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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, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	AlaguiaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,196	about 168	about 7.14 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
1,252	PatununganSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,195	about 6	about 195.39 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,253	Santo NiñoMaddela, Quirino	1,195	about 73	about 16.39 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,254	AdaoagBaggao, Cagayan	1,193	about 108	about 11.08 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,255	Dicamay IJones, Isabela	1,193	about 39	about 30.76 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
1,256	DalibubonJones, Isabela	1,192	about 343	about 3.48 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,257	BangagLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,189	about 112	about 10.59 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,258	AuitanSan Pablo, Isabela	1,187	about 2,626	about 0.452 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,259	Casili NorteCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,186	about 115	about 10.33 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,260	MasiSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,180	about 247	about 4.77 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,261	San IsidroJones, Isabela	1,180	about 126	about 9.37 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
1,262	DagupanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,179	about 3	about 378.94 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,263	TabbacBuguey, Cagayan	1,179	about 57	about 20.76 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,264	DalayaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,178	about 558	about 2.11 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,265	CalassitanSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,177	about 35	about 33.54 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,266	QuinagabianSanta Maria, Isabela	1,177	about 2,570	about 0.458 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
1,267	Abariongan UnegSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,174	about 167	about 7.05 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,268	DiamantinaAurora, Isabela	1,172	about 519	about 2.26 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
1,269	KilkilingClaveria, Cagayan	1,172	about 143	about 8.19 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,270	AgaDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,171	about 205	about 5.72 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
1,271	Centro NorteGattaran, Cagayan	1,171	about 594	about 1.97 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
1,272	TadjiKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	1,171	about 27	about 43.59 km²	4.21% a year	Rural
1,273	GaddangaoRizal, Cagayan	1,170	about 165	about 7.11 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,274	PampangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	1,170	about 299	about 3.91 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,275	Santa CruzBenito Soliven, Isabela	1,170	about 358	about 3.27 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,276	CambongLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,168	about 135	about 8.66 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,277	Esperanza EastAurora, Isabela	1,166	about 777	about 1.50 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,278	Pata EastClaveria, Cagayan	1,166	about 432	about 2.70 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,279	San Isidro EastSanta Maria, Isabela	1,166	about 637	about 1.83 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,280	LoriaAngadanan, Isabela	1,165	about 658	about 1.77 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
1,281	MalibabagPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,165	about 520	about 2.24 km²	−4.57% a year	Rural
1,282	AmobocanCauayan City, Isabela	1,164	about 226	about 5.16 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
1,283	PoblacionCalayan, Cagayan	1,164	about 355	about 3.28 km²	4.99% a year	Rural
1,284	ZamoraAlicia, Isabela	1,162	about 759	about 1.53 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,285	Cullalabo Del SurBurgos, Isabela	1,161	about 1,279	about 0.908 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,286	SantorBaggao, Cagayan	1,158	about 417	about 2.78 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,287	San Isidro WestSanta Maria, Isabela	1,155	about 849	about 1.36 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
1,288	BayaboDelfin Albano, Isabela	1,154	about 348	about 3.32 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,289	BuenavistaAngadanan, Isabela	1,153	about 163	about 7.09 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
1,290	DumawingJones, Isabela	1,153	about 27	about 43.07 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,291	LasilatBaggao, Cagayan	1,152	about 375	about 3.07 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
1,292	CanaremAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	1,150	about 110	about 10.41 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
1,293	Santo TomasAbulug, Cagayan	1,150	about 170	about 6.77 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,294	Calog NorteAbulug, Cagayan	1,149	about 771	about 1.49 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
1,295	Divisoria SurMaddela, Quirino	1,149	about 140	about 8.21 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,296	BangarSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,146	about 313	about 3.66 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,297	Pilar D. GalimaSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	1,146	about 402	about 2.85 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
1,298	Minanga SurIguig, Cagayan	1,145	about 1,080	about 1.06 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,299	SantaTumauini, Isabela	1,145	about 106	about 10.78 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
1,300	Cabeseria 25Ilagan City, Isabela	1,144	about 213	about 5.37 km²	0.49% 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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