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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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	Illuru NorteRizal, Cagayan	706	about 102	about 6.93 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,852	MakateDiffun, Quirino	706	about 101	about 7.02 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,853	Marana IIIIlagan City, Isabela	704	about 607	about 1.16 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,854	Cabanbanan NorteGonzaga, Cagayan	703	about 199	about 3.53 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,855	LacabJones, Isabela	702	about 213	about 3.30 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,856	SinaluganSan Guillermo, Isabela	702	about 130	about 5.41 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,857	DunmonQuezon, Isabela	700	about 59	about 11.77 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,858	NagtupacanPamplona, Cagayan	700	about 458	about 1.53 km²	8.30% a year	Rural
1,859	Santa MariaDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	700	about 230	about 3.05 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,860	RizalCauayan City, Isabela	697	about 634	about 1.10 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
1,861	BatuRizal, Cagayan	696	about 86	about 8.11 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,862	BicobianDivilacan, Isabela	696	about 18	about 39.43 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,863	CasalatanCauayan City, Isabela	696	about 223	about 3.12 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,864	DianaoCauayan City, Isabela	696	about 59	about 11.70 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,865	SuerteQuirino, Isabela	694	about 337	about 2.06 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,866	Latar-Nocnoc-San FranciscoAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	693	about 34	about 20.33 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
1,867	San JulianAbulug, Cagayan	693	about 103	about 6.76 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
1,868	TabuengAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	693	about 165	about 4.19 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,869	DivinanJones, Isabela	692	about 250	about 2.77 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
1,870	MangladMaddela, Quirino	692	about 97	about 7.17 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,871	MakindolBenito Soliven, Isabela	691	about 159	about 4.35 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
1,872	Mallalatang GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela	688	about 323	about 2.13 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
1,873	RemebellaBuguey, Cagayan	688	about 344	about 2.00 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
1,874	TubunganKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	688	about 331	about 2.08 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,875	GomezCabarroguis, Quirino	684	about 94	about 7.26 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,876	Payagan WestBallesteros, Cagayan	684	about 143	about 4.79 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,877	Ricarte SurDiffun, Quirino	684	about 197	about 3.48 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,878	MagleticiaEchague, Isabela	683	about 97	about 7.05 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,879	ConsularAngadanan, Isabela	682	about 434	about 1.57 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,880	Centro 1Luna, Isabela	681	about 2,045	about 0.333 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
1,881	Del PilarCabarroguis, Quirino	680	about 124	about 5.47 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,882	Cabeseria 4Ilagan City, Isabela	679	about 255	about 2.66 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,883	M. AntipordaBuguey, Cagayan	679	about 276	about 2.46 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,884	CananganAngadanan, Isabela	678	about 332	about 2.04 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,885	NemmatanSan Agustin, Isabela	678	about 256	about 2.65 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,886	Santa RosaSantiago City, Isabela	678	about 170	about 4.00 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
1,887	Bagong SilangIlagan City, Isabela	677	about 234	about 2.89 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,888	NanungaranRizal, Cagayan	677	about 203	about 3.34 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
1,889	GumingaSan Pablo, Isabela	675	about 1,380	about 0.489 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,890	Quimalabasa NorteSan Agustin, Isabela	675	about 79	about 8.57 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,891	CabaritanSan Manuel, Isabela	674	about 175	about 3.86 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,892	Ipil-CunegBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	674	about 151	about 4.45 km²	5.41% a year	Rural
1,893	BilibigaoClaveria, Cagayan	673	about 146	about 4.62 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,894	Santa CruzEchague, Isabela	671	about 248	about 2.71 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,895	Cadcadir EastClaveria, Cagayan	670	about 153	about 4.38 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,896	BugallonCauayan City, Isabela	668	about 1,050	about 0.636 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,897	DurocAngadanan, Isabela	668	about 137	about 4.86 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,898	BalangabangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	667	about 64	about 10.39 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,899	San SalvadorEchague, Isabela	667	about 61	about 11.02 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,900	Divisoria NorteMaddela, Quirino	666	about 151	about 4.42 km²	0.44% 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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