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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, 1,451 to 1,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,451	LaoagSan Agustin, Isabela	1,030	about 185	about 5.58 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,452	PalutanSan Mariano, Isabela	1,030	about 282	about 3.65 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,453	BonifacioAlicia, Isabela	1,029	about 387	about 2.66 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,454	DibalioClaveria, Cagayan	1,029	about 290	about 3.55 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
1,455	Santo TomasIlagan City, Isabela	1,029	about 895	about 1.15 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,456	San PabloAlicia, Isabela	1,028	about 181	about 5.67 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
1,457	SanguitDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	1,028	about 22	about 47.42 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,458	ArominEchague, Isabela	1,027	about 148	about 6.92 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
1,459	Bucal SurDinapigue, Isabela	1,027	about 263	about 3.91 km²	4.32% a year	Rural
1,460	San VicenteTuao, Cagayan	1,027	about 167	about 6.15 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,461	CarpenteroTumauini, Isabela	1,026	about 996	about 1.03 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
1,462	Fugu AbajoTumauini, Isabela	1,026	about 460	about 2.23 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
1,463	MabangucAparri, Cagayan	1,026	about 280	about 3.66 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,464	Villa PagaduanAglipay, Quirino	1,026	about 138	about 7.43 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,465	Cabeseria 22Ilagan City, Isabela	1,025	about 788	about 1.30 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,466	Magallungon (Sta. Teresa)Lal-Lo, Cagayan	1,025	about 110	about 9.29 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,467	Batu-ParadaSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,024	about 507	about 2.02 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,468	CapagaranAllacapan, Cagayan	1,023	about 99	about 10.31 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,469	Pilig AbajoCabagan, Isabela	1,023	about 369	about 2.77 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
1,470	Santa MariaMaddela, Quirino	1,023	about 124	about 8.27 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,471	AngoluanEchague, Isabela	1,022	about 527	about 1.94 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,472	Culing WestCabatuan, Isabela	1,019	about 435	about 2.34 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,473	LourdesAngadanan, Isabela	1,019	about 159	about 6.42 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,474	ParaiDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	1,019	about 76	about 13.41 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
1,475	San IsidroBuguey, Cagayan	1,019	about 170	about 6.01 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,476	ArwasDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	1,017	about 151	about 6.72 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,477	Poblacion ITuao, Cagayan	1,017	about 4,820	about 0.211 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
1,478	CaranioganSan Manuel, Isabela	1,015	about 227	about 4.48 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,479	Mozzozzin NorthSanta Maria, Isabela	1,011	about 2,080	about 0.486 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
1,480	San ManuelAglipay, Quirino	1,011	about 33	about 30.87 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,481	TembliqueBaggao, Cagayan	1,008	about 499	about 2.02 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,482	DungoAglipay, Quirino	1,007	about 140	about 7.18 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,483	AbulanJones, Isabela	1,006	about 174	about 5.78 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
1,484	BurotAllacapan, Cagayan	1,006	about 290	about 3.47 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,485	Callao NorteLasam, Cagayan	1,006	about 312	about 3.22 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,486	BinalianKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	1,005	about 44	about 23.03 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,487	CabayuBallesteros, Cagayan	1,005	about 151	about 6.65 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
1,488	CasitanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,004	about 215	about 4.67 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,489	Centro 9Aparri, Cagayan	1,002	about 3,976	about 0.252 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,490	ApayaoPiat, Cagayan	1,001	about 242	about 4.14 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,491	BansingBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	999	about 60	about 16.55 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,492	FuyoIlagan City, Isabela	999	about 255	about 3.91 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,493	BesongKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	998	about 118	about 8.43 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,494	Paddaya WesteBuguey, Cagayan	998	about 342	about 2.92 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,495	FelyMaconacon, Isabela	997	about 19	about 51.60 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
1,496	CullitLal-Lo, Cagayan	994	about 275	about 3.62 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,497	MauiDelfin Albano, Isabela	994	about 93	about 10.71 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,498	Centro 9Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	993	about 2,853	about 0.348 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
1,499	DimapnatDivilacan, Isabela	993	about 5	about 214.87 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
1,500	New MagsaysayBenito Soliven, Isabela	992	about 198	about 5.01 km²	1.48% 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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