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Cagayan

Cagayan is a province in the Cagayan Valley region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 1,284,676 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 city and 28 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
Grassy headlands and dark rocky shore along a deep blue sea with white surf, rising to a forested hill.
The coast of Palaui Island, in Santa Ana.Photo: “Batanes view like of Palaui Island, Cagayan” by LemuelSalibio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,284,676

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 14.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 34 of every 100 people in Cagayan Valley lived in Cagayan in 2024 (34.01%)

  • Inside itSources

    29

    cities and municipalities

    820 barangays

  • LandSources

    9,554.62 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Cagayan's land would fill a square about 97.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 134 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    324,635

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    17.9%

    About 18 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0201500000[4]Formerly 021500000

People

Cagayan had 1,284,676 people in the 2024 census, up 14.2% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Cagayan had the 2nd most people of the 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley in 2024[1]
  1. 1Isabela1,733,048
  2. 2Cagayan1,284,676
  3. 3Nueva Vizcaya530,106
  4. 4Quirino210,841
  5. 5Batanes18,937
All 5 provinces of Cagayan Valley
Of every 100 people in Cagayan in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (24.7%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.1%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 583,64843,39140,257
5 - 9108,23856,64151,597
10 - 14124,76964,82459,945
15 - 19122,43963,29559,144
20 - 24111,46457,44654,018
25 - 29104,12953,66450,465
30 - 34100,38651,52448,862
35 - 3987,31645,02542,291
40 - 4481,79342,00939,784
45 - 4973,77037,68336,087
50 - 5466,93734,02632,911
55 - 5958,43028,95329,477
60 - 6453,84225,99127,851
65 - 6942,20419,58522,619
70 - 7429,16212,43516,727
75 - 7915,8406,0469,794
80 - 849,2753,1056,170
85 and over8,1812,3125,869

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
324,635[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cagayan Valley, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
34.01%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
17.9% (230,215 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
647,955 men, 633,868 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,284,676[1, 2]0.30% a year324,6353.9
2020as of May 1, 20201,268,603[1]1.19% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,199,320[1]1.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,124,773[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,072,571[36]1.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders993,580[36, 37]2.26% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then895,050[36]1.43% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then829,867[36]1.55% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then711,476[36]2.01% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then644,075[36]2.08% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then581,237[36]2.64% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then445,289[36]———

Cities and municipalities

Cagayan is made up of 28 municipalities and 1 city, with 820 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Cagayan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
ApayaoIlocos NorteIsabelaKalingaAbulug: 35,347 people, 217 per km², 0.53% a yearAlcala: 41,468 people, 245 per km², 0.10% a yearAllacapan: 35,946 people, 117 per km², 0.48% a yearAmulung: 50,903 people, 192 per km², 0.27% a yearAparri: 68,368 people, 258 per km², −0.16% a yearBaggao: 90,723 people, 91 per km², 0.80% a yearBallesteros: 34,562 people, 284 per km², 0.05% a yearBuguey: 32,351 people, 202 per km², 0.15% a yearCalayan: 18,008 people, 35 per km², 0.81% a yearCamalaniugan: 25,629 people, 256 per km², 0.37% a yearClaveria: 32,997 people, 211 per km², 0.81% a yearEnrile: 36,481 people, 219 per km², −0.15% a yearGattaran: 59,704 people, 84 per km², 0.34% a yearGonzaga: 41,994 people, 73 per km², 0.18% a yearIguig: 31,342 people, 287 per km², 1.01% a yearLal-Lo: 48,404 people, 68 per km², −0.16% a yearLasam: 42,042 people, 191 per km², 0.47% a yearPamplona: 25,182 people, 120 per km², 0.39% a yearPeñablanca: 50,856 people, 41 per km², 0.26% a yearPiat: 25,436 people, 139 per km², 0.60% a yearRizal: 19,577 people, 59 per km², 0.62% a yearSanchez Mira: 26,292 people, 120 per km², 0.12% a yearSanta Ana: 34,595 people, 78 per km², −0.74% a yearSanta Praxedes: 4,643 people, 51 per km², 1.11% a yearSanta Teresita: 19,476 people, 116 per km², −0.12% a yearSanto Niño: 29,066 people, 69 per km², 0.44% a yearSolana: 89,840 people, 447 per km², 0.38% a yearTuao: 66,147 people, 293 per km², 0.81% a yearTuguegarao City: 167,297 people, 1,468 per km², 0.14% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Cagayan. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AbulugMunicipality35,3472.75%0.53% a year162.60 km²
AlcalaMunicipality41,4683.23%0.10% a year169.14 km²
AllacapanMunicipality35,9462.8%0.48% a year306.80 km²
AmulungMunicipality50,9033.96%0.27% a year264.51 km²
AparriMunicipality68,3685.32%−0.16% a year264.60 km²
BaggaoMunicipality90,7237.06%0.80% a year995.49 km²
BallesterosMunicipality34,5622.69%0.05% a year121.54 km²
BugueyMunicipality32,3512.52%0.15% a year160.28 km²
CalayanMunicipality18,0081.4%0.81% a year508.60 km²
CamalaniuganMunicipality25,6291.99%0.37% a year100.29 km²
ClaveriaMunicipality32,9972.57%0.81% a year156.63 km²
EnrileMunicipality36,4812.84%−0.15% a year166.60 km²
GattaranMunicipality59,7044.65%0.34% a year707.50 km²
GonzagaMunicipality41,9943.27%0.18% a year571.84 km²
IguigMunicipality31,3422.44%1.01% a year109.39 km²
Lal-LoMunicipality48,4043.77%−0.16% a year715.80 km²
LasamMunicipality42,0423.27%0.47% a year219.77 km²
PamplonaMunicipality25,1821.96%0.39% a year209.82 km²
PeñablancaMunicipality50,8563.96%0.26% a year1,246.23 km²
PiatMunicipality25,4361.98%0.60% a year182.54 km²
RizalMunicipality19,5771.52%0.62% a year332.55 km²
Sanchez MiraMunicipality26,2922.05%0.12% a year218.77 km²
Santa AnaMunicipality34,5952.69%−0.74% a year440.81 km²
Santa PraxedesMunicipality4,6430.36%1.11% a year91.56 km²
Santa TeresitaMunicipality19,4761.52%−0.12% a year167.27 km²
Santo NiñoMunicipality29,0662.26%0.44% a year423.13 km²
SolanaMunicipality89,8406.99%0.38% a year200.80 km²
TuaoMunicipality66,1475.15%0.81% a year225.82 km²
Tuguegarao CityComponent city167,29713.02%0.14% a year113.94 km²

Land & Environment

Cagayan covers 9,554.62 km² of land, 134 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,814 m above the sea and it has 712.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
9,554.62 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
134 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
17.89286° N, 121.78758° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[32]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
197 m
Highest
1,814 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

712.4 km of coastline[33]

Rivers[33]

  1. Cagayan River154.1 of 521.5 km
  2. Pinancauanan River71.3 of 77.6 km
  3. Chico River64.4 of 252.3 km
  4. Lasam River60.5 km
  5. Guiddam River58.2 km
  6. Dummun River54.8 km
  7. Pared River41.0 km
  8. Linao River38.4 of 39.3 km

The longest inside it: 78 in all.

Lakes[33]

  1. Buguey Lagoonlagoon4.0 km²
  2. Cansiritan Lake0.51 km²
  3. Duyun Lake0.07 km²
  4. Bangatan Damreservoir0.06 km²
  5. Agani Small Water Impounding Project0.05 km²

Peaks[33]

  1. Mount Caguavolcano1,160 m
  2. Mount Pangasunvolcano1,070 m
  3. Mount Balatubatvolcano800 m
  4. Mount Tapha779 m
  5. Mount Camiguinvolcano712 m
  6. Mount Macagutogut701 m

The highest: 56 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[34]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 78 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tuguegarao, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away[35]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,769 mm of rain on 110 days a year; 26.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tuguegarao, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January34 mm523.6 °C28.3 °C18.9 °C
February32 mm524.5 °C29.8 °C19.2 °C
March32 mm426.6 °C32.5 °C20.8 °C
April47 mm528.9 °C35.1 °C22.6 °C
May141 mm929.5 °C35.6 °C23.4 °C
June136 mm929.4 °C35.2 °C23.6 °C
July206 mm1328.5 °C33.7 °C23.3 °C
August217 mm1228.2 °C33.2 °C23.3 °C
September226 mm1227.8 °C32.7 °C23.0 °C
October283 mm1326.6 °C31.2 °C22.0 °C
November258 mm1225.4 °C29.6 °C21.1 °C
December158 mm1123.8 °C27.9 °C19.8 °C
The year1,769 mm11026.9 °C32.1 °C21.7 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 62 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Cagayan's economy made ₱205.3 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱157,432 for each person. About 8 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱205.3 billion[19]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱173.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.9%[20]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱157,432[21]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
8.2% of people[22]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 8 of every 100 people in Cagayan lived below the poverty line in 2023 (8.2%)[22]

The PSA's survey puts it between 5.6% and 10.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,055 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 222government offices
  • 60hospitals and health centres
  • 928schools
  • 127places of worship
  • 27markets
  • 49stations and terminals
  • 24parks
  • 13beaches
  • 8monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Cagayan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals49

43 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 29 cities and municipalities of Cagayan

Parks21

15 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 29 cities and municipalities of Cagayan

Beaches13

7 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 29 cities and municipalities of Cagayan

Monuments and memorials8

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Cagayan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[16, 17]

Capital
Tuguegarao City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[18]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Edgar Batalla Aglipay[23]
    Vice governor
    Manuel Noveno Mamba[23]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Manuel Noveno Mamba[24]
    Vice governor
    Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[24]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Manuel Noveno Mamba[25]
    Vice governor
    Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[25]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Manuel Noveno Mamba[26]
    Vice governor
    Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[26]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[27]
    Vice governor
    Leonides Noveno Fausto[27]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[28]
    Vice governor
    Leonides Noveno Fausto[28]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[29]
    Vice governor
    Leonides Noveno Fausto[29]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Edgar Ramones Lara[30]
    Vice governor
    Oscar Teaño Pagulayan[30]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Edgar R. Lara[31]
    Vice governor
    Oscar T. Pagulayan[31]
Governors and vice governors of Cagayan, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Edgar Batalla Aglipay[23]Manuel Noveno Mamba[23]
2022–2025Manuel Noveno Mamba[24]Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[24]
2019–2022Manuel Noveno Mamba[25]Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[25]
2016–2019Manuel Noveno Mamba[26]Melvin Kamatoy Vargas Jr.[26]
2013–2016Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[27]Leonides Noveno Fausto[27]
2010–2013Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[28]Leonides Noveno Fausto[28]
2007–2010Alvaro Trinidad Antonio[29]Leonides Noveno Fausto[29]
2004–2007Edgar Ramones Lara[30]Oscar Teaño Pagulayan[30]
2001–2004Edgar R. Lara[31]Oscar T. Pagulayan[31]

History & Identity

Cagayan's fiesta and days

  • Aggao Nac CagayanFestival · Anniversary of the establishment of Cagayan's civil government (Cagayan Day) · Every 29 June · next Tuesday, 29 June 2027

Everything listed for Cagayan in Now

Created
Governed by Spain from Nueva Segovia, at Lal-lo, from 1583; its civil government was set up under Act No. 209, enacted 22 August 1901, with Tuguegarao as its capital[9, 10]

How it got its name

Sources differTwo origins are told. One derives the name from carayan, river, for the river that runs the length of the valley; the other from tagay, a plant that grew in abundance in the north, the land being first called Catagayan and then Cagayan.[12]

Its story

Callao Cave in Peñablanca yielded Homo luzonensis, a species of early human unknown until its discovery there.[11]

Juan de Salcedo explored its coast in 1572 and found its people trading with Chinese and Japanese merchants. Captain Juan Pablo Carrión drove Japanese pirates from the mouth of the Cagayan River and founded Nueva Segovia at Lal-lo, the seat of the civil government from 1583 and of a diocese for all of northern Luzon from 1595.[9]

La Provincia de Cagayan once covered the whole northeast of Luzon. Nueva Vizcaya was formed from the southern half of the valley in 1839, Isabela from parts of Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya in 1856, and Itawes and Apayao in 1889 and 1890.[11]

The tobacco monopoly bore hard on Cagayan: revolts broke out in 1787, and once growing was allowed again it became the largest source of tobacco in the islands. Ilocano settlers came with the expanding farms, and by the mid-19th century Iloko had replaced Ybanag as the language of the valley.[11]

The Philippine Commission extended the Provincial Government Act to Cagayan on 22 August 1901, with Tuguegarao as its capital and the Batanes and Babuyan islands within it; the islands north of the Balintang Channel became the Province of Batanes in 1909.[10, 13]

The province keeps 29 June as Aggao Nac Cagayan, the founding anniversary of its civil government; it marked the 442nd in 2025.[14, 15]

Timeline

  1. 1572

    Juan de Salcedo explores the coast of Cagayan.[9]

  2. 1583

    Nueva Segovia, at Lal-lo, becomes the seat of the civil government.[9]

  3. 1595

    Nueva Segovia becomes the seat of a diocese for northern Luzon.[9]

  4. 1787

    Revolts break out against the tobacco monopoly.[11]

  5. 1839

    The southern half of the valley becomes the district of Nueva Vizcaya.[11]

  6. 1856

    The Province of Isabela is formed from parts of Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya.[11]

  7. 22 August 1901

    Act No. 209 extends the Provincial Government Act to Cagayan, with Tuguegarao as its capital.[10]

  8. 20 May 1909

    Act No. 1952 makes the islands north of the Balintang Channel the Province of Batanes.[13]

  9. December 1941

    Japanese forces land at Aparri.[11]

Nearby

Cagayan shares a border with Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Isabela and Kalinga.

How it compares

Cagayan beside Cagayan Valley, and where it stands among the provinces of Cagayan Valley.

Cagayan beside Cagayan Valley
FigureCagayanCagayan ValleyRank among the provinces of Cagayan Valley
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 glossary1,284,676[1, 2]3,777,6082nd of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.30% a year[1, 2]slower0.59% a year4th of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary134[7]more crowded1222nd of 5
Land areaLand 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 glossary9,554.62 km²[7]30,986.61 km²2nd of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary17.9%[6]lower19.2%not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 8, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.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
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.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
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  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Provincial Government of Cagayan. About Cagayan (older site, as archived by the Internet Archive on 19 March 2017). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.United States Philippine Commission. Act No. 209: An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Province of Cagayan. Published August 22, 1901. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Cagayan. History (the Internet Archive's copy of 2026-06-21). Published September 28, 2021. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.National Commission for Culture and the Arts (essay by Estrella L. Suyu). Cagayan Valley: The Ibanag (as archived by the Internet Archive on 26 September 2022). Published April 30, 2015. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1952: An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Province of Batanes; to Amend Paragraph Seven of Section Sixty-Eight of Act Numbered Eleven Hundred and Eighty-Nine in Certain Particulars; to Authorize the Provincial Board of the Province of Batanes, with the Approval of the Governor-General, to Extend the Time for the Payment Without Penalty of Taxes and Licenses; to Amend Section Five of Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Eighty-Two, Entitled "the Election Law," by Increasing the Number of Delegates to the Philippine Assembly to Eighty-One, and for Other Purposes. Published May 20, 1909. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Philippine News Agency (report by Simeon Dilan). 435th "Aggao Nac Cagayan" celebration kicks off Saturday (as archived by the Internet Archive on 14 April 2025). Published June 23, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Provincial Government of Cagayan. PaddarafFUNan: 442nd Aggao Nac Cagayan Trade Fair! (the Internet Archive's copy of 2026-01-22). Published June 22, 2025. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  19. 19.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  23. 23.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  32. 32.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  33. 33.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  35. 35.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  36. 36.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  37. 37.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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