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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, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	Gosi SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,509	about 405	about 3.73 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
952	Nappaccu PequeñoReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,508	about 324	about 4.65 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
953	Ocao-CapiniaanAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	1,508	about 97	about 15.49 km²	12.00% a year	Rural
954	San JoseLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,508	about 820	about 1.84 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
955	MalintaLasam, Cagayan	1,507	about 266	about 5.67 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
956	ParaisoCabatuan, Isabela	1,507	about 3,179	about 0.474 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
957	DugayungAmulung, Cagayan	1,506	about 856	about 1.76 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
958	Kayapa Proper WestKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	1,505	about 144	about 10.45 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
959	SurcocNaguilian, Isabela	1,505	about 284	about 5.29 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
960	BaleteDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	1,503	about 359	about 4.19 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
961	MauanBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,503	about 134	about 11.20 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
962	AsaklatNagtipunan, Quirino	1,502	about 442	about 3.40 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
963	Santo TomasSaguday, Quirino	1,499	about 253	about 5.93 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
964	CaratacatAmulung, Cagayan	1,496	about 291	about 5.14 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
965	NamamparanDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	1,496	about 312	about 4.79 km²	3.75% a year	Rural
966	San FelipeIlagan City, Isabela	1,496	about 626	about 2.39 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
967	UnionCauayan City, Isabela	1,496	about 712	about 2.10 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
968	AnnafatanAmulung, Cagayan	1,495	about 142	about 10.51 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
969	CulasiPalanan, Isabela	1,495	about 78	about 19.20 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
970	KimbutanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,495	about 45	about 33.28 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
971	Pinaripad SurAglipay, Quirino	1,495	about 293	about 5.10 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
972	TaggaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,495	about 427	about 3.50 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
973	PatengGonzaga, Cagayan	1,494	about 43	about 34.58 km²	7.55% a year	Rural
974	Sta. ClaraAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	1,494	about 254	about 5.89 km²	5.00% a year	Rural
975	Taggat NorteClaveria, Cagayan	1,494	about 964	about 1.55 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
976	AganiAlcala, Cagayan	1,492	about 343	about 4.35 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
977	MasicalBaggao, Cagayan	1,492	about 263	about 5.67 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
978	MunguiaDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	1,492	about 315	about 4.74 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
979	ColunguanSanto Tomas, Isabela	1,491	about 1,007	about 1.48 km²	6.18% a year	Rural
980	Dammang WestEchague, Isabela	1,489	about 298	about 5.00 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
981	Pilig AltoCabagan, Isabela	1,488	about 385	about 3.86 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
982	BalaganSan Mariano, Isabela	1,487	about 121	about 12.29 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
983	San JoseRoxas, Isabela	1,487	about 492	about 3.02 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
984	TabangSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,487	about 549	about 2.71 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
985	NabbialanAmulung, Cagayan	1,485	about 54	about 27.67 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
986	Dumabato SurMaddela, Quirino	1,484	about 245	about 6.06 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
987	San VicenteIguig, Cagayan	1,483	about 3,803	about 0.39 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
988	Sto. TomasTuao, Cagayan	1,483	about 456	about 3.25 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
989	Santo DomingoEchague, Isabela	1,476	about 1,500	about 0.984 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
990	CompaniaTumauini, Isabela	1,475	about 2,662	about 0.554 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
991	Minanga SurSan Pablo, Isabela	1,475	about 1,093	about 1.35 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
992	Dabubu GrandeSan Agustin, Isabela	1,474	about 1,152	about 1.28 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
993	Minanga EsteBuguey, Cagayan	1,474	about 3,116	about 0.473 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
994	DalenatAngadanan, Isabela	1,471	about 981	about 1.50 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
995	San LorenzoLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,469	about 272	about 5.41 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
996	Pangal SurEchague, Isabela	1,468	about 318	about 4.62 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
997	AndarayanDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,467	about 89	about 16.46 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
998	VictoriaAglipay, Quirino	1,467	about 333	about 4.41 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
999	San RodrigoIlagan City, Isabela	1,466	about 153	about 9.58 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,000	SinippilReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,464	about 766	about 1.91 km²	0.72% a year	Urban

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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