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Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region

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]

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Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region, at a glance

Barangays: 1,178^[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: 1,808,985^[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: 138 urban^[4]; 1,040 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Irisan^[5]; Baguio City, Benguet; 36,932 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: Caganayan^[6]; Tineg, Abra; about 214.53 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: Loo^{[5, 7]}; Buguias, Benguet; 4.19% 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: 557 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Camp 3, −3.28% a year.

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region

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1,178 barangays, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,001	OliliconLagawe, Ifugao	436	about 32	about 13.77 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
1,002	TattawaPeñarrubia, Abra	432	about 265	about 1.63 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
1,003	BangtinonHingyon, Ifugao	430	about 138	about 3.12 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,004	Lower MatonPudtol, Apayao	430	about 42	about 10.35 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,005	SuyoSagada, Mountain Province	430	about 65	about 6.63 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,006	BalaisLagangilang, Abra	427	about 507	about 0.842 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,007	BacoocLagangilang, Abra	426	about 43	about 9.82 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,008	MongolMayoyao, Ifugao	425	about 118	about 3.61 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,009	SuyangTabuk City, Kalinga	425	about 206	about 2.06 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
1,010	BuwagAguinaldo, Ifugao	424	about 15	about 28.77 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,011	AuroraPudtol, Apayao	422	about 7	about 57.79 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
1,012	LaganSabangan, Mountain Province	422	about 35	about 11.89 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
1,013	JucbongLagawe, Ifugao	420	about 25	about 16.64 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
1,014	BrooksidePilar, Abra	418	about 84	about 4.98 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
1,015	Mangali CentroTanudan, Kalinga	418	about 77	about 5.42 km²	9.99% a year	Rural
1,016	MaragatKabugao, Apayao	418	about 5	about 91.39 km²	10.47% a year	Rural
1,017	Pang-otLagayan, Abra	417	about 18	about 22.67 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
1,018	Santa RosaPeñarrubia, Abra	417	about 43	about 9.66 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
1,019	FidelisanSagada, Mountain Province	416	about 232	about 1.79 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
1,020	BabbanoyTanudan, Kalinga	414	about 51	about 8.13 km²	5.90% a year	Rural
1,021	PadanganBesao, Mountain Province	413	about 158	about 2.62 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,022	Lapat-BalantayTineg, Abra	411	about 19	about 21.28 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,023	Mayoyao ProperMayoyao, Ifugao	411	about 876	about 0.469 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,024	Aurora Hill, North CentralBaguio City, Benguet	408	about 11,057	about 0.0369 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,025	DuldulaoMalibcong, Abra	408	about 20	about 20.91 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
1,026	DalupaPasil, Kalinga	405	about 272	about 1.49 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,027	GaldangPasil, Kalinga	405	about 11	about 35.82 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,028	PayeoBesao, Mountain Province	403	about 226	about 1.78 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,029	KagitinganBaguio City, Benguet	400	about 14,085	about 0.0284 km²	19.70% a year	Urban
1,030	Ogo-ogBarlig, Mountain Province	400	about 13	about 31.12 km²	−4.61% a year	Rural
1,031	DanglasDanglas, Abra	399	about 6	about 66.02 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,032	Besao WestBesao, Mountain Province	398	about 858	about 0.464 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,033	PideSagada, Mountain Province	397	about 458	about 0.867 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
1,034	MagaMayoyao, Ifugao	396	about 47	about 8.49 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
1,035	South DriveBaguio City, Benguet	394	about 858	about 0.459 km²	−8.24% a year	Urban
1,036	YuyengPidigan, Abra	394	about 159	about 2.48 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
1,037	Lul-lunoLuba, Abra	393	about 40	about 9.81 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,038	AlimitMayoyao, Ifugao	392	about 18	about 22.10 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,039	PonghalLagawe, Ifugao	391	about 53	about 7.39 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,040	MacalinoCalanasan, Apayao	390	about 16	about 23.70 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,041	BokiawanKiangan, Ifugao	389	about 36	about 10.87 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
1,042	AnaoHingyon, Ifugao	386	about 134	about 2.87 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,043	SalnecBucay, Abra	386	about 112	about 3.44 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,044	NaglibacanTineg, Abra	385	about 10	about 39.29 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,045	Upper MatonPudtol, Apayao	385	about 6	about 65.15 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
1,046	DomenglayLicuan-Baay, Abra	383	about 26	about 15.00 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
1,047	Kabayan BarrioKabayan, Benguet	383	about 413	about 0.928 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
1,048	MagulonMayoyao, Ifugao	383	about 34	about 11.16 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
1,049	GayangSabangan, Mountain Province	382	about 87	about 4.38 km²	−3.01% a year	Rural
1,050	LatangBarlig, Mountain Province	376	about 11	about 33.72 km²	−0.69% 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: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (OpenSTAT table 0151A6DTHP4). Published August 3, 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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