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, 1,701 to 1,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,701	Casingsingan SurAmulung, Cagayan	831	about 312	about 2.66 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,702	Sto. RosarioDelfin Albano, Isabela	829	about 97	about 8.56 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,703	Villa MiguelQuirino, Isabela	829	about 78	about 10.68 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,704	Don Mariano Perez, Sr.Diffun, Quirino	828	about 38	about 21.96 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,705	PabilRamon, Isabela	828	about 208	about 3.99 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,706	Gayong-Gayong NorteIlagan City, Isabela	827	about 157	about 5.26 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,707	San VicenteQuirino, Isabela	827	about 136	about 6.07 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,708	BalliaoBenito Soliven, Isabela	826	about 75	about 11.06 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,709	BanilaDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	826	about 35	about 23.49 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,710	Rafael PalmaDiffun, Quirino	826	about 150	about 5.52 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,711	SantorDelfin Albano, Isabela	826	about 328	about 2.52 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
1,712	BallacongIlagan City, Isabela	824	about 195	about 4.22 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,713	Centro SurCamalaniugan, Cagayan	824	about 4,292	about 0.192 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
1,714	MacapilPiat, Cagayan	824	about 692	about 1.19 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,715	Mataas na KahoyAlicia, Isabela	824	about 166	about 4.97 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,716	PedlisanMaddela, Quirino	822	about 173	about 4.75 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,717	CunigGattaran, Cagayan	820	about 64	about 12.74 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,718	DaliganJones, Isabela	820	about 157	about 5.23 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,719	DecabacanDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	820	about 62	about 13.13 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,720	PoblacionSan Pablo, Isabela	820	about 258	about 3.18 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
1,721	Bolos PointGattaran, Cagayan	819	about 6	about 132.23 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
1,722	Barangay District 1Tumauini, Isabela	817	about 11,772	about 0.0694 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,723	Poblacion SouthSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	817	about 5,411	about 0.151 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
1,724	MagacanSanchez Mira, Cagayan	816	about 371	about 2.20 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
1,725	Minanga SurLasam, Cagayan	816	about 199	about 4.10 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,726	DacalSanchez Mira, Cagayan	815	about 361	about 2.26 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,727	DalayaBuguey, Cagayan	815	about 134	about 6.09 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
1,728	VigaLasam, Cagayan	814	about 23	about 36.01 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,729	Ingud NorteAngadanan, Isabela	813	about 281	about 2.89 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,730	LucbanRoxas, Isabela	812	about 264	about 3.08 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,731	San RamosNagtipunan, Quirino	812	about 26	about 30.67 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
1,732	SalvacionEchague, Isabela	811	about 66	about 12.22 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,733	DimasariPalanan, Isabela	810	about 148	about 5.47 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,734	San Rafael WestSanta Maria, Isabela	807	about 678	about 1.19 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,735	CaniuganSanta Teresita, Cagayan	806	about 223	about 3.61 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,736	Sindon MarideIlagan City, Isabela	806	about 75	about 10.71 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
1,737	Carabatan ChicaCauayan City, Isabela	804	about 1,188	about 0.677 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,738	DagueraySanchez Mira, Cagayan	804	about 230	about 3.49 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,739	Santo NiñoAngadanan, Isabela	804	about 254	about 3.17 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,740	BaliteAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	803	about 53	about 15.13 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,741	WaratPiat, Cagayan	803	about 259	about 3.10 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,742	CalaocanDelfin Albano, Isabela	802	about 49	about 16.42 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,743	TamboliAllacapan, Cagayan	801	about 120	about 6.69 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,744	BaracbacSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya	800	about 121	about 6.61 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,745	Paddaya EsteBuguey, Cagayan	800	about 133	about 6.01 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,746	BarangcuagAngadanan, Isabela	798	about 278	about 2.87 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,747	San MiguelEchague, Isabela	798	about 9	about 88.64 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
1,748	AnagguanRizal, Cagayan	797	about 569	about 1.40 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,749	Bagong SikatAlicia, Isabela	797	about 331	about 2.41 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
1,750	Mallalatang TungguiReina Mercedes, Isabela	797	about 1,006	about 0.792 km²	0.55% 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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