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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	DaddaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,421	about 184	about 7.74 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
352	LalafuganLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,421	about 103	about 13.84 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
353	MissionSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,420	about 373	about 3.81 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
354	Barsat EastBaggao, Cagayan	1,417	about 984	about 1.44 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
355	BacaganBaggao, Cagayan	1,409	about 138	about 10.23 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
356	San EstebanIguig, Cagayan	1,406	about 1,162	about 1.21 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
357	CumaoGattaran, Cagayan	1,405	about 324	about 4.33 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
358	DungaoSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,403	about 199	about 7.05 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
359	San VicenteBuguey, Cagayan	1,403	about 286	about 4.91 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
360	Maddarulug NorteEnrile, Cagayan	1,395	about 298	about 4.68 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
361	MinangaPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,394	about 106	about 13.20 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
362	BicokTuao, Cagayan	1,393	about 257	about 5.41 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
363	BunuganBaggao, Cagayan	1,385	about 114	about 12.14 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
364	SiguiranAbulug, Cagayan	1,385	about 141	about 9.80 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
365	Cabuluan WestBallesteros, Cagayan	1,378	about 672	about 2.05 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
366	Roma SurEnrile, Cagayan	1,375	about 82	about 16.70 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
367	RedondoIguig, Cagayan	1,368	about 1,179	about 1.16 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
368	ManaloAmulung, Cagayan	1,367	about 497	about 2.75 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
369	CarupianBaggao, Cagayan	1,366	about 49	about 27.84 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
370	CampoSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,361	about 222	about 6.12 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
371	GabunLasam, Cagayan	1,361	about 174	about 7.82 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
372	Paruddun NorteAparri, Cagayan	1,360	about 210	about 6.48 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
373	BagunotBaggao, Cagayan	1,352	about 424	about 3.19 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
374	CulaoClaveria, Cagayan	1,352	about 188	about 7.19 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
375	Dana-IliAbulug, Cagayan	1,352	about 222	about 6.10 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
376	AridowenSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,344	about 69	about 19.37 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
377	AllasitanPamplona, Cagayan	1,337	about 355	about 3.77 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
378	MabiniBaggao, Cagayan	1,336	about 130	about 10.30 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
379	CabayabasanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,325	about 139	about 9.53 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
380	CentroLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,325	about 732	about 1.81 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
381	MasiPamplona, Cagayan	1,324	about 32	about 41.59 km²	−11.89% a year	Rural
382	DalinBaggao, Cagayan	1,320	about 369	about 3.58 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
383	San AndresSanchez Mira, Cagayan	1,317	about 230	about 5.73 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
384	Centro 5Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,316	about 5,328	about 0.247 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
385	MaraburabAlcala, Cagayan	1,309	about 128	about 10.23 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
386	UtanAllacapan, Cagayan	1,300	about 107	about 12.10 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
387	AbanqueruanPamplona, Cagayan	1,296	about 212	about 6.10 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
388	Liwan SurEnrile, Cagayan	1,295	about 110	about 11.72 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
389	New OrlinsLasam, Cagayan	1,295	about 272	about 4.76 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
390	BuloAllacapan, Cagayan	1,293	about 447	about 2.89 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
391	Calaoagan DackelGattaran, Cagayan	1,293	about 784	about 1.65 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
392	CaroanGonzaga, Cagayan	1,290	about 1,656	about 0.779 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
393	PussianAlcala, Cagayan	1,289	about 154	about 8.36 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
394	TungelBaggao, Cagayan	1,289	about 608	about 2.12 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
395	TanglaganGattaran, Cagayan	1,285	about 11	about 119.01 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
396	Illuru SurRizal, Cagayan	1,283	about 164	about 7.83 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
397	BasaoGattaran, Cagayan	1,281	about 222	about 5.78 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
398	CanayunAbulug, Cagayan	1,280	about 242	about 5.30 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
399	MagrafilGonzaga, Cagayan	1,279	about 20	about 65.29 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
400	Monte AlegreAmulung, Cagayan	1,277	about 296	about 4.32 km²	0.63% 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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