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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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	MalasinDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	5,240	about 894	about 5.86 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
52	UpiGamu, Isabela	5,185	about 439	about 11.81 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
53	Bonfal ProperBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	5,146	about 1,211	about 4.25 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
54	CarigTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,085	about 456	about 11.14 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
55	Cataggaman PardoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,039	about 832	about 6.06 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
56	MalvarSantiago City, Isabela	5,022	about 4,292	about 1.17 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
57	CurvaPamplona, Cagayan	5,014	about 233	about 21.52 km²	6.21% a year	Urban
58	Santa Isabel SurIlagan City, Isabela	5,011	about 821	about 6.10 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
59	Annafunan EastTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,000	about 7,974	about 0.627 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
60	Centro - San AntonioIlagan City, Isabela	4,960	about 907	about 5.47 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
61	TanzaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,947	about 6,685	about 0.74 km²	−2.20% a year	Urban
62	CurifangSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	4,885	about 1,450	about 3.37 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
63	TagaranCauayan City, Isabela	4,882	about 616	about 7.92 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
64	Marabulig ICauayan City, Isabela	4,879	about 1,378	about 3.54 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
65	MungoTuao, Cagayan	4,873	about 830	about 5.87 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
66	PuntaAparri, Cagayan	4,860	about 14,772	about 0.329 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
67	BuntunTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,783	about 1,661	about 2.88 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
68	La PazCabatuan, Isabela	4,754	about 454	about 10.46 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
69	BagahabagSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	4,731	about 952	about 4.97 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
70	MasocBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	4,729	about 918	about 5.15 km²	6.11% a year	Rural
71	Santa MargaritaBaggao, Cagayan	4,720	about 14	about 333.68 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
72	AntoninoAlicia, Isabela	4,684	about 2,891	about 1.62 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
73	IragaSolana, Cagayan	4,629	about 210	about 22.03 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
74	BangagSolana, Cagayan	4,615	about 411	about 11.23 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
75	District IVBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	4,606	about 3,903	about 1.18 km²	5.60% a year	Rural
76	Cataggaman ViejoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,600	about 1,041	about 4.42 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
77	SalvacionBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	4,575	about 4,877	about 0.938 km²	3.19% a year	Urban
78	BalintocatocSantiago City, Isabela	4,556	about 740	about 6.16 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
79	Atulayan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,548	about 6,264	about 0.726 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
80	GundawayCabarroguis, Quirino	4,545	about 1,074	about 4.23 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
81	MinangaSan Mariano, Isabela	4,537	about 23	about 193.24 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
82	BelanceDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	4,531	about 382	about 11.85 km²	6.20% a year	Rural
83	BagumbayanTuao, Cagayan	4,501	about 1,044	about 4.31 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
84	MabiniGamu, Isabela	4,501	about 568	about 7.93 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
85	PoblacionAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	4,479	about 6,596	about 0.679 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
86	IbungVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya	4,470	about 500	about 8.94 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
87	VictoriaSan Mateo, Isabela	4,470	about 533	about 8.38 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
88	IneanganDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	4,465	about 766	about 5.83 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
89	Bone SouthAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	4,462	about 170	about 26.29 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
90	San JoseBaggao, Cagayan	4,452	about 1,306	about 3.41 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
91	DidipioKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	4,413	about 88	about 50.37 km²	6.13% a year	Urban
92	DassunSolana, Cagayan	4,397	about 971	about 4.53 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
93	Vista AlegreBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	4,393	about 3,787	about 1.16 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
94	BanggotBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	4,392	about 7,272	about 0.604 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
95	LannaSolana, Cagayan	4,392	about 826	about 5.32 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
96	CasambalanganSanta Ana, Cagayan	4,345	about 220	about 19.76 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
97	RizalDiffun, Quirino	4,338	about 1,261	about 3.44 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
98	ComonAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	4,332	about 364	about 11.90 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
99	Sinamar NorteSan Mateo, Isabela	4,332	about 523	about 8.29 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
100	M.H. del PilarAlicia, Isabela	4,317	about 704	about 6.13 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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