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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, 1,101 to 1,150 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
1,101	BalasiFlora, Apayao	320	about 31	about 10.28 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
1,102	NarnaraPilar, Abra	318	about 148	about 2.15 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,103	Lub-lubbaDolores, Abra	317	about 172	about 1.84 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
1,104	LennengLicuan-Baay, Abra	316	about 7	about 45.33 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
1,105	Dao-anganBoliney, Abra	314	about 13	about 23.72 km²	−8.07% a year	Rural
1,106	TanulongSagada, Mountain Province	312	about 92	about 3.38 km²	−5.09% a year	Rural
1,107	SuquibBesao, Mountain Province	311	about 319	about 0.976 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,108	Anggacan SurTanudan, Kalinga	309	about 30	about 10.43 km²	13.09% a year	Rural
1,109	BelaatTineg, Abra	309	about 19	about 16.28 km²	5.93% a year	Rural
1,110	LingayKiangan, Ifugao	308	about 96	about 3.21 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
1,111	PacguedMalibcong, Abra	302	about 11	about 26.77 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
1,112	PikekDaguioman, Abra	302	about 36	about 8.35 km²	−5.30% a year	Rural
1,113	KiliTubo, Abra	301	about 4	about 79.29 km²	−8.25% a year	Rural
1,114	TikitikPilar, Abra	300	about 117	about 2.56 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,115	BayyoBontoc, Mountain Province	299	about 13	about 23.13 km²	−3.51% a year	Rural
1,116	San Juan EastPilar, Abra	298	about 116	about 2.56 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,117	Besao EastBesao, Mountain Province	297	about 758	about 0.392 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,118	MogaoLicuan-Baay, Abra	295	about 48	about 6.19 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
1,119	NagcanasanPilar, Abra	295	about 43	about 6.89 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,120	BanaoMayoyao, Ifugao	293	about 20	about 14.54 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
1,121	PingadSabangan, Mountain Province	289	about 221	about 1.31 km²	−6.06% a year	Rural
1,122	TumalipLicuan-Baay, Abra	289	about 50	about 5.81 km²	−4.75% a year	Rural
1,123	Old TinglayanTinglayan, Kalinga	287	about 77	about 3.72 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
1,124	DulaoMalibcong, Abra	285	about 28	about 10.20 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
1,125	Lias KanluranBarlig, Mountain Province	285	about 6	about 51.70 km²	−3.31% a year	Rural
1,126	BongloLicuan-Baay, Abra	284	about 7	about 38.77 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,127	Santa ElenaCalanasan, Apayao	283	about 4	about 80.63 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,128	LutaLagawe, Ifugao	282	about 66	about 4.30 km²	4.26% a year	Rural
1,129	DalliganKiangan, Ifugao	281	about 48	about 5.87 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,130	UmnapMalibcong, Abra	279	about 19	about 14.62 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
1,131	PoblacionLicuan-Baay, Abra	274	about 38	about 7.13 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,132	Bol-lilisingVillaviciosa, Abra	272	about 41	about 6.56 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
1,133	San JosePudtol, Apayao	272	about 59	about 4.63 km²	−4.74% a year	Rural
1,134	Tetepan SurSagada, Mountain Province	266	about 222	about 1.20 km²	−10.38% a year	Rural
1,135	LingoyBarlig, Mountain Province	261	about 5	about 49.02 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,136	BacagLacub, Abra	258	about 16	about 16.27 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
1,137	San MarianoPudtol, Apayao	257	about 48	about 5.31 km²	−4.32% a year	Rural
1,138	BanaoNatonin, Mountain Province	252	about 8	about 32.57 km²	−5.35% a year	Rural
1,139	MacalanaBarlig, Mountain Province	247	about 8	about 30.64 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,140	AnayanTineg, Abra	245	about 2	about 154.96 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,141	Tetepan NorteSagada, Mountain Province	242	about 98	about 2.46 km²	−7.24% a year	Rural
1,142	Kilong-OlaoBoliney, Abra	238	about 19	about 12.78 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
1,143	TaripanMalibcong, Abra	237	about 13	about 17.76 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
1,144	MaducayanNatonin, Mountain Province	236	about 4	about 58.96 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
1,145	AguetLagangilang, Abra	231	about 196	about 1.18 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
1,146	BayabasMalibcong, Abra	228	about 13	about 17.59 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,147	TabacdaTubo, Abra	227	about 1	about 162.31 km²	−5.23% a year	Rural
1,148	Lat-eyMalibcong, Abra	223	about 6	about 38.18 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,149	LiwoMayoyao, Ifugao	218	about 18	about 11.89 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
1,150	NacagangSagada, Mountain Province	217	about 234	about 0.928 km²	1.98% 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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