallua SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,126	about 3,864	about 0.809 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
76	MaguirigSolana, Cagayan	3,125	about 192	about 16.30 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
77	DodanAparri, Cagayan	3,122	about 496	about 6.29 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
78	Centro NorteSanto Niño, Cagayan	3,103	about 1,236	about 2.51 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
79	Centro 11Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,100	about 3,010	about 1.03 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
80	Libag SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,097	about 437	about 7.08 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
81	RemusBaggao, Cagayan	3,042	about 242	about 12.57 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
82	Maddarulug SurEnrile, Cagayan	3,030	about 498	about 6.09 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
83	BaracaoitGattaran, Cagayan	3,014	about 116	about 26.06 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
84	Santa ClaraGonzaga, Cagayan	3,000	about 38	about 78.30 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
85	LapiPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,998	about 4	about 833.28 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
86	PalawigSanta Ana, Cagayan	2,993	about 1,453	about 2.06 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
87	Cabaritan WestBallesteros, Cagayan	2,974	about 573	about 5.19 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
88	Natappian WestSolana, Cagayan	2,961	about 3,572	about 0.829 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
89	Centro SurAlcala, Cagayan	2,953	about 777	about 3.80 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
90	AwallanBaggao, Cagayan	2,946	about 87	about 33.92 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
91	TapelGonzaga, Cagayan	2,941	about 258	about 11.42 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
92	NangalisanSolana, Cagayan	2,936	about 459	about 6.39 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
93	Larion BajoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,876	about 1,115	about 2.58 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
94	Andarayan NorthSolana, Cagayan	2,866	about 1,151	about 2.49 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
95	MangaPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,854	about 94	about 30.36 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
96	CadaananSolana, Cagayan	2,820	about 173	about 16.28 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
97	CentroAmulung, Cagayan	2,804	about 1,947	about 1.44 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
98	Liwan NorteEnrile, Cagayan	2,799	about 163	about 17.13 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
99	AccusilianTuao, Cagayan	2,738	about 1,279	about 2.14 km²	7.11% a year	Rural
100	Pallua NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,728	about 3,267	about 0.835 km²	0.72% 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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