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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, 2,001 to 2,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,001	Villa VictoriaEchague, Isabela	572	about 208	about 2.75 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
2,002	Reina MercedesMaconacon, Isabela	568	about 8	about 67.16 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
2,003	SinakanSabtang, Batanes	568	about 88	about 6.42 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
2,004	Santa VictoriaNaguilian, Isabela	567	about 142	about 3.99 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,005	DammaoGamu, Isabela	566	about 160	about 3.54 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
2,006	PataguelegPeñablanca, Cagayan	566	about 101	about 5.59 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
2,007	BannawagJones, Isabela	565	about 89	about 6.33 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
2,008	BunnayAngadanan, Isabela	563	about 81	about 6.91 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,009	SipayIlagan City, Isabela	563	about 339	about 1.66 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
2,010	Villa SanchezSan Guillermo, Isabela	563	about 103	about 5.46 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
2,011	AlomanayPalanan, Isabela	562	about 60	about 9.32 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
2,012	San AntonioSan Agustin, Isabela	561	about 97	about 5.81 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
2,013	Bacsay MapulapulaClaveria, Cagayan	560	about 235	about 2.38 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,014	BattutRizal, Cagayan	560	about 71	about 7.85 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,015	Sinaoangan SurSan Agustin, Isabela	560	about 164	about 3.41 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
2,016	Rancho BassitAngadanan, Isabela	559	about 414	about 1.35 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
2,017	San VicenteBaggao, Cagayan	559	about 31	about 17.93 km²	−3.05% a year	Rural
2,018	CatarauanAmulung, Cagayan	558	about 262	about 2.13 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
2,019	Dabubu PequeñoSan Agustin, Isabela	558	about 473	about 1.18 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
2,020	ProgresoSan Guillermo, Isabela	558	about 70	about 8.01 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
2,021	Calinaoan SurDelfin Albano, Isabela	557	about 101	about 5.52 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,022	AlimoanClaveria, Cagayan	556	about 195	about 2.85 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
2,023	FusinaLal-Lo, Cagayan	556	about 135	about 4.12 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
2,024	Bacsay Cataraoan SurClaveria, Cagayan	555	about 582	about 0.953 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
2,025	San JuanBuguey, Cagayan	555	about 142	about 3.92 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
2,026	AnonangSan Guillermo, Isabela	553	about 91	about 6.06 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
2,027	Finugo NorteLasam, Cagayan	551	about 227	about 2.43 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,028	Culing CentroCabatuan, Isabela	549	about 347	about 1.58 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
2,029	San JuanSanta Praxedes, Cagayan	549	about 75	about 7.32 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
2,030	PatayaSolana, Cagayan	548	about 386	about 1.42 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,031	SallucongReina Mercedes, Isabela	546	about 178	about 3.06 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
2,032	NagsabaranClaveria, Cagayan	545	about 88	about 6.19 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
2,033	TabbuganClaveria, Cagayan	545	about 67	about 8.16 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
2,034	San AndresDelfin Albano, Isabela	543	about 2,263	about 0.24 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
2,035	Carabatan PuntaCauayan City, Isabela	541	about 936	about 0.578 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
2,036	SidemGattaran, Cagayan	541	about 65	about 8.28 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
2,037	Afunan CabayuCamalaniugan, Cagayan	540	about 201	about 2.69 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
2,038	Sinaoangan NorteSan Agustin, Isabela	538	about 117	about 4.59 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
2,039	San SalvadorMaddela, Quirino	537	about 82	about 6.56 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
2,040	NabbabalayanPeñablanca, Cagayan	535	about 52	about 10.34 km²	−6.66% a year	Rural
2,041	Carikkikan NorteIlagan City, Isabela	534	about 100	about 5.34 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
2,042	VisitacionDelfin Albano, Isabela	533	about 804	about 0.663 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
2,043	MasigunBurgos, Isabela	532	about 84	about 6.35 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,044	ItbudUyugan, Batanes	531	about 133	about 3.98 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
2,045	VictoriaAurora, Isabela	530	about 199	about 2.67 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
2,046	San JoaquinBasco, Batanes	529	about 33	about 15.99 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
2,047	LipugaAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya	528	about 7	about 76.93 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
2,048	Villa AgullanaMaddela, Quirino	528	about 30	about 17.62 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
2,049	Poblacion 2Santa Maria, Isabela	525	about 3,547	about 0.148 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
2,050	Villa ReyEchague, Isabela	524	about 104	about 5.05 km²	0.46% 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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