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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	DibayCalayan, Cagayan	1,953	about 68	about 28.69 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
202	NaddunganGattaran, Cagayan	1,939	about 91	about 21.21 km²	4.08% a year	Rural
203	BayoIguig, Cagayan	1,931	about 448	about 4.31 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
204	CarilucudSolana, Cagayan	1,930	about 297	about 6.49 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
205	SisimPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,930	about 154	about 12.54 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
206	BidduangPamplona, Cagayan	1,923	about 337	about 5.70 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
207	BuyunSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,921	about 363	about 5.29 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
208	IringanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,910	about 76	about 25.05 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
209	NararaganBallesteros, Cagayan	1,909	about 134	about 14.21 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
210	Centro SurGattaran, Cagayan	1,905	about 1,127	about 1.69 km²	−2.65% a year	Urban
211	San MarianoLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,904	about 46	about 41.30 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
212	Linao WestTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,899	about 653	about 2.91 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
213	NanguilattanPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,891	about 42	about 44.99 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
214	AmunitanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,885	about 283	about 6.67 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
215	Daan-IliAllacapan, Cagayan	1,883	about 513	about 3.67 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
216	MasicalAmulung, Cagayan	1,883	about 252	about 7.48 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
217	AlabiaoTuao, Cagayan	1,882	about 705	about 2.67 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
218	PinopocAlcala, Cagayan	1,882	about 563	about 3.34 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
219	Gen. Eulogio BalaoSolana, Cagayan	1,879	about 240	about 7.83 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
220	NaguilianCalayan, Cagayan	1,878	about 53	about 35.61 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
221	Andarayan SouthSolana, Cagayan	1,870	about 1,585	about 1.18 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
222	Centro VIClaveria, Cagayan	1,870	about 8,238	about 0.227 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
223	AquibPiat, Cagayan	1,868	about 537	about 3.48 km²	13.49% a year	Rural
224	MalabbacIguig, Cagayan	1,867	about 759	about 2.46 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
225	Ignacio JuradoLasam, Cagayan	1,864	about 630	about 2.96 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
226	San MiguelBaggao, Cagayan	1,862	about 42	about 44.21 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
227	Bitag PequeñoBaggao, Cagayan	1,852	about 93	about 19.83 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
228	BisaguAparri, Cagayan	1,846	about 166	about 11.13 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
229	SanjaAparri, Cagayan	1,839	about 283	about 6.49 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
230	Centro EastAllacapan, Cagayan	1,838	about 2,044	about 0.899 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
231	GumaruengPiat, Cagayan	1,836	about 230	about 8.00 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
232	Centro WestAllacapan, Cagayan	1,831	about 750	about 2.44 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
233	AguiguicanGattaran, Cagayan	1,830	about 236	about 7.77 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
234	ParadiseGonzaga, Cagayan	1,830	about 4,973	about 0.368 km²	4.40% a year	Urban
235	TaguntunganBaggao, Cagayan	1,830	about 107	about 17.06 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
236	Basi EastSolana, Cagayan	1,827	about 1,050	about 1.74 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
237	PiggatanAlcala, Cagayan	1,826	about 116	about 15.71 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
238	PalcaTuao, Cagayan	1,819	about 415	about 4.38 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
239	ZitangaBallesteros, Cagayan	1,818	about 152	about 11.98 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
240	LinaoAparri, Cagayan	1,812	about 449	about 4.04 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
241	PallocBallesteros, Cagayan	1,811	about 406	about 4.46 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
242	Santa BarbaraPiat, Cagayan	1,809	about 900	about 2.01 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
243	NabaccayanGattaran, Cagayan	1,808	about 581	about 3.11 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
244	Agaman NorteBaggao, Cagayan	1,798	about 402	about 4.47 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
245	BagumbayanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,794	about 1,300	about 1.38 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
246	CalamaguiAmulung, Cagayan	1,793	about 325	about 5.52 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
247	Capanickian SurAllacapan, Cagayan	1,793	about 124	about 14.51 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
248	AnquirayAmulung, Cagayan	1,790	about 357	about 5.02 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
249	MapuraoAllacapan, Cagayan	1,772	about 380	about 4.66 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
250	CentroPamplona, Cagayan	1,771	about 989	about 1.79 km²	13.07% 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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