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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	MaluyoAllacapan, Cagayan	1,770	about 205	about 8.62 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
252	BicalPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,768	about 125	about 14.19 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
253	DallaBaggao, Cagayan	1,766	about 748	about 2.36 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
254	DugoCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,763	about 1,037	about 1.70 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
255	BangagAparri, Cagayan	1,762	about 264	about 6.67 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
256	San VicenteGattaran, Cagayan	1,762	about 308	about 5.72 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
257	AlbaBaggao, Cagayan	1,754	about 63	about 27.89 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
258	MagsidelCalayan, Cagayan	1,751	about 44	about 39.69 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
259	MinabelCalayan, Cagayan	1,750	about 27	about 63.73 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
260	FuraguiSolana, Cagayan	1,745	about 172	about 10.14 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
261	LannigSolana, Cagayan	1,735	about 126	about 13.75 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
262	MaddaleroBuguey, Cagayan	1,723	about 540	about 3.19 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
263	CagumitanTuao, Cagayan	1,722	about 706	about 2.44 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
264	TambanAlcala, Cagayan	1,718	about 134	about 12.85 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
265	Centro EastSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,716	about 2,476	about 0.693 km²	−1.63% a year	Urban
266	CaagamanAparri, Cagayan	1,712	about 173	about 9.91 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
267	ParabbaPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,711	about 300	about 5.70 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
268	Babuyan ClaroCalayan, Cagayan	1,704	about 23	about 72.91 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
269	LugaSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,700	about 97	about 17.44 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
270	Malalam-MalacabibiSolana, Cagayan	1,698	about 215	about 7.88 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
271	Parug-parugSolana, Cagayan	1,688	about 238	about 7.10 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
272	NagattatanPamplona, Cagayan	1,675	about 678	about 2.47 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
273	TaribubuTuao, Cagayan	1,673	about 341	about 4.90 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
274	CallaoPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,662	about 589	about 2.82 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
275	Roma NorteEnrile, Cagayan	1,659	about 180	about 9.20 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
276	MinangaGonzaga, Cagayan	1,656	about 5,325	about 0.311 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
277	PalaoSolana, Cagayan	1,656	about 378	about 4.38 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
278	LattacSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,644	about 397	about 4.14 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
279	Cabatacan WestLasam, Cagayan	1,641	about 142	about 11.58 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
280	Magalalag EastEnrile, Cagayan	1,637	about 1,649	about 0.993 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
281	MagsaysayLasam, Cagayan	1,636	about 303	about 5.40 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
282	Centro WestSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,635	about 2,265	about 0.722 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
283	AlinunuAbulug, Cagayan	1,626	about 487	about 3.34 km²	8.04% a year	Rural
284	CatuganLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,625	about 237	about 6.85 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
285	BantaySolana, Cagayan	1,624	about 183	about 8.88 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
286	Namabbalan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,624	about 235	about 6.92 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
287	NattanzanIguig, Cagayan	1,624	about 1,331	about 1.22 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
288	AlucaoSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,620	about 76	about 21.19 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
289	MasisitSanchez Mira, Cagayan	1,617	about 745	about 2.17 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
290	JurisdiccionAlcala, Cagayan	1,610	about 970	about 1.66 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
291	BalatubatCalayan, Cagayan	1,609	about 22	about 72.81 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
292	NangalinanBaggao, Cagayan	1,606	about 482	about 3.33 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
293	BulalaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,603	about 921	about 1.74 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
294	IscaGonzaga, Cagayan	1,596	about 94	about 16.98 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
295	NagattatanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,595	about 214	about 7.45 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
296	Santa RosaAbulug, Cagayan	1,594	about 143	about 11.15 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
297	LeronBuguey, Cagayan	1,593	about 1,002	about 1.59 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
298	AlilinuCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,583	about 415	about 3.81 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
299	BayabatAmulung, Cagayan	1,580	about 382	about 4.14 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
300	Gaggabutan WestRizal, Cagayan	1,571	about 166	about 9.49 km²	1.79% 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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