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Barangays in Isabela

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 Isabela

Barangays in Isabela, at a glance

Barangays: 1,055^[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: 1,733,048^[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: 86 urban^[4]; 969 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: Ayod^[6]; Dinapigue, Isabela; about 714.85 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: Patul^{[5, 7]}; Santiago City, Isabela; 3.40% 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: 306 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.

1,055 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Isabela, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	RizalSantiago City, Isabela	14,030	about 1,070	about 13.11 km²	−0.56% a year	Urban
2	RosarioSantiago City, Isabela	12,466	about 7,465	about 1.67 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
3	District ICauayan City, Isabela	11,670	about 5,557	about 2.10 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
4	San FerminCauayan City, Isabela	10,701	about 1,474	about 7.26 km²	−2.80% a year	Urban
5	BatalSantiago City, Isabela	8,864	about 982	about 9.03 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
6	CabaruanCauayan City, Isabela	8,112	about 3,497	about 2.32 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
7	AlibaguIlagan City, Isabela	8,057	about 755	about 10.67 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
8	Imelda Bliss VillageIlagan City, Isabela	7,961	about 2,036	about 3.91 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
9	Bugallon ProperRamon, Isabela	7,545	about 1,552	about 4.86 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
10	PlaridelSantiago City, Isabela	7,526	about 1,965	about 3.83 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
11	CaliguianBurgos, Isabela	7,230	about 406	about 17.81 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
12	MabiniSantiago City, Isabela	7,111	about 3,469	about 2.05 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
13	PatulSantiago City, Isabela	6,728	about 1,682	about 4.00 km²	3.40% a year	Urban
14	Salinungan WestSan Mateo, Isabela	6,460	about 1,417	about 4.56 km²	2.32% a year	Urban
15	BaluarteSantiago City, Isabela	6,454	about 820	about 7.87 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
16	RizalRoxas, Isabela	6,340	about 3,602	about 1.76 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
17	Sotero NuesaRoxas, Isabela	6,339	about 1,310	about 4.84 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
18	General AguinaldoRamon, Isabela	6,257	about 408	about 15.35 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
19	NaggasicanSantiago City, Isabela	6,145	about 1,210	about 5.08 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
20	Minante ICauayan City, Isabela	6,136	about 2,109	about 2.91 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
21	San MiguelRamon, Isabela	6,049	about 330	about 18.31 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
22	PaddadAlicia, Isabela	6,037	about 1,210	about 4.99 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
23	CalaocanSantiago City, Isabela	6,022	about 3,501	about 1.72 km²	−0.85% a year	Urban
24	District IIICauayan City, Isabela	6,022	about 12,494	about 0.482 km²	−0.94% a year	Urban
25	SaganaSantiago City, Isabela	5,774	about 612	about 9.44 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
26	Bugallon NorteRamon, Isabela	5,671	about 1,338	about 4.24 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
27	BantugRoxas, Isabela	5,659	about 1,831	about 3.09 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
28	RaniagRamon, Isabela	5,623	about 577	about 9.75 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
29	CatabayunganCabagan, Isabela	5,456	about 1,221	about 4.47 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
30	UpiGamu, Isabela	5,185	about 439	about 11.81 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
31	MalvarSantiago City, Isabela	5,022	about 4,292	about 1.17 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
32	Santa Isabel SurIlagan City, Isabela	5,011	about 821	about 6.10 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
33	Centro - San AntonioIlagan City, Isabela	4,960	about 907	about 5.47 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
34	TagaranCauayan City, Isabela	4,882	about 616	about 7.92 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
35	Marabulig ICauayan City, Isabela	4,879	about 1,378	about 3.54 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
36	La PazCabatuan, Isabela	4,754	about 454	about 10.46 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
37	AntoninoAlicia, Isabela	4,684	about 2,891	about 1.62 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
38	BalintocatocSantiago City, Isabela	4,556	about 740	about 6.16 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
39	MinangaSan Mariano, Isabela	4,537	about 23	about 193.24 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
40	MabiniGamu, Isabela	4,501	about 568	about 7.93 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
41	VictoriaSan Mateo, Isabela	4,470	about 533	about 8.38 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
42	Sinamar NorteSan Mateo, Isabela	4,332	about 523	about 8.29 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
43	M.H. del PilarAlicia, Isabela	4,317	about 704	about 6.13 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
44	DivisoriaSantiago City, Isabela	4,295	about 1,326	about 3.24 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
45	BuenavistaSantiago City, Isabela	4,285	about 2,255	about 1.90 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
46	BaculodIlagan City, Isabela	4,242	about 2,090	about 2.03 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
47	Victory NorteSantiago City, Isabela	4,220	about 15,180	about 0.278 km²	−0.17% a year	Urban
48	Turod SurCordon, Isabela	4,165	about 1,393	about 2.99 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
49	Calao EastSantiago City, Isabela	4,132	about 8,867	about 0.466 km²	−0.78% a year	Urban
50	AggasianIlagan City, Isabela	4,105	about 583	about 7.04 km²	0.43% 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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