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Barangays in Isabela

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 Isabela, at a glance

Barangays: 1,055^[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: 1,733,048^[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: 86 urban^[4]; 969 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: Ayod^[6]; Dinapigue, Isabela; about 714.85 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: Patul^{[5, 7]}; Santiago City, Isabela; 3.40% 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: 306 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.

1,055 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Isabela, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	MagsaysayNaguilian, Isabela	3,101	about 535	about 5.80 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
102	DanganReina Mercedes, Isabela	3,100	about 621	about 4.99 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
103	Allinguigan 2ndIlagan City, Isabela	3,091	about 807	about 3.83 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
104	PlanasRamon, Isabela	3,090	about 360	about 8.58 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
105	GucabEchague, Isabela	3,084	about 1,274	about 2.42 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
106	GuibangGamu, Isabela	3,074	about 586	about 5.25 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
107	District 3San Manuel, Isabela	3,057	about 831	about 3.68 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
108	LapoganTumauini, Isabela	3,052	about 277	about 11.00 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
109	SoyungEchague, Isabela	3,051	about 1,573	about 1.94 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
110	RizalunaCordon, Isabela	3,050	about 224	about 13.62 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
111	DigumasedDinapigue, Isabela	3,027	about 529	about 5.72 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
112	BabanuangSan Manuel, Isabela	3,013	about 346	about 8.72 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
113	CebuSan Isidro, Isabela	3,011	about 391	about 7.71 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
114	San JoseSan Mariano, Isabela	3,007	about 19	about 154.46 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
115	District 1San Manuel, Isabela	2,992	about 508	about 5.89 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
116	MinalloNaguilian, Isabela	2,983	about 225	about 13.25 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
117	WiganCordon, Isabela	2,970	about 403	about 7.37 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
118	BangadSanta Maria, Isabela	2,967	about 1,301	about 2.28 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
119	CaquilinganCordon, Isabela	2,958	about 304	about 9.74 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
120	DisulapSan Mariano, Isabela	2,950	about 30	about 99.03 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
121	San AntonioCauayan City, Isabela	2,949	about 292	about 10.09 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
122	San AndresSantiago City, Isabela	2,946	about 1,693	about 1.74 km²	7.95% a year	Rural
123	DiamantinaCabatuan, Isabela	2,872	about 860	about 3.34 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
124	BaligatanIlagan City, Isabela	2,847	about 918	about 3.10 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
125	CentroSanto Tomas, Isabela	2,842	about 2,656	about 1.07 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
126	SampalocCabatuan, Isabela	2,841	about 2,044	about 1.39 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
127	BurgosRamon, Isabela	2,828	about 458	about 6.18 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
128	FermeldyTumauini, Isabela	2,816	about 706	about 3.99 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
129	Salinungan EastSan Mateo, Isabela	2,787	about 981	about 2.84 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
130	UgadCabagan, Isabela	2,773	about 1,641	about 1.69 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
131	MambabangaLuna, Isabela	2,767	about 944	about 2.93 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
132	PalattaoNaguilian, Isabela	2,756	about 785	about 3.51 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
133	CamasiTumauini, Isabela	2,750	about 48	about 57.26 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
134	San FranciscoCauayan City, Isabela	2,742	about 298	about 9.19 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
135	AndabuenBenito Soliven, Isabela	2,731	about 342	about 7.99 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
136	Sto. DomingoQuirino, Isabela	2,720	about 317	about 8.59 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
137	CubagCabagan, Isabela	2,714	about 808	about 3.36 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
138	LinglingayAlicia, Isabela	2,707	about 374	about 7.23 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
139	QuirinoCordon, Isabela	2,706	about 917	about 2.95 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
140	San MateoTumauini, Isabela	2,702	about 581	about 4.65 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
141	GappalCauayan City, Isabela	2,693	about 196	about 13.72 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
142	Cabeseria 14 and 16Ilagan City, Isabela	2,689	about 486	about 5.53 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
143	ArconTumauini, Isabela	2,683	about 543	about 4.94 km²	5.05% a year	Rural
144	ArellanoQuezon, Isabela	2,674	about 421	about 6.35 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
145	Calamagui 2ndIlagan City, Isabela	2,672	about 3,279	about 0.815 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
146	AlibadabadSan Mariano, Isabela	2,663	about 294	about 9.07 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
147	MaligayaTumauini, Isabela	2,659	about 3,513	about 0.757 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
148	Bagong SikatSan Mateo, Isabela	2,658	about 432	about 6.15 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
149	ManaringIlagan City, Isabela	2,658	about 344	about 7.73 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
150	MagassiCabagan, Isabela	2,654	about 799	about 3.32 km²	1.09% 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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