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Barangays in Isabela

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 Isabela, at a glance

Barangays: 1,055^[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: 1,733,048^[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: 86 urban^[4]; 969 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: Ayod^[6]; Dinapigue, Isabela; about 714.85 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: Patul^{[5, 7]}; Santiago City, Isabela; 3.40% 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: 306 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.

1,055 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Isabela, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Old Centro ISan Mateo, Isabela	2,114	about 1,578	about 1.34 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
252	BungadSan Pablo, Isabela	2,113	about 523	about 4.04 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
253	Centro IMallig, Isabela	2,112	about 1,094	about 1.93 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
254	San PabloCauayan City, Isabela	2,110	about 159	about 13.26 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
255	Siempre Viva SurMallig, Isabela	2,109	about 364	about 5.80 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
256	Dicabisagan WestPalanan, Isabela	2,105	about 220	about 9.56 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
257	NarraEchague, Isabela	2,105	about 179	about 11.78 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
258	Victory SurSantiago City, Isabela	2,105	about 9,568	about 0.22 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
259	Bannawag NorteSantiago City, Isabela	2,087	about 971	about 2.15 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
260	San JuanIlagan City, Isabela	2,081	about 266	about 7.83 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
261	Allinguigan 1stIlagan City, Isabela	2,079	about 881	about 2.36 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
262	Villa GonzagaSantiago City, Isabela	2,079	about 838	about 2.48 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
263	San JuanDelfin Albano, Isabela	2,069	about 772	about 2.68 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
264	CatabbanBurgos, Isabela	2,064	about 662	about 3.12 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
265	Nueva EraSan Manuel, Isabela	2,057	about 525	about 3.92 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
266	Rang-ayCabatuan, Isabela	2,055	about 472	about 4.35 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
267	AbraSantiago City, Isabela	2,051	about 378	about 5.43 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
268	San AntonioAlicia, Isabela	2,049	about 2,815	about 0.728 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
269	Holy FridayMallig, Isabela	2,032	about 367	about 5.53 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
270	BitabianSan Mariano, Isabela	2,016	about 367	about 5.50 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
271	SinamarRoxas, Isabela	2,014	about 370	about 5.45 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
272	CaligayanTumauini, Isabela	2,009	about 39	about 50.98 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
273	CananCabatuan, Isabela	2,003	about 362	about 5.54 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
274	La SuerteAngadanan, Isabela	2,002	about 188	about 10.65 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
275	Marabulig IICauayan City, Isabela	2,000	about 298	about 6.71 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
276	San AntonioCabagan, Isabela	2,000	about 44	about 45.03 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
277	Villa LunaCauayan City, Isabela	1,997	about 364	about 5.49 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
278	MolderoTumauini, Isabela	1,992	about 991	about 2.01 km²	6.57% a year	Rural
279	San JuanQuirino, Isabela	1,990	about 514	about 3.87 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
280	Daramuangan NorteSan Mateo, Isabela	1,988	about 581	about 3.42 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
281	VigaAngadanan, Isabela	1,986	about 229	about 8.68 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
282	CadsalanSan Mariano, Isabela	1,980	about 77	about 25.57 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
283	NagbukelSan Isidro, Isabela	1,976	about 627	about 3.15 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
284	BinmontonMallig, Isabela	1,975	about 426	about 4.64 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
285	TandulCabatuan, Isabela	1,970	about 684	about 2.88 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
286	SagatCordon, Isabela	1,951	about 269	about 7.24 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
287	San ManuelSan Mateo, Isabela	1,950	about 580	about 3.36 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
288	District IIBenito Soliven, Isabela	1,944	about 953	about 2.04 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
289	Calabayan-MinangaAngadanan, Isabela	1,942	about 405	about 4.79 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
290	Rang-ayanMallig, Isabela	1,942	about 226	about 8.60 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
291	Mozzozzin SurSanta Maria, Isabela	1,937	about 2,455	about 0.789 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
292	CabugaoEchague, Isabela	1,935	about 3,665	about 0.528 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
293	TaggappanEchague, Isabela	1,931	about 3,284	about 0.588 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
294	Daragutan WestSan Mariano, Isabela	1,923	about 167	about 11.52 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
295	Siempre Viva NorteMallig, Isabela	1,922	about 316	about 6.08 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
296	AggubCabagan, Isabela	1,921	about 486	about 3.95 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
297	San Jose SurMallig, Isabela	1,915	about 478	about 4.01 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
298	DibuluanSan Mariano, Isabela	1,914	about 9	about 217.28 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
299	MalitaoEchague, Isabela	1,914	about 448	about 4.27 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
300	SantiagoQuirino, Isabela	1,914	about 159	about 12.03 km²	0.86% 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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