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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, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,151	CabuaanBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	1,290	about 205	about 6.28 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,152	CaroanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,290	about 1,656	about 0.779 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,153	PussianAlcala, Cagayan	1,289	about 154	about 8.36 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,154	TungelBaggao, Cagayan	1,289	about 608	about 2.12 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,155	CarulayEchague, Isabela	1,286	about 814	about 1.58 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,156	TanglaganGattaran, Cagayan	1,285	about 11	about 119.01 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,157	BangaanSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,284	about 319	about 4.03 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,158	GanaoDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,284	about 47	about 27.16 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,159	Illuru SurRizal, Cagayan	1,283	about 164	about 7.83 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,160	BasaoGattaran, Cagayan	1,281	about 222	about 5.78 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
1,161	Villa LuzDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,281	about 1,323	about 0.968 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,162	CanayunAbulug, Cagayan	1,280	about 242	about 5.30 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
1,163	MagrafilGonzaga, Cagayan	1,279	about 20	about 65.29 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,164	Masaya NorteSan Agustin, Isabela	1,278	about 287	about 4.46 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
1,165	PallasBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	1,278	about 32	about 39.65 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,166	San RoqueSan Mateo, Isabela	1,278	about 306	about 4.17 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,167	AlimitKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,277	about 57	about 22.55 km²	4.95% a year	Rural
1,168	Monte AlegreAmulung, Cagayan	1,277	about 296	about 4.32 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,169	BirukDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,276	about 19	about 68.76 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,170	San IsidroCauayan City, Isabela	1,275	about 417	about 3.06 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
1,171	Santa BarbaraIlagan City, Isabela	1,275	about 9,444	about 0.135 km²	3.45% a year	Rural
1,172	Santa MariaIlagan City, Isabela	1,275	about 807	about 1.58 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,173	CalamaguiSan Pablo, Isabela	1,274	about 504	about 2.53 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
1,174	CanabayDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,274	about 46	about 27.53 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,175	ProgresoAglipay, Quirino	1,274	about 428	about 2.98 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,176	CasiliMallig, Isabela	1,268	about 647	about 1.96 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,177	San JoseSantiago City, Isabela	1,266	about 204	about 6.21 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
1,178	CalillauanSolana, Cagayan	1,265	about 420	about 3.01 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,179	UnionGamu, Isabela	1,265	about 904	about 1.40 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,180	PoblacionSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,262	about 1,280	about 0.986 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,181	San PedroMaddela, Quirino	1,260	about 168	about 7.49 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,182	BackilingAparri, Cagayan	1,259	about 216	about 5.83 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,183	Paruddun SurAparri, Cagayan	1,258	about 191	about 6.58 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,184	JurisdictionLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,257	about 246	about 5.10 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,185	LantingRoxas, Isabela	1,257	about 632	about 1.99 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
1,186	BusilelaoEchague, Isabela	1,255	about 152	about 8.23 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
1,187	LunaSantiago City, Isabela	1,254	about 177	about 7.08 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,188	BubugSanto Tomas, Isabela	1,252	about 77	about 16.22 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,189	RugaoIlagan City, Isabela	1,252	about 471	about 2.66 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,190	CabuluanAlcala, Cagayan	1,251	about 189	about 6.61 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,191	SinapaoanSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	1,250	about 150	about 8.32 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,192	CapoIlagan City, Isabela	1,249	about 1,146	about 1.09 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,193	PalabotanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,249	about 118	about 10.58 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,194	LupaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,248	about 134	about 9.28 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,195	Dalig KalingaAurora, Isabela	1,246	about 674	about 1.85 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
1,196	FuguJones, Isabela	1,244	about 253	about 4.92 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
1,197	TucalSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,244	about 291	about 4.27 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,198	Minanga NorteSan Pablo, Isabela	1,243	about 391	about 3.18 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,199	BattalanLasam, Cagayan	1,242	about 234	about 5.31 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
1,200	BautistaSan Agustin, Isabela	1,242	about 65	about 19.09 km²	−0.51% 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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