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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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	Villa BeltranRamon, Isabela	905	about 362	about 2.50 km²	5.50% a year	Rural
1,602	NavaganAparri, Cagayan	904	about 74	about 12.27 km²	−5.65% a year	Rural
1,603	Villa GraciaMaddela, Quirino	904	about 8	about 115.99 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,604	Cabeseria 5Ilagan City, Isabela	903	about 157	about 5.76 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,605	MabbayadEchague, Isabela	903	about 96	about 9.44 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,606	ManamtamBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	903	about 103	about 8.76 km²	4.22% a year	Rural
1,607	J. PallagaoBaggao, Cagayan	902	about 122	about 7.42 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,608	UnionCabagan, Isabela	901	about 22	about 40.84 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
1,609	Villa RoblesPalanan, Isabela	900	about 52	about 17.27 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,610	PangawanKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	899	about 97	about 9.23 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
1,611	C. VerzosaBaggao, Cagayan	898	about 24	about 37.78 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
1,612	FusinaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	898	about 670	about 1.34 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,613	San JuanLal-Lo, Cagayan	898	about 315	about 2.85 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,614	Villa LeonoraBuguey, Cagayan	897	about 411	about 2.18 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,615	MagsaysayDiffun, Quirino	893	about 117	about 7.66 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,616	ManaoagQuirino, Isabela	893	about 189	about 4.73 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,617	BicudLal-Lo, Cagayan	892	about 108	about 8.26 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,618	Santo TomasNaguilian, Isabela	891	about 272	about 3.28 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
1,619	PunitBenito Soliven, Isabela	890	about 574	about 1.55 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,620	Villa CampoEchague, Isabela	889	about 81	about 10.91 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,621	BaranBallesteros, Cagayan	888	about 49	about 18.25 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,622	SiliAurora, Isabela	888	about 1,037	about 0.856 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,623	IbujanSan Mariano, Isabela	886	about 125	about 7.06 km²	4.69% a year	Rural
1,624	BisagPalanan, Isabela	884	about 22	about 39.59 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,625	RamosAglipay, Quirino	884	about 97	about 9.15 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,626	Villa MarcosRamon, Isabela	883	about 344	about 2.57 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
1,627	LawiganKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	882	about 34	about 26.10 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,628	MataddiNagtipunan, Quirino	882	about 21	about 41.17 km²	8.49% a year	Rural
1,629	AmpaklengDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	881	about 33	about 26.77 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,630	NampicuanAurora, Isabela	880	about 553	about 1.59 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,631	BaleteSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	879	about 101	about 8.71 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,632	BukigAparri, Cagayan	879	about 328	about 2.68 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,633	SilaganAllacapan, Cagayan	879	about 100	about 8.79 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
1,634	Malamag EastTumauini, Isabela	878	about 916	about 0.958 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,635	SiritAbulug, Cagayan	878	about 266	about 3.30 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,636	Gregorio PimentelDiffun, Quirino	877	about 36	about 24.39 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,637	RizalQuirino, Isabela	876	about 173	about 5.07 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,638	AnaoRoxas, Isabela	875	about 170	about 5.14 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,639	CabugaoCauayan City, Isabela	875	about 101	about 8.67 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,640	MalabingKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	875	about 52	about 16.69 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,641	BinobonganAllacapan, Cagayan	874	about 98	about 8.95 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
1,642	CulalabatCauayan City, Isabela	874	about 1,153	about 0.758 km²	−3.39% a year	Rural
1,643	DipacamoSan Guillermo, Isabela	874	about 130	about 6.72 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,644	LinamananJones, Isabela	874	about 166	about 5.27 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,645	San IsidroPalanan, Isabela	874	about 110	about 7.98 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,646	BacarreñaSan Mateo, Isabela	873	about 831	about 1.05 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
1,647	BaluncanagRizal, Cagayan	873	about 137	about 6.36 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,648	CabaritanBuguey, Cagayan	873	about 232	about 3.77 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,649	Namabbalan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	873	about 81	about 10.81 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,650	Baguio VillageDiffun, Quirino	870	about 57	about 15.29 km²	0.00% 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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