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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, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	Calaoagan BassitGattaran, Cagayan	1,463	about 489	about 2.99 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,002	TactacSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,463	about 325	about 4.50 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,003	Santo DomingoJones, Isabela	1,461	about 45	about 32.28 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,004	SalamagueIguig, Cagayan	1,460	about 1,248	about 1.17 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,005	Zone ISan Mariano, Isabela	1,459	about 1,517	about 0.962 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,006	Piña EsteGattaran, Cagayan	1,457	about 59	about 24.78 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,007	BaungPiat, Cagayan	1,456	about 123	about 11.79 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,008	DummunGattaran, Cagayan	1,456	about 423	about 3.44 km²	−4.31% a year	Rural
1,009	San ManuelEchague, Isabela	1,454	about 385	about 3.78 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
1,010	TucalanaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,454	about 525	about 2.77 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
1,011	NamnamaIlagan City, Isabela	1,451	about 160	about 9.09 km²	4.47% a year	Rural
1,012	AngancasilianCabagan, Isabela	1,447	about 283	about 5.11 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,013	Lalog 1Luna, Isabela	1,447	about 377	about 3.84 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,014	San JoseSan Pablo, Isabela	1,446	about 646	about 2.24 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,015	Villa CruzSan Mateo, Isabela	1,446	about 237	about 6.10 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,016	BugatayPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,444	about 182	about 7.94 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
1,017	Daragutan EastSan Mariano, Isabela	1,442	about 217	about 6.65 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,018	Nabannagan EastLasam, Cagayan	1,439	about 648	about 2.22 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,019	San SebastianRamon, Isabela	1,438	about 179	about 8.04 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,020	PintorGamu, Isabela	1,437	about 504	about 2.85 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,021	Santa MariaGonzaga, Cagayan	1,437	about 10	about 136.92 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,022	PalayagAmulung, Cagayan	1,435	about 213	about 6.75 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,023	BuenavistaMaddela, Quirino	1,434	about 554	about 2.59 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,024	AtuluIguig, Cagayan	1,433	about 787	about 1.82 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,025	AliciaAglipay, Quirino	1,431	about 71	about 20.13 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,026	CalaccabAngadanan, Isabela	1,431	about 483	about 2.96 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,027	San EstebanAlcala, Cagayan	1,431	about 183	about 7.84 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,028	MambacagTuao, Cagayan	1,428	about 53	about 26.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,029	BunegEchague, Isabela	1,426	about 395	about 3.61 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,030	San PedroRoxas, Isabela	1,425	about 518	about 2.75 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,031	ApanayAlicia, Isabela	1,424	about 1,520	about 0.937 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,032	San AntonioDiffun, Quirino	1,424	about 1,039	about 1.37 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,033	AjatIguig, Cagayan	1,422	about 1,085	about 1.31 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
1,034	Mabuttal EastBallesteros, Cagayan	1,422	about 338	about 4.21 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,035	DaddaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,421	about 184	about 7.74 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,036	LalafuganLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,421	about 103	about 13.84 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,037	MissionSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,420	about 373	about 3.81 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
1,038	SinabbaranEchague, Isabela	1,418	about 545	about 2.60 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,039	Barsat EastBaggao, Cagayan	1,417	about 984	about 1.44 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,040	MinangaNaguilian, Isabela	1,416	about 252	about 5.63 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,041	CastilloEchague, Isabela	1,413	about 1,273	about 1.11 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,042	Bayabo EastTumauini, Isabela	1,412	about 382	about 3.70 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
1,043	MagapuyBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	1,412	about 91	about 15.45 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,044	CapisaanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,411	about 128	about 11.06 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,045	DagupanQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya	1,410	about 52	about 27.26 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,046	BacaganBaggao, Cagayan	1,409	about 138	about 10.23 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,047	DadapSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,409	about 662	about 2.13 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
1,048	San VicenteSanto Tomas, Isabela	1,409	about 734	about 1.92 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,049	Cabeseria 17 and 21Ilagan City, Isabela	1,408	about 484	about 2.91 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,050	PurocLuna, Isabela	1,408	about 372	about 3.78 km²	−0.96% 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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