The Atlas

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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	CulaoClaveria, Cagayan	1,352	about 188	about 7.19 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,102	Dana-IliAbulug, Cagayan	1,352	about 222	about 6.10 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,103	PalacianSan Agustin, Isabela	1,352	about 90	about 15.10 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,104	LinglingayGamu, Isabela	1,351	about 590	about 2.29 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,105	MabantadCauayan City, Isabela	1,351	about 1,047	about 1.29 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,106	San FranciscoAlicia, Isabela	1,350	about 175	about 7.72 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,107	PapayaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,348	about 31	about 43.47 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
1,108	BuyasyasSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,347	about 99	about 13.64 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,109	AlloyKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,345	about 102	about 13.24 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,110	BangagIlagan City, Isabela	1,345	about 1,180	about 1.14 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,111	NagcuartelanAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	1,345	about 276	about 4.88 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,112	AridowenSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,344	about 69	about 19.37 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,113	Maluno SurBenito Soliven, Isabela	1,341	about 227	about 5.91 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,114	BabadiKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	1,340	about 220	about 6.10 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,115	CamaalQuirino, Isabela	1,340	about 381	about 3.52 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,116	Nungnungan IICauayan City, Isabela	1,338	about 551	about 2.43 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
1,117	VilladorReina Mercedes, Isabela	1,338	about 1,718	about 0.779 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,118	AllasitanPamplona, Cagayan	1,337	about 355	about 3.77 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,119	MabiniBaggao, Cagayan	1,336	about 130	about 10.30 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,120	Gayong-Gayong SurIlagan City, Isabela	1,333	about 128	about 10.38 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,121	CalaocanCabatuan, Isabela	1,328	about 929	about 1.43 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
1,122	VillasisSantiago City, Isabela	1,326	about 4,636	about 0.286 km²	−1.88% a year	Urban
1,123	BagutariSanto Tomas, Isabela	1,325	about 1,043	about 1.27 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,124	CabayabasanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,325	about 139	about 9.53 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,125	CentroLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,325	about 732	about 1.81 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
1,126	MasiPamplona, Cagayan	1,324	about 32	about 41.59 km²	−11.89% a year	Rural
1,127	BantugTumauini, Isabela	1,323	about 154	about 8.60 km²	5.53% a year	Rural
1,128	DipantanNagtipunan, Quirino	1,322	about 237	about 5.58 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,129	San BernabeMaddela, Quirino	1,321	about 190	about 6.96 km²	5.78% a year	Rural
1,130	DalinBaggao, Cagayan	1,320	about 369	about 3.58 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
1,131	MalasinIlagan City, Isabela	1,319	about 186	about 7.09 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,132	Naguilian SurIlagan City, Isabela	1,319	about 456	about 2.89 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,133	CamunatanIlagan City, Isabela	1,317	about 1,029	about 1.28 km²	8.40% a year	Rural
1,134	San AndresSanchez Mira, Cagayan	1,317	about 230	about 5.73 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,135	Centro 5Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,316	about 5,328	about 0.247 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
1,136	NagsabaranDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	1,315	about 164	about 8.02 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,137	San JuanEchague, Isabela	1,313	about 279	about 4.71 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,138	TangculIlagan City, Isabela	1,312	about 1,913	about 0.686 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,139	MaraburabAlcala, Cagayan	1,309	about 128	about 10.23 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,140	DoloresQuirino, Isabela	1,306	about 238	about 5.48 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,141	KinabuanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,301	about 49	about 26.70 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,142	San MiguelBurgos, Isabela	1,301	about 157	about 8.29 km²	−4.87% a year	Rural
1,143	UtanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,300	about 107	about 12.10 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,144	MalasinBurgos, Isabela	1,299	about 217	about 5.99 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,145	AbanqueruanPamplona, Cagayan	1,296	about 212	about 6.10 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
1,146	DagupanAglipay, Quirino	1,296	about 131	about 9.86 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
1,147	Liwan SurEnrile, Cagayan	1,295	about 110	about 11.72 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,148	New OrlinsLasam, Cagayan	1,295	about 272	about 4.76 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,149	BuloAllacapan, Cagayan	1,293	about 447	about 2.89 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,150	Calaoagan DackelGattaran, Cagayan	1,293	about 784	about 1.65 km²	1.85% 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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