The Atlas

Barangays in Cagayan

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]

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Barangays in Cagayan, at a glance

Barangays: 820^[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: 1,284,676^[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: 67 urban^[4]; 753 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Cataggaman Nuevo^[5]; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; 9,797 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: 199 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Maura, −1.22% 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.

820 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	BaculodAlcala, Cagayan	2,228	about 646	about 3.45 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
152	MatucayAllacapan, Cagayan	2,225	about 288	about 7.72 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
153	LinguSolana, Cagayan	2,214	about 1,118	about 1.98 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
154	LabbenAllacapan, Cagayan	2,212	about 316	about 6.99 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
155	CentroBuguey, Cagayan	2,201	about 3,083	about 0.714 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
156	DagupanTuao, Cagayan	2,175	about 523	about 4.16 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
157	Taggat SurClaveria, Cagayan	2,172	about 1,161	about 1.87 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
158	Centro 10Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,160	about 5,791	about 0.373 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
159	CabboPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,155	about 213	about 10.10 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
160	NewagacGattaran, Cagayan	2,155	about 709	about 3.04 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
161	BaculudAmulung, Cagayan	2,153	about 523	about 4.12 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
162	CalayanGonzaga, Cagayan	2,153	about 431	about 5.00 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
163	Palagao NorteGattaran, Cagayan	2,153	about 720	about 2.99 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
164	Cabatacan EastLasam, Cagayan	2,143	about 348	about 6.15 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
165	NannarianPeñablanca, Cagayan	2,141	about 307	about 6.98 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
166	BanguianAbulug, Cagayan	2,124	about 156	about 13.62 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
167	Santa CruzPamplona, Cagayan	2,113	about 83	about 25.41 km²	−4.52% a year	Rural
168	FuguTuao, Cagayan	2,105	about 896	about 2.35 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
169	DivisoriaEnrile, Cagayan	2,096	about 374	about 5.61 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
170	BugnayTuao, Cagayan	2,094	about 161	about 12.99 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
171	San PedroLasam, Cagayan	2,094	about 344	about 6.09 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
172	BaguAbulug, Cagayan	2,086	about 588	about 3.55 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
173	DadaoCalayan, Cagayan	2,086	about 122	about 17.10 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
174	BauaGonzaga, Cagayan	2,085	about 560	about 3.72 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
175	BaculudIguig, Cagayan	2,081	about 245	about 8.51 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
176	PeruLasam, Cagayan	2,079	about 94	about 22.01 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
177	Centro IIILasam, Cagayan	2,070	about 286	about 7.23 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
178	LannaEnrile, Cagayan	2,068	about 142	about 14.57 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
179	MalumminTuao, Cagayan	2,059	about 242	about 8.52 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
180	Centro ILasam, Cagayan	2,041	about 1,252	about 1.63 km²	−0.48% a year	Urban
181	GammadIguig, Cagayan	2,039	about 330	about 6.18 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
182	BaguPamplona, Cagayan	2,037	about 60	about 33.91 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
183	Centro NorteAlcala, Cagayan	2,034	about 987	about 2.06 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
184	IpilGonzaga, Cagayan	2,034	about 266	about 7.65 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
185	ProgressiveGonzaga, Cagayan	2,034	about 964	about 2.11 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
186	CallunganSanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,033	about 64	about 31.57 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
187	PadulSolana, Cagayan	2,031	about 201	about 10.09 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
188	Centro WestBallesteros, Cagayan	2,030	about 1,381	about 1.47 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
189	BanganSanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,023	about 182	about 11.13 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
190	NaruanganTuao, Cagayan	2,023	about 717	about 2.82 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
191	Cabaritan EastBallesteros, Cagayan	2,021	about 754	about 2.68 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
192	SicalaoLasam, Cagayan	2,008	about 57	about 35.38 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
193	LapoganGattaran, Cagayan	1,995	about 225	about 8.86 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
194	Centro IILasam, Cagayan	1,989	about 1,658	about 1.20 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
195	Centro 12Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,988	about 5,680	about 0.35 km²	−3.17% a year	Urban
196	FlourishingGonzaga, Cagayan	1,979	about 666	about 2.97 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
197	DilamCalayan, Cagayan	1,975	about 50	about 39.38 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
198	Centro NorthwestSolana, Cagayan	1,973	about 1,154	about 1.71 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
199	MinangaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,963	about 464	about 4.23 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
200	BatanganGonzaga, Cagayan	1,953	about 1,468	about 1.33 km²	−2.88% 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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