The Atlas

Barangays in Cagayan Valley

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]

Open Cagayan Valley

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, at a glance

Barangays: 2,311^[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: 3,777,608^[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: 190 urban^[4]; 2,121 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: 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: 536 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.

2,311 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan Valley, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	TiblacAmbaguio, Nueva Vizcaya	2,460	about 94	about 26.29 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
402	QuirinoNaguilian, Isabela	2,459	about 1,421	about 1.73 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
403	TallagCabagan, Isabela	2,458	about 424	about 5.80 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
404	AbutQuezon, Isabela	2,453	about 60	about 40.57 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
405	DissimungalNagtipunan, Quirino	2,451	about 29	about 84.92 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
406	MaddiangatQuezon, Nueva Vizcaya	2,451	about 139	about 17.68 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
407	MaligayaEchague, Isabela	2,450	about 1,109	about 2.21 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
408	CumabaoTumauini, Isabela	2,449	about 44	about 55.13 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
409	MinuriJones, Isabela	2,447	about 328	about 7.47 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
410	Natappian EastSolana, Cagayan	2,440	about 1,196	about 2.04 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
411	Masipi EastCabagan, Isabela	2,435	about 30	about 82.49 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
412	DibuluanJones, Isabela	2,428	about 365	about 6.66 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
413	MutaKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	2,425	about 174	about 13.97 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
414	MaligayaMallig, Isabela	2,421	about 357	about 6.78 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
415	Centro ISanchez Mira, Cagayan	2,415	about 863	about 2.80 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
416	Zone IISan Mariano, Isabela	2,413	about 11,382	about 0.212 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
417	Villa Hermosa SurMaddela, Quirino	2,412	about 838	about 2.88 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
418	KongkongKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya	2,402	about 163	about 14.78 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
419	Larion AltoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	2,400	about 622	about 3.86 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
420	Bantug-PetinesAlicia, Isabela	2,397	about 401	about 5.98 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
421	Santo TomasAlicia, Isabela	2,396	about 330	about 7.26 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
422	LogacLal-Lo, Cagayan	2,390	about 288	about 8.30 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
423	BalasigCabagan, Isabela	2,389	about 300	about 7.96 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
424	CarebBagabag, Nueva Vizcaya	2,379	about 368	about 6.46 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
425	Santa CruzAlicia, Isabela	2,376	about 656	about 3.62 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
426	San Pedro-San PabloAurora, Isabela	2,368	about 1,308	about 1.81 km²	−3.11% a year	Urban
427	InabanDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya	2,365	about 230	about 10.27 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
428	San Nicolas NorthBayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	2,364	about 4,737	about 0.499 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
429	TaguingBaggao, Cagayan	2,362	about 339	about 6.96 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
430	District III Pob.Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya	2,358	about 2,363	about 0.998 km²	0.70% a year	Urban
431	VillaflorSan Isidro, Isabela	2,358	about 219	about 10.79 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
432	BinguangSan Pablo, Isabela	2,356	about 633	about 3.72 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
433	MangayangDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya	2,352	about 817	about 2.88 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
434	EdenSan Manuel, Isabela	2,351	about 370	about 6.36 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
435	Old San MarianoSan Mariano, Isabela	2,348	about 192	about 12.20 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
436	MarcosRoxas, Isabela	2,346	about 454	about 5.17 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
437	San Jose Norte IIMallig, Isabela	2,338	about 847	about 2.76 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
438	CataratanAllacapan, Cagayan	2,334	about 122	about 19.10 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
439	BagumbayanIlagan City, Isabela	2,331	about 1,240	about 1.88 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
440	GumbauanEchague, Isabela	2,329	about 651	about 3.58 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
441	LuttuadDiffun, Quirino	2,327	about 219	about 10.62 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
442	Pagrang-ayanRamon, Isabela	2,325	about 459	about 5.07 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
443	Sandiat WestSan Manuel, Isabela	2,324	about 1,180	about 1.97 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
444	KalabazaAurora, Isabela	2,323	about 759	about 3.06 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
445	Silauan SurEchague, Isabela	2,320	about 4,377	about 0.53 km²	4.83% a year	Urban
446	TupaSan Pablo, Isabela	2,316	about 11	about 209.20 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
447	DaddaAmulung, Cagayan	2,313	about 192	about 12.04 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
448	AlicaocaoCauayan City, Isabela	2,311	about 3,269	about 0.707 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
449	Centro IClaveria, Cagayan	2,308	about 2,137	about 1.08 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
450	Santa LucianaCauayan City, Isabela	2,307	about 374	about 6.17 km²	0.07% 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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