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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	CalillauanSolana, Cagayan	1,265	about 420	about 3.01 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
402	BackilingAparri, Cagayan	1,259	about 216	about 5.83 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
403	Paruddun SurAparri, Cagayan	1,258	about 191	about 6.58 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
404	JurisdictionLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,257	about 246	about 5.10 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
405	CabuluanAlcala, Cagayan	1,251	about 189	about 6.61 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
406	BattalanLasam, Cagayan	1,242	about 234	about 5.31 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
407	San IsidroIguig, Cagayan	1,242	about 238	about 5.21 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
408	DamurogAlcala, Cagayan	1,237	about 222	about 5.57 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
409	ZiminilaCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,236	about 230	about 5.37 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
410	AnnayatanBaggao, Cagayan	1,232	about 463	about 2.66 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
411	VillalaidaTuao, Cagayan	1,231	about 194	about 6.34 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
412	Capanickian NorteAllacapan, Cagayan	1,224	about 62	about 19.59 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
413	Barangay IVEnrile, Cagayan	1,222	about 759	about 1.61 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
414	Abariongan RuarSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,218	about 212	about 5.75 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
415	Capissayan SurGattaran, Cagayan	1,217	about 63	about 19.43 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
416	San IsidroBaggao, Cagayan	1,209	about 500	about 2.42 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
417	ConcepcionAmulung, Cagayan	1,208	about 378	about 3.20 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
418	BessangAllacapan, Cagayan	1,206	about 272	about 4.43 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
419	Dacalla-FuguCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,205	about 474	about 2.54 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
420	MalalatanAlcala, Cagayan	1,202	about 120	about 10.04 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
421	Villa ReyPiat, Cagayan	1,200	about 147	about 8.19 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
422	MalanaoLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,199	about 193	about 6.21 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
423	Gosi NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	1,198	about 248	about 4.83 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
424	AlaguiaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,196	about 168	about 7.14 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
425	PatununganSanta Ana, Cagayan	1,195	about 6	about 195.39 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
426	AdaoagBaggao, Cagayan	1,193	about 108	about 11.08 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
427	BangagLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,189	about 112	about 10.59 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
428	Casili NorteCamalaniugan, Cagayan	1,186	about 115	about 10.33 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
429	MasiSanta Teresita, Cagayan	1,180	about 247	about 4.77 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
430	DagupanLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,179	about 3	about 378.94 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
431	TabbacBuguey, Cagayan	1,179	about 57	about 20.76 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
432	DalayaLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,178	about 558	about 2.11 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
433	CalassitanSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,177	about 35	about 33.54 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
434	Abariongan UnegSanto Niño, Cagayan	1,174	about 167	about 7.05 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
435	KilkilingClaveria, Cagayan	1,172	about 143	about 8.19 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
436	Centro NorteGattaran, Cagayan	1,171	about 594	about 1.97 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
437	GaddangaoRizal, Cagayan	1,170	about 165	about 7.11 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
438	CambongLal-Lo, Cagayan	1,168	about 135	about 8.66 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
439	Pata EastClaveria, Cagayan	1,166	about 432	about 2.70 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
440	MalibabagPeñablanca, Cagayan	1,165	about 520	about 2.24 km²	−4.57% a year	Rural
441	PoblacionCalayan, Cagayan	1,164	about 355	about 3.28 km²	4.99% a year	Rural
442	SantorBaggao, Cagayan	1,158	about 417	about 2.78 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
443	LasilatBaggao, Cagayan	1,152	about 375	about 3.07 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
444	Santo TomasAbulug, Cagayan	1,150	about 170	about 6.77 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
445	Calog NorteAbulug, Cagayan	1,149	about 771	about 1.49 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
446	Minanga SurIguig, Cagayan	1,145	about 1,080	about 1.06 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
447	Barsat WestBaggao, Cagayan	1,139	about 104	about 10.94 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
448	CullitGattaran, Cagayan	1,138	about 359	about 3.17 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
449	Pata WestClaveria, Cagayan	1,138	about 255	about 4.47 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
450	Centro IIIClaveria, Cagayan	1,137	about 7,896	about 0.144 km²	1.00% a year	Urban

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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