The Atlas

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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	LucbanAbulug, Cagayan	3,282	about 325	about 10.09 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
202	Bonfal EastBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	3,275	about 154	about 21.21 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
203	ReyesTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,266	about 438	about 7.45 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
204	KirangAritao, Nueva Vizcaya	3,260	about 243	about 13.44 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
205	UgadTumauini, Isabela	3,254	about 665	about 4.89 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
206	MagsaysaySaguday, Quirino	3,251	about 547	about 5.94 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
207	Casibarag SurCabagan, Isabela	3,249	about 2,599	about 1.25 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
208	LiwaywayDiffun, Quirino	3,247	about 320	about 10.14 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
209	AlimannaoPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,244	about 1,159	about 2.80 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
210	GomezSan Isidro, Isabela	3,224	about 2,002	about 1.61 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
211	TallangBaggao, Cagayan	3,216	about 536	about 6.00 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
212	CentroPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,210	about 2,140	about 1.50 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
213	Barangay IVSan Mateo, Isabela	3,190	about 8,076	about 0.395 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
214	MatusalemRoxas, Isabela	3,188	about 194	about 16.46 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
215	GaddangAparri, Cagayan	3,174	about 681	about 4.66 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
216	Barangay IIJones, Isabela	3,165	about 649	about 4.88 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
217	Dubinan WestSantiago City, Isabela	3,160	about 5,430	about 0.582 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
218	Afusing DagaAlcala, Cagayan	3,158	about 291	about 10.86 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
219	MocagBaggao, Cagayan	3,142	about 190	about 16.55 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
220	Almaguer NorthBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,137	about 604	about 5.19 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
221	OscarizRamon, Isabela	3,137	about 699	about 4.49 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
222	San PedroTumauini, Isabela	3,136	about 1,116	about 2.81 km²	1.24% a year	Urban
223	PonggoNagtipunan, Quirino	3,133	about 304	about 10.31 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
224	Pallua SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,126	about 3,864	about 0.809 km²	0.96% a year	Urban
225	MaguirigSolana, Cagayan	3,125	about 192	about 16.30 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
226	PoblacionAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	3,125	about 238	about 13.13 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
227	DipintinMaddela, Quirino	3,122	about 566	about 5.52 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
228	DodanAparri, Cagayan	3,122	about 496	about 6.29 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
229	Villa ColomaBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	3,119	about 467	about 6.68 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
230	Centro NorteSanto Niño, Cagayan	3,103	about 1,236	about 2.51 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
231	AggubSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	3,101	about 593	about 5.23 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
232	MagsaysayNaguilian, Isabela	3,101	about 535	about 5.80 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
233	Centro 11Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,100	about 3,010	about 1.03 km²	−1.95% a year	Urban
234	DanganReina Mercedes, Isabela	3,100	about 621	about 4.99 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
235	Libag SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,097	about 437	about 7.08 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
236	Allinguigan 2ndIlagan City, Isabela	3,091	about 807	about 3.83 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
237	PlanasRamon, Isabela	3,090	about 360	about 8.58 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
238	GucabEchague, Isabela	3,084	about 1,274	about 2.42 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
239	BuagBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,082	about 2,992	about 1.03 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
240	CalaocanBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,076	about 1,645	about 1.87 km²	1.94% a year	Urban
241	SalinasBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,076	about 196	about 15.73 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
242	MabusloBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,075	about 344	about 8.93 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
243	GuibangGamu, Isabela	3,074	about 586	about 5.25 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
244	District 3San Manuel, Isabela	3,057	about 831	about 3.68 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
245	San FernandoBambang, Nueva Vizcaya	3,054	about 332	about 9.19 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
246	LapoganTumauini, Isabela	3,052	about 277	about 11.00 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
247	SoyungEchague, Isabela	3,051	about 1,573	about 1.94 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
248	RizalunaCordon, Isabela	3,050	about 224	about 13.62 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
249	Bintawan SurVillaverde, Nueva Vizcaya	3,045	about 367	about 8.30 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
250	BuliwaoQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya	3,043	about 251	about 12.12 km²	0.58% 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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