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Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region

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 Cordillera Administrative Region, at a glance

Barangays: 1,178^[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: 1,808,985^[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: 138 urban^[4]; 1,040 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Irisan^[5]; Baguio City, Benguet; 36,932 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: Caganayan^[6]; Tineg, Abra; about 214.53 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: Loo^{[5, 7]}; Buguias, Benguet; 4.19% 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: 557 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Camp 3, −3.28% a year.

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region

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1,178 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cordillera Administrative Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	CaglayanConner, Apayao	2,552	about 800	about 3.19 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
152	ApatanPinukpuk, Kalinga	2,534	about 134	about 18.90 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
153	AgtangaoBangued, Abra	2,528	about 1,045	about 2.42 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
154	Padre ZamoraBaguio City, Benguet	2,524	about 22,945	about 0.11 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
155	Modern Site, EastBaguio City, Benguet	2,505	about 14,735	about 0.17 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
156	TopdacAtok, Benguet	2,475	about 138	about 17.91 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
157	PoblacionBanaue, Ifugao	2,474	about 2,725	about 0.908 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
158	Poblacion EastLagawe, Ifugao	2,468	about 2,847	about 0.867 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
159	TapapanBauko, Mountain Province	2,465	about 312	about 7.90 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
160	BangbangarBangued, Abra	2,455	about 805	about 3.05 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
161	Laya EastTabuk City, Kalinga	2,450	about 790	about 3.10 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
162	BalsiganBaguio City, Benguet	2,447	about 17,604	about 0.139 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
163	NamillanganAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,443	about 134	about 18.27 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
164	CabitenMankayan, Benguet	2,440	about 131	about 18.57 km²	3.34% a year	Urban
165	Zone 7 Pob.Bangued, Abra	2,440	about 3,526	about 0.692 km²	−5.56% a year	Urban
166	Holy Ghost ProperBaguio City, Benguet	2,437	about 26,289	about 0.0927 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
167	Bado DangwaTabuk City, Kalinga	2,430	about 515	about 4.72 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
168	PoblacionBontoc, Mountain Province	2,430	about 6,480	about 0.375 km²	−4.51% a year	Urban
169	TagodtodLagangilang, Abra	2,420	about 306	about 7.90 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
170	PoblacionBokod, Benguet	2,408	about 57	about 42.05 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
171	LucnabBaguio City, Benguet	2,389	about 3,259	about 0.733 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
172	Victoria VillageBaguio City, Benguet	2,381	about 19,842	about 0.12 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
173	CasigayanTabuk City, Kalinga	2,379	about 3,519	about 0.676 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
174	BalongTabuk City, Kalinga	2,365	about 135	about 17.55 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
175	Malin-awaTabuk City, Kalinga	2,343	about 188	about 12.45 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
176	BananganSablan, Benguet	2,332	about 116	about 20.11 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
177	AhinTinoc, Ifugao	2,331	about 79	about 29.51 km²	4.50% a year	Rural
178	PoblacionMankayan, Benguet	2,330	about 4,291	about 0.543 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
179	Guisad CentralBaguio City, Benguet	2,325	about 9,375	about 0.248 km²	−1.72% a year	Urban
180	Santa RosaBangued, Abra	2,316	about 605	about 3.83 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
181	PoblacionCalanasan, Apayao	2,302	about 19	about 121.52 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
182	SLU-SVP Housing VillageBaguio City, Benguet	2,298	about 14,185	about 0.162 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
183	New LucbanBaguio City, Benguet	2,291	about 17,097	about 0.134 km²	2.46% a year	Urban
184	GobgobTabuk City, Kalinga	2,288	about 123	about 18.55 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
185	PoblacionAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,287	about 121	about 18.97 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
186	Babalag WestRizal, Kalinga	2,283	about 128	about 17.82 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
187	BananaoParacelis, Mountain Province	2,283	about 75	about 30.33 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
188	General Emilio F. AguinaldoBaguio City, Benguet	2,275	about 25,533	about 0.0891 km²	3.64% a year	Urban
189	DaclanTublay, Benguet	2,272	about 341	about 6.66 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
190	Santo DomingoAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,269	about 113	about 20.10 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
191	BashoyKabayan, Benguet	2,257	about 216	about 10.46 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
192	KayapaBakun, Benguet	2,257	about 33	about 67.84 km²	10.87% a year	Rural
193	Outlook DriveBaguio City, Benguet	2,247	about 3,484	about 0.645 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
194	City Camp CentralBaguio City, Benguet	2,224	about 35,024	about 0.0635 km²	6.33% a year	Urban
195	DuitKiangan, Ifugao	2,221	about 133	about 16.67 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
196	CabaruanTabuk City, Kalinga	2,219	about 331	about 6.70 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
197	TanegMankayan, Benguet	2,197	about 150	about 14.67 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
198	BayaoPinukpuk, Kalinga	2,195	about 80	about 27.59 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
199	DupliganTanudan, Kalinga	2,191	about 54	about 40.36 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
200	KilingAlfonso Lista, Ifugao	2,181	about 35	about 62.60 km²	0.20% 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: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (OpenSTAT table 0151A6DTHP4). Published August 3, 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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