The Atlas

Barangays in Cagayan

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 Cagayan, at a glance

Barangays: 820^[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: 1,284,676^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 753 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Cataggaman Nuevo^[5]; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; 9,797 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: 199 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Maura, −1.22% 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.

820 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	Nabannagan WestLasam, Cagayan	2,719	about 429	about 6.34 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
102	Bauan WestSolana, Cagayan	2,695	about 388	about 6.94 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
103	Calog SurAbulug, Cagayan	2,689	about 310	about 8.68 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
104	SimpatuyoSanta Teresita, Cagayan	2,675	about 352	about 7.60 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
105	CatoTuao, Cagayan	2,662	about 1,221	about 2.18 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
106	Barangay IIEnrile, Cagayan	2,651	about 542	about 4.89 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
107	CalantacAlcala, Cagayan	2,643	about 300	about 8.81 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
108	FuguBallesteros, Cagayan	2,643	about 192	about 13.78 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
109	Centro IISanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,640	about 603	about 4.38 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
110	PataTuao, Cagayan	2,638	about 397	about 6.65 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
111	Capissayan NorteGattaran, Cagayan	2,636	about 124	about 21.22 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
112	AsassiBaggao, Cagayan	2,626	about 183	about 14.37 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
113	Sta. MariaLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,620	about 217	about 12.07 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
114	CattaranSolana, Cagayan	2,615	about 194	about 13.48 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
115	TupangAlcala, Cagayan	2,601	about 971	about 2.68 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
116	Barangay IIIEnrile, Cagayan	2,581	about 527	about 4.90 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
117	EstefaniaAmulung, Cagayan	2,581	about 186	about 13.91 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
118	Asinga-ViaBaggao, Cagayan	2,575	about 54	about 47.82 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
119	BaliuagPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,575	about 92	about 28.01 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
120	DalaoigAlcala, Cagayan	2,570	about 78	about 32.76 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
121	LallayugTuao, Cagayan	2,570	about 496	about 5.18 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
122	Libag NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,568	about 688	about 3.73 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
123	AggugaddanPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,560	about 655	about 3.91 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
124	Bauan EastSolana, Cagayan	2,551	about 618	about 4.13 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
125	San LuisTuao, Cagayan	2,543	about 355	about 7.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
126	Basi WestSolana, Cagayan	2,530	about 464	about 5.45 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
127	Barangay III-AEnrile, Cagayan	2,509	about 1,151	about 2.18 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
128	Centro SurSanto Niño, Cagayan	2,507	about 798	about 3.14 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
129	MaxingalLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,502	about 597	about 4.19 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
130	CentroAbulug, Cagayan	2,484	about 673	about 3.69 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
131	San FranciscoBaggao, Cagayan	2,469	about 636	about 3.88 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
132	LangaganSanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,464	about 805	about 3.06 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
133	Natappian EastSolana, Cagayan	2,440	about 1,196	about 2.04 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
134	Centro ISanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,415	about 863	about 2.80 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
135	Larion AltoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,400	about 622	about 3.86 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
136	LogacLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,390	about 288	about 8.30 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
137	TaguingBaggao, Cagayan	2,362	about 339	about 6.96 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
138	CataratanAllacapan, Cagayan	2,334	about 122	about 19.10 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
139	DaddaAmulung, Cagayan	2,313	about 192	about 12.04 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
140	Centro IClaveria, Cagayan	2,308	about 2,137	about 1.08 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
141	BinalanAparri, Cagayan	2,282	about 169	about 13.53 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
142	CulungTuao, Cagayan	2,278	about 214	about 10.65 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
143	AlannayLasam, Cagayan	2,275	about 748	about 3.04 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
144	Fuga IslandAparri, Cagayan	2,257	about 22	about 101.37 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
145	VillaSanta Teresita, Cagayan	2,252	about 1,062	about 2.12 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
146	CalamaguiSolana, Cagayan	2,251	about 1,316	about 1.71 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
147	BattungTuao, Cagayan	2,250	about 571	about 3.94 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
148	AlibagoEnrile, Cagayan	2,248	about 1,147	about 1.96 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
149	BaybayogAlcala, Cagayan	2,246	about 394	about 5.70 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
150	TangatanSanta Ana, Cagayan	2,240	about 3,642	about 0.615 km²	−3.21% 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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