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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, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	PiniliAbulug, Cagayan	754	about 235	about 3.21 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,802	San PedroSan Mariano, Isabela	754	about 87	about 8.70 km²	5.59% a year	Rural
1,803	Santa RosaItbayat, Batanes	754	about 44	about 17.30 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
1,804	Bulala NorteAparri, Cagayan	753	about 516	about 1.46 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,805	BabayuanAmulung, Cagayan	752	about 323	about 2.33 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,806	PlazaAparri, Cagayan	752	about 164	about 4.58 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,807	UnionClaveria, Cagayan	751	about 81	about 9.22 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,808	DidaddunganPalanan, Isabela	750	about 22	about 33.76 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,809	CatugayBaggao, Cagayan	749	about 118	about 6.34 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
1,810	San RamonAglipay, Quirino	748	about 47	about 15.88 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,811	PoblacionRizal, Cagayan	747	about 329	about 2.27 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,812	Villa PeñaCabarroguis, Quirino	742	about 131	about 5.67 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,813	CalamegatanBuguey, Cagayan	741	about 148	about 5.01 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
1,814	Del CorpuzCabatuan, Isabela	741	about 426	about 1.74 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,815	Doña ImeldaDiffun, Quirino	741	about 145	about 5.10 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,816	SalayAngadanan, Isabela	741	about 734	about 1.01 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,817	AboloAmulung, Cagayan	740	about 143	about 5.19 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,818	MapurocSan Mateo, Isabela	739	about 227	about 3.25 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,819	BicalLal-Lo, Cagayan	737	about 403	about 1.83 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
1,820	Centro WestBuguey, Cagayan	737	about 658	about 1.12 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,821	Fugu NorteTumauini, Isabela	737	about 843	about 0.874 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,822	NagabgabanAglipay, Quirino	736	about 18	about 40.74 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,823	Calinaoan CentroSanto Tomas, Isabela	735	about 800	about 0.919 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,824	Doña ConchaRoxas, Isabela	733	about 261	about 2.81 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,825	TaliganGattaran, Cagayan	732	about 555	about 1.32 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,826	CapiddiganGattaran, Cagayan	731	about 93	about 7.89 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,827	Biga OccidentalSanto Tomas, Isabela	730	about 78	about 9.37 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,828	Centro IICalayan, Cagayan	730	about 131	about 5.57 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
1,829	Centro 1Aparri, Cagayan	729	about 9,656	about 0.0755 km²	−4.28% a year	Rural
1,830	San Antonio UgadEchague, Isabela	729	about 681	about 1.07 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,831	CaduIlagan City, Isabela	727	about 151	about 4.83 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
1,832	Castillo VillageKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	727	about 137	about 5.29 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,833	PinyaDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya	727	about 29	about 24.80 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,834	MalilitaoClaveria, Cagayan	726	about 198	about 3.67 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,835	AllangiganAngadanan, Isabela	722	about 413	about 1.75 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
1,836	BuralRizal, Cagayan	722	about 10	about 75.51 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,837	Centro SoutheastSolana, Cagayan	722	about 688	about 1.05 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
1,838	MatmadNagtipunan, Quirino	721	about 4	about 180.55 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,839	UnagAmulung, Cagayan	721	about 117	about 6.17 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,840	PanangSan Agustin, Isabela	720	about 225	about 3.20 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
1,841	Garit SurEchague, Isabela	719	about 545	about 1.32 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,842	Lalog 2Luna, Isabela	718	about 764	about 0.94 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,843	Nag-umaSanto Niño, Cagayan	718	about 122	about 5.88 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,844	PinasClaveria, Cagayan	718	about 479	about 1.50 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,845	BacringAmulung, Cagayan	716	about 95	about 7.54 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,846	CaralucudSan Pablo, Isabela	716	about 135	about 5.31 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,847	JurisdiccionCamalaniugan, Cagayan	714	about 435	about 1.64 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,848	PagbangkeruanAlcala, Cagayan	714	about 567	about 1.26 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,849	LipatanSanto Niño, Cagayan	710	about 27	about 25.96 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,850	San Rafael AbajoSanto Tomas, Isabela	707	about 643	about 1.10 km²	1.41% 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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