Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Cagayan Valley

Kasibu (Nueva Vizcaya) grew fastest of the 93 cities and municipalities in Cagayan Valley that can be compared: up 12.1%, from 41,776 people in 2020 to 46,845 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 93 cities and municipalities, ordered by how many more people they had in 2024 than in 2020, in percent, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Cagayan Valley, top 93
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Kasibu	Nueva Vizcaya	46,845	41,776	+12.1%
2	Tumauini	Isabela	77,153	70,743	+9.1%
3	Bambang	Nueva Vizcaya	60,146	55,789	+7.8%
4	Bayombong	Nueva Vizcaya	72,890	67,714	+7.6%
5	Maconacon	Isabela	4,252	3,977	+6.9%
6	Dupax del Norte	Nueva Vizcaya	35,509	33,295	+6.7%
7	Aritao	Nueva Vizcaya	45,000	42,197	+6.6%
8	Diadi	Nueva Vizcaya	20,438	19,236	+6.3%
9	Uyugan	Batanes	1,466	1,380	+6.2%
10	Solano	Nueva Vizcaya	69,296	65,287	+6.1%
11	Ambaguio	Nueva Vizcaya	16,401	15,472	+6.0%
12	Santo Tomas	Isabela	25,997	24,528	+6.0%
13	Dupax del Sur	Nueva Vizcaya	22,388	21,224	+5.5%
14	Kayapa	Nueva Vizcaya	27,865	26,469	+5.3%
15	Quezon	Nueva Vizcaya	25,306	24,055	+5.2%
16	Dinapigue	Isabela	6,116	5,821	+5.1%
17	Quezon	Isabela	28,376	27,037	+5.0%
18	Santa Praxedes	Cagayan	4,643	4,434	+4.7%
19	Alfonso Castaneda	Nueva Vizcaya	8,933	8,539	+4.6%
20	Sabtang	Batanes	1,774	1,696	+4.6%
21	Nagtipunan	Quirino	26,541	25,399	+4.5%
22	Villaverde	Nueva Vizcaya	21,001	20,118	+4.4%
23	Iguig	Cagayan	31,342	30,060	+4.3%
24	Saguday	Quirino	17,863	17,137	+4.2%
25	Diffun	Quirino	58,254	56,102	+3.8%
26	Santa Fe	Nueva Vizcaya	18,950	18,276	+3.7%
27	Ilagan City	Isabela	164,020	158,218	+3.7%
28	Cabarroguis	Quirino	34,720	33,533	+3.5%
29	Claveria	Cagayan	32,997	31,900	+3.4%
30	Calayan	Cagayan	18,008	17,410	+3.4%
31	Tuao	Cagayan	66,147	63,970	+3.4%
32	Baggao	Cagayan	90,723	87,753	+3.4%
33	Echague	Isabela	91,320	88,410	+3.3%
34	Benito Soliven	Isabela	30,682	29,752	+3.1%
35	Delfin Albano	Isabela	30,860	29,928	+3.1%
36	Bagabag	Nueva Vizcaya	39,138	37,985	+3.0%
37	San Mariano	Isabela	61,876	60,124	+2.9%
38	Cabagan	Isabela	55,445	53,897	+2.9%
39	Aglipay	Quirino	31,596	30,714	+2.9%
40	Burgos	Isabela	26,729	26,040	+2.7%
41	Rizal	Cagayan	19,577	19,077	+2.6%
42	Piat	Cagayan	25,436	24,805	+2.5%
43	Mahatao	Batanes	1,745	1,703	+2.5%
44	Palanan	Isabela	18,091	17,684	+2.3%
45	Maddela	Quirino	41,867	40,943	+2.3%
46	Abulug	Cagayan	35,347	34,579	+2.2%
47	Angadanan	Isabela	45,970	44,977	+2.2%
48	Naguilian	Isabela	34,520	33,788	+2.2%
49	Allacapan	Cagayan	35,946	35,234	+2.0%
50	Lasam	Cagayan	42,042	41,225	+2.0%
51	San Manuel	Isabela	34,740	34,085	+1.9%
52	Santo Niño	Cagayan	29,066	28,537	+1.9%
53	Pamplona	Cagayan	25,182	24,781	+1.6%
54	Solana	Cagayan	89,840	88,445	+1.6%
55	Ramon	Isabela	57,412	56,523	+1.6%
56	Camalaniugan	Cagayan	25,629	25,236	+1.6%
57	Aurora	Isabela	37,191	36,621	+1.6%
58	Luna	Isabela	21,015	20,697	+1.5%
59	Gattaran	Cagayan	59,704	58,874	+1.4%
60	Basco	Batanes	9,647	9,517	+1.4%
61	Jones	Isabela	46,160	45,628	+1.2%
62	Santiago City	Isabela	150,313	148,580	+1.2%
63	San Mateo	Isabela	67,433	66,663	+1.2%
64	Reina Mercedes	Isabela	28,222	27,900	+1.2%
65	Roxas	Isabela	66,593	65,839	+1.2%
66	Amulung	Cagayan	50,903	50,336	+1.1%
67	Alicia	Isabela	74,699	73,874	+1.1%
68	Peñablanca	Cagayan	50,856	50,300	+1.1%
69	San Isidro	Isabela	27,326	27,044	+1.0%
70	Mallig	Isabela	32,509	32,208	+0.9%
71	Divilacan	Isabela	5,871	5,827	+0.8%
72	Gonzaga	Cagayan	41,994	41,680	+0.8%
73	Quirino	Isabela	25,205	25,023	+0.7%
74	Gamu	Isabela	30,850	30,655	+0.6%
75	Buguey	Cagayan	32,351	32,148	+0.6%
76	Santa Maria	Isabela	25,919	25,758	+0.6%
77	San Guillermo	Isabela	21,043	20,915	+0.6%
78	San Agustin	Isabela	22,228	22,096	+0.6%
79	Tuguegarao City	Cagayan	167,297	166,334	+0.6%
80	Cabatuan	Isabela	40,223	39,990	+0.6%
81	San Pablo	Isabela	26,462	26,320	+0.5%
82	Sanchez Mira	Cagayan	26,292	26,164	+0.5%
83	Cordon	Isabela	46,688	46,477	+0.5%
84	Alcala	Cagayan	41,468	41,295	+0.4%
85	Ballesteros	Cagayan	34,562	34,488	+0.2%
86	Cauayan City	Isabela	143,539	143,403	+0.1%
87	Santa Teresita	Cagayan	19,476	19,573	−0.5%
88	Enrile	Cagayan	36,481	36,705	−0.6%
89	Aparri	Cagayan	68,368	68,839	−0.7%
90	Lal-Lo	Cagayan	48,404	48,733	−0.7%
91	Ivana	Batanes	1,368	1,407	−2.8%
92	Santa Ana	Cagayan	34,595	35,688	−3.1%
93	Itbayat	Batanes	2,937	3,128	−6.1%

How the comparison is kept fair

93 of the 93 cities and municipalities in Cagayan Valley can be compared. The other 0 are left out.

Only places with at least 1,000 people in the 2020 census are ranked, so a village that gained a few families does not top the list.
A place is ranked only if the same place was counted in both censuses. Scene leaves out a place the PSA's list of changes shows as created, divided, merged or given a new code since the 2020 census, a place another one was carved out of, and a place with no 2020 count.
The PSA's data carries no field that flags a changed border by itself; Scene reads the change list and the notes to each count, so a border change the PSA has not listed cannot be seen here.

The change is the percent difference between the two counts, as Scene works it out.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

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.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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