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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	NangalasauanAmulung, Cagayan	1,571	about 177	about 8.89 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
302	Gang-ngoCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,570	about 571	about 2.75 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
303	San JoseGonzaga, Cagayan	1,568	about 99	about 15.86 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
304	TaytayBaggao, Cagayan	1,567	about 164	about 9.57 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
305	Payagan EastBallesteros, Cagayan	1,565	about 211	about 7.41 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
306	Santa BarbaraIguig, Cagayan	1,557	about 174	about 8.95 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
307	Minanga WesteBuguey, Cagayan	1,555	about 2,973	about 0.523 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
308	San RoquePeñablanca, Cagayan	1,549	about 163	about 9.52 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
309	MaredeSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,539	about 91	about 16.92 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
310	SimayungAbulug, Cagayan	1,539	about 385	about 4.00 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
311	CordovaAmulung, Cagayan	1,534	about 533	about 2.88 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
312	AmmubuanBallesteros, Cagayan	1,529	about 746	about 2.05 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
313	Piña WesteGattaran, Cagayan	1,528	about 72	about 21.11 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
314	DagupanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,522	about 511	about 2.98 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
315	UbongSolana, Cagayan	1,522	about 429	about 3.55 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
316	NaguilianLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,520	about 255	about 5.95 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
317	Poblacion IIPiat, Cagayan	1,512	about 749	about 2.02 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
318	MinangaAparri, Cagayan	1,511	about 3,028	about 0.499 km²	−4.81% a year	Rural
319	Gosi SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,509	about 405	about 3.73 km²	4.84% a year	Rural
320	San JoseLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,508	about 820	about 1.84 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
321	MalintaLasam, Cagayan	1,507	about 266	about 5.67 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
322	DugayungAmulung, Cagayan	1,506	about 856	about 1.76 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
323	CaratacatAmulung, Cagayan	1,496	about 291	about 5.14 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
324	AnnafatanAmulung, Cagayan	1,495	about 142	about 10.51 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
325	TaggaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,495	about 427	about 3.50 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
326	PatengGonzaga, Cagayan	1,494	about 43	about 34.58 km²	7.55% a year	Rural
327	Taggat NorteClaveria, Cagayan	1,494	about 964	about 1.55 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
328	AganiAlcala, Cagayan	1,492	about 343	about 4.35 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
329	MasicalBaggao, Cagayan	1,492	about 263	about 5.67 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
330	TabangSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,487	about 549	about 2.71 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
331	NabbialanAmulung, Cagayan	1,485	about 54	about 27.67 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
332	San VicenteIguig, Cagayan	1,483	about 3,803	about 0.39 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
333	Sto. TomasTuao, Cagayan	1,483	about 456	about 3.25 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
334	Minanga EsteBuguey, Cagayan	1,474	about 3,116	about 0.473 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
335	San LorenzoLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,469	about 272	about 5.41 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
336	Calaoagan BassitGattaran, Cagayan	1,463	about 489	about 2.99 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
337	SalamagueIguig, Cagayan	1,460	about 1,248	about 1.17 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
338	Piña EsteGattaran, Cagayan	1,457	about 59	about 24.78 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
339	BaungPiat, Cagayan	1,456	about 123	about 11.79 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
340	DummunGattaran, Cagayan	1,456	about 423	about 3.44 km²	−4.31% a year	Rural
341	TucalanaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,454	about 525	about 2.77 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
342	BugatayPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,444	about 182	about 7.94 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
343	Nabannagan EastLasam, Cagayan	1,439	about 648	about 2.22 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
344	Santa MariaGonzaga, Cagayan	1,437	about 10	about 136.92 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
345	PalayagAmulung, Cagayan	1,435	about 213	about 6.75 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
346	AtuluIguig, Cagayan	1,433	about 787	about 1.82 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
347	San EstebanAlcala, Cagayan	1,431	about 183	about 7.84 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
348	MambacagTuao, Cagayan	1,428	about 53	about 26.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
349	AjatIguig, Cagayan	1,422	about 1,085	about 1.31 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
350	Mabuttal EastBallesteros, Cagayan	1,422	about 338	about 4.21 km²	1.09% 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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