The Atlas

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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	NacalmaBenito Soliven, Isabela	944	about 80	about 11.78 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,552	CapalalianPamplona, Cagayan	943	about 323	about 2.92 km²	5.44% a year	Rural
1,553	BuenavistaGamu, Isabela	942	about 132	about 7.14 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
1,554	Simanu SurSan Pablo, Isabela	942	about 131	about 7.18 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,555	BarbaritGattaran, Cagayan	940	about 275	about 3.42 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,556	San PabloSan Mariano, Isabela	940	about 287	about 3.27 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,557	BagabagSanto Tomas, Isabela	939	about 386	about 2.43 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,558	District IGamu, Isabela	939	about 776	about 1.21 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,559	MasiRizal, Cagayan	938	about 15	about 64.54 km²	6.16% a year	Rural
1,560	Sta. CatalinaQuirino, Isabela	938	about 62	about 15.01 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,561	PacacAllacapan, Cagayan	937	about 211	about 4.44 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,562	DungegSanta Ana, Cagayan	935	about 54	about 17.32 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,563	EstradaQuezon, Isabela	935	about 140	about 6.67 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
1,564	La SuerteAmulung, Cagayan	935	about 81	about 11.60 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,565	DiduyonMaddela, Quirino	933	about 300	about 3.11 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,566	AbraGattaran, Cagayan	931	about 61	about 15.38 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,567	NagrangtayanSanchez Mira, Cagayan	930	about 592	about 1.57 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,568	San AgustinAbulug, Cagayan	930	about 122	about 7.64 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
1,569	San ManuelSanto Niño, Cagayan	930	about 158	about 5.87 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,570	San SebastianJones, Isabela	930	about 54	about 17.26 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,571	Villa GraciaBuguey, Cagayan	930	about 261	about 3.57 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,572	Roxas Pob.Cordon, Isabela	929	about 7,373	about 0.126 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,573	DumpaoIguig, Cagayan	928	about 814	about 1.14 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,574	BalingitPamplona, Cagayan	927	about 84	about 10.99 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,575	QuinaweganBuguey, Cagayan	924	about 150	about 6.17 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,576	CasitanPamplona, Cagayan	923	about 118	about 7.81 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,577	Villa VenturaAglipay, Quirino	922	about 106	about 8.70 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,578	San AndresSan Mateo, Isabela	921	about 258	about 3.57 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,579	Cañogan AltoSanto Tomas, Isabela	920	about 982	about 0.937 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,580	ManggaQuezon, Isabela	920	about 58	about 15.97 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
1,581	San NicolasDelfin Albano, Isabela	920	about 117	about 7.85 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,582	Centro IISanta Praxedes, Cagayan	919	about 597	about 1.54 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,583	De VeraCauayan City, Isabela	919	about 114	about 8.03 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,584	LattutRizal, Cagayan	919	about 176	about 5.23 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,585	Santo DomingoCabarroguis, Quirino	919	about 486	about 1.89 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,586	BulalaDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	918	about 23	about 39.67 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,587	RamonaAngadanan, Isabela	918	about 350	about 2.62 km²	5.51% a year	Rural
1,588	GangauanAmulung, Cagayan	917	about 43	about 21.09 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,589	Esperanza WestAurora, Isabela	915	about 472	about 1.94 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,590	NamnamaJones, Isabela	914	about 47	about 19.33 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,591	Calamagui WestSanta Maria, Isabela	912	about 244	about 3.74 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,592	Labinab GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela	912	about 773	about 1.18 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,593	Ragan NorteDelfin Albano, Isabela	911	about 599	about 1.52 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
1,594	San FabianKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	911	about 83	about 10.94 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,595	Villa CieloBuguey, Cagayan	911	about 137	about 6.63 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,596	BinogawanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	910	about 80	about 11.35 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
1,597	CapuseranBenito Soliven, Isabela	909	about 62	about 14.67 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,598	CalaoaganPiat, Cagayan	908	about 200	about 4.55 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,599	Centro VIIIClaveria, Cagayan	907	about 687	about 1.32 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,600	Villa PeredaDelfin Albano, Isabela	907	about 131	about 6.90 km²	1.14% 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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