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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	San EstebanIguig, Cagayan	1,406	about 1,162	about 1.21 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,052	CumaoGattaran, Cagayan	1,405	about 324	about 4.33 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,053	CamandagAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	1,404	about 53	about 26.50 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,054	NagbacalanRamon, Isabela	1,404	about 405	about 3.47 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,055	DungaoSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,403	about 199	about 7.05 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,056	San VicenteBuguey, Cagayan	1,403	about 286	about 4.91 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,057	WacalSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,398	about 409	about 3.42 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,058	Dammang EastEchague, Isabela	1,395	about 1,257	about 1.11 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
1,059	Maddarulug NorteEnrile, Cagayan	1,395	about 298	about 4.68 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,060	MinangaPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,394	about 106	about 13.20 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
1,061	BicokTuao, Cagayan	1,393	about 257	about 5.41 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,062	San MiguelLuna, Isabela	1,393	about 753	about 1.85 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,063	Santa MariaEchague, Isabela	1,393	about 122	about 11.46 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,064	LibertadSan Mariano, Isabela	1,392	about 10	about 139.49 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,065	Villa DomingoAngadanan, Isabela	1,390	about 196	about 7.10 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,066	AbingananBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,386	about 50	about 27.51 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,067	BunuganBaggao, Cagayan	1,385	about 114	about 12.14 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,068	SiguiranAbulug, Cagayan	1,385	about 141	about 9.80 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,069	GabutDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,384	about 392	about 3.53 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,070	MacalaoatCabatuan, Isabela	1,384	about 526	about 2.63 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,071	San LorenzoIlagan City, Isabela	1,384	about 304	about 4.55 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,072	PelawayAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya	1,383	about 41	about 33.45 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,073	Sandiat EastSan Manuel, Isabela	1,383	about 247	about 5.61 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
1,074	SalingsinganAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	1,381	about 90	about 15.26 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,075	SalindinganIlagan City, Isabela	1,380	about 146	about 9.46 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,076	Cabuluan WestBallesteros, Cagayan	1,378	about 672	about 2.05 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,077	Santo DomingoLuna, Isabela	1,377	about 1,028	about 1.34 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,078	BallesterosAurora, Isabela	1,376	about 691	about 1.99 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,079	DagupanAlicia, Isabela	1,375	about 270	about 5.09 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,080	Roma SurEnrile, Cagayan	1,375	about 82	about 16.70 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,081	Sta. VisitacionTumauini, Isabela	1,374	about 3,335	about 0.412 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
1,082	RedondoIguig, Cagayan	1,368	about 1,179	about 1.16 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
1,083	TarinsingCordon, Isabela	1,368	about 1,150	about 1.19 km²	−0.64% a year	Urban
1,084	ManaloAmulung, Cagayan	1,367	about 497	about 2.75 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,085	CarupianBaggao, Cagayan	1,366	about 49	about 27.84 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,086	BolinaoAurora, Isabela	1,365	about 722	about 1.89 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
1,087	Nappaccu GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,363	about 339	about 4.02 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
1,088	PaoKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,363	about 37	about 36.84 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,089	Santo Domingo WestBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,362	about 139	about 9.80 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,090	CampoSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,361	about 222	about 6.12 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,091	GabunLasam, Cagayan	1,361	about 174	about 7.82 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,092	Allinguigan 3rdIlagan City, Isabela	1,360	about 1,283	about 1.06 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,093	Paruddun NorteAparri, Cagayan	1,360	about 210	about 6.48 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
1,094	San GeronimoBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	1,360	about 1,617	about 0.841 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
1,095	Villa ConcepcionRoxas, Isabela	1,359	about 208	about 6.54 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,096	MaasinQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya	1,358	about 63	about 21.60 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
1,097	BuyonCauayan City, Isabela	1,357	about 213	about 6.37 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
1,098	DumabelAglipay, Quirino	1,356	about 141	about 9.64 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,099	Bella LuzSan Mateo, Isabela	1,353	about 333	about 4.06 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,100	BagunotBaggao, Cagayan	1,352	about 424	about 3.19 km²	0.02% 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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