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, 1,751 to 1,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,751	Villa FlorentinoDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	797	about 103	about 7.75 km²	4.67% a year	Rural
1,752	CofcavilleMaddela, Quirino	796	about 66	about 12.11 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,753	La ConwapNagtipunan, Quirino	795	about 21	about 38.52 km²	11.82% a year	Rural
1,754	MabuhayEchague, Isabela	794	about 809	about 0.982 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,755	San JuanCordon, Isabela	794	about 192	about 4.13 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,756	San RafaelItbayat, Batanes	793	about 70	about 11.27 km²	−2.91% a year	Rural
1,757	Dabbac GrandeBaggao, Cagayan	792	about 591	about 1.34 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,758	VillamiembanCordon, Isabela	792	about 23	about 33.72 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
1,759	MagdalenaClaveria, Cagayan	791	about 163	about 4.86 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,760	Purok ni BulanRamon, Isabela	790	about 223	about 3.54 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,761	CabanglasanKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	788	about 116	about 6.78 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,762	Villa GamiaoSan Mateo, Isabela	788	about 158	about 4.98 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,763	VirginiaSanto Niño, Cagayan	788	about 210	about 3.76 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,764	BuyasanSan Mariano, Isabela	787	about 12	about 64.42 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,765	CaniguingEchague, Isabela	786	about 43	about 18.47 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,766	DietbanSan Guillermo, Isabela	785	about 77	about 10.15 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,767	PatanadSan Isidro, Isabela	785	about 242	about 3.24 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,768	BalsainDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	783	about 664	about 1.18 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
1,769	CabudadanCalayan, Cagayan	783	about 13	about 61.41 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,770	Niug SurSanto Niño, Cagayan	783	about 536	about 1.46 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,771	LalauananTumauini, Isabela	781	about 363	about 2.15 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,772	San AntonioJones, Isabela	781	about 72	about 10.79 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,773	GomezBenito Soliven, Isabela	780	about 62	about 12.54 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,774	LinglingayCauayan City, Isabela	780	about 236	about 3.31 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,775	La UnionNaguilian, Isabela	779	about 176	about 4.42 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,776	DicadyuanPalanan, Isabela	778	about 23	about 34.26 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,777	RangayanNaguilian, Isabela	778	about 101	about 7.71 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,778	NanuccauanAmulung, Cagayan	777	about 422	about 1.84 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,779	Villa RoseSan Guillermo, Isabela	776	about 170	about 4.56 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
1,780	Niug NorteSanto Niño, Cagayan	774	about 61	about 12.59 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,781	Calapangan SurLasam, Cagayan	772	about 239	about 3.23 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,782	KapanikianSanta Ana, Cagayan	772	about 171	about 4.51 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
1,783	San PascualDiffun, Quirino	772	about 202	about 3.83 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
1,784	Cañogan Abajo NorteSanto Tomas, Isabela	771	about 438	about 1.76 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,785	BanaoKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	770	about 20	about 37.84 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,786	CaipilanAurora, Isabela	768	about 276	about 2.78 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,787	Biga OrientalSanto Tomas, Isabela	766	about 171	about 4.49 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,788	Barangay District 2Tumauini, Isabela	765	about 9,671	about 0.0791 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,789	Centro 2Aparri, Cagayan	765	about 4,113	about 0.186 km²	9.90% a year	Rural
1,790	ParedAlcala, Cagayan	763	about 260	about 2.94 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
1,791	CalapanganSanto Niño, Cagayan	761	about 346	about 2.20 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,792	DipusuSan Mariano, Isabela	761	about 384	about 1.98 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
1,793	Casicallan SurGattaran, Cagayan	760	about 398	about 1.91 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,794	San Rafael AltoSanto Tomas, Isabela	760	about 650	about 1.17 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,795	CapalutanAllacapan, Cagayan	759	about 47	about 16.01 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
1,796	ParanumLal-Lo, Cagayan	757	about 98	about 7.71 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,797	Rumang-ayEchague, Isabela	757	about 78	about 9.66 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
1,798	San JuanRizal, Cagayan	756	about 14	about 52.64 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
1,799	SicatnaPiat, Cagayan	756	about 548	about 1.38 km²	8.69% a year	Rural
1,800	Lemu SurEnrile, Cagayan	754	about 202	about 3.74 km²	−1.35% 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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