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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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cagayan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Cataggaman NuevoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	9,797	about 6,531	about 1.50 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
2	Ugac SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	9,658	about 6,754	about 1.43 km²	−0.65% a year	Urban
3	Ugac NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	9,119	about 8,290	about 1.10 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
4	CaggayTuguegarao City, Cagayan	8,635	about 3,454	about 2.50 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
5	San GabrielTuguegarao City, Cagayan	7,984	about 4,562	about 1.75 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
6	MauraAparri, Cagayan	7,689	about 1,917	about 4.01 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
7	Linao EastTuguegarao City, Cagayan	7,421	about 7,348	about 1.01 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
8	Hacienda IntalBaggao, Cagayan	6,710	about 81	about 82.40 km²	3.55% a year	Urban
9	PengueTuguegarao City, Cagayan	6,605	about 2,653	about 2.49 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
10	CentroSanta Ana, Cagayan	6,263	about 2,027	about 3.09 km²	−0.18% a year	Urban
11	SampaguitaSolana, Cagayan	6,208	about 159	about 38.93 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
12	MacanayaAparri, Cagayan	5,472	about 2,522	about 2.17 km²	−0.35% a year	Urban
13	San VicenteSanta Ana, Cagayan	5,297	about 96	about 55.33 km²	−1.20% a year	Urban
14	CarigTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,085	about 456	about 11.14 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
15	Cataggaman PardoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,039	about 832	about 6.06 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
16	CurvaPamplona, Cagayan	5,014	about 233	about 21.52 km²	6.21% a year	Urban
17	Annafunan EastTuguegarao City, Cagayan	5,000	about 7,974	about 0.627 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
18	TanzaTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,947	about 6,685	about 0.74 km²	−2.20% a year	Urban
19	MungoTuao, Cagayan	4,873	about 830	about 5.87 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
20	PuntaAparri, Cagayan	4,860	about 14,772	about 0.329 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
21	BuntunTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,783	about 1,661	about 2.88 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
22	Santa MargaritaBaggao, Cagayan	4,720	about 14	about 333.68 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
23	IragaSolana, Cagayan	4,629	about 210	about 22.03 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
24	BangagSolana, Cagayan	4,615	about 411	about 11.23 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
25	Cataggaman ViejoTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,600	about 1,041	about 4.42 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
26	Atulayan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,548	about 6,264	about 0.726 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
27	BagumbayanTuao, Cagayan	4,501	about 1,044	about 4.31 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
28	San JoseBaggao, Cagayan	4,452	about 1,306	about 3.41 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
29	DassunSolana, Cagayan	4,397	about 971	about 4.53 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
30	LannaSolana, Cagayan	4,392	about 826	about 5.32 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
31	CasambalanganSanta Ana, Cagayan	4,345	about 220	about 19.76 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
32	Atulayan NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	4,226	about 3,154	about 1.34 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
33	DodanPeñablanca, Cagayan	4,115	about 1,021	about 4.03 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
34	BagayTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,989	about 2,493	about 1.60 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
35	PaddayaAparri, Cagayan	3,940	about 224	about 17.58 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
36	AlabugTuao, Cagayan	3,935	about 1,049	about 3.75 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
37	CapatanTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,915	about 2,719	about 1.44 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
38	San AntonioAparri, Cagayan	3,915	about 22,500	about 0.174 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
39	CamasiPeñablanca, Cagayan	3,909	about 1,316	about 2.97 km²	−0.78% a year	Urban
40	Centro EastBallesteros, Cagayan	3,902	about 2,032	about 1.92 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
41	CatayauanLal-Lo, Cagayan	3,894	about 1,155	about 3.37 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
42	BulagaoTuao, Cagayan	3,862	about 294	about 13.15 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
43	Annafunan WestTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,812	about 2,397	about 1.59 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
44	CabiraoanGonzaga, Cagayan	3,794	about 32	about 119.92 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
45	MagapitLal-Lo, Cagayan	3,774	about 298	about 12.65 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
46	Santa CruzBallesteros, Cagayan	3,747	about 797	about 4.70 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
47	GuiddamAbulug, Cagayan	3,737	about 256	about 14.59 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
48	Santa TeresaIguig, Cagayan	3,736	about 1,563	about 2.39 km²	2.42% a year	Urban
49	NamuacSanchez Mira, Cagayan	3,724	about 1,205	about 3.09 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
50	Linao NorteTuguegarao City, Cagayan	3,702	about 881	about 4.20 km²	0.05% 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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