Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Cordillera Administrative Region

Tanudan (Kalinga) grew fastest of the 77 cities and municipalities in Cordillera Administrative Region that can be compared: up 27.0%, from 8,746 people in 2020 to 11,103 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 77 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 Cordillera Administrative Region, top 77
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020
1	Tanudan	Kalinga	11,103	8,746	+27.0%
2	Lagayan	Abra	5,154	4,488	+14.8%
3	Bokod	Benguet	16,071	14,435	+11.3%
4	Tublay	Benguet	20,886	19,429	+7.5%
5	Sablan	Benguet	12,436	11,588	+7.3%
6	Danglas	Abra	4,372	4,074	+7.3%
7	Bakun	Benguet	15,399	14,535	+5.9%
8	Santa Marcela	Apayao	14,049	13,317	+5.5%
9	Rizal	Kalinga	20,491	19,554	+4.8%
10	San Quintin	Abra	5,963	5,705	+4.5%
11	La Trinidad	Benguet	142,925	137,404	+4.0%
12	Dolores	Abra	11,967	11,512	+4.0%
13	Kapangan	Benguet	20,048	19,297	+3.9%
14	Mankayan	Benguet	38,647	37,233	+3.8%
15	Malibcong	Abra	4,167	4,027	+3.5%
16	Pilar	Abra	10,498	10,146	+3.5%
17	Balbalan	Kalinga	13,332	12,914	+3.2%
18	Conner	Apayao	28,360	27,552	+2.9%
19	Pinukpuk	Kalinga	35,033	34,275	+2.2%
20	Alfonso Lista	Ifugao	34,810	34,061	+2.2%
21	Tuba	Benguet	49,268	48,312	+2.0%
22	Buguias	Benguet	45,703	44,877	+1.8%
23	Flora	Apayao	18,271	17,944	+1.8%
24	Tineg	Abra	5,059	4,977	+1.7%
25	Luna	Apayao	21,630	21,297	+1.6%
26	Tinoc	Ifugao	18,749	18,475	+1.5%
27	Tabuk City	Kalinga	122,771	121,033	+1.4%
28	Lagawe	Ifugao	19,124	18,876	+1.3%
29	Kabugao	Apayao	16,425	16,215	+1.3%
30	Tinglayan	Kalinga	13,311	13,148	+1.2%
31	Pudtol	Apayao	15,676	15,491	+1.2%
32	Hungduan	Ifugao	8,970	8,866	+1.2%
33	Lamut	Ifugao	26,520	26,235	+1.1%
34	Pasil	Kalinga	10,690	10,577	+1.1%
35	Lacub	Abra	3,649	3,612	+1.0%
36	Kiangan	Ifugao	17,849	17,691	+0.9%
37	San Juan	Abra	10,777	10,688	+0.8%
38	Asipulo	Ifugao	16,088	15,963	+0.8%
39	Peñarrubia	Abra	7,003	6,951	+0.8%
40	Atok	Benguet	19,346	19,218	+0.7%
41	Baguio City	Benguet	368,426	366,358	+0.6%
42	San Isidro	Abra	4,771	4,745	+0.6%
43	Hingyon	Ifugao	9,966	9,930	+0.4%
44	Kabayan	Benguet	15,841	15,806	+0.2%
45	Villaviciosa	Abra	5,674	5,675	−0.0%
46	Tayum	Abra	14,808	14,869	−0.4%
47	Mayoyao	Ifugao	15,525	15,621	−0.6%
48	Sallapadan	Abra	6,328	6,389	−1.0%
49	Aguinaldo	Ifugao	20,924	21,128	−1.0%
50	Kibungan	Benguet	16,884	17,051	−1.0%
51	Bucay	Abra	17,775	17,953	−1.0%
52	Bauko	Mountain Province	31,470	32,021	−1.7%
53	Luba	Abra	6,402	6,518	−1.8%
54	Lagangilang	Abra	14,577	14,914	−2.3%
55	Banaue	Ifugao	20,143	20,652	−2.5%
56	Bontoc	Mountain Province	23,466	24,104	−2.7%
57	Itogon	Benguet	59,736	61,498	−2.9%
58	La Paz	Abra	16,014	16,493	−2.9%
59	Calanasan	Apayao	12,176	12,550	−3.0%
60	Paracelis	Mountain Province	30,143	31,168	−3.3%
61	Langiden	Abra	3,457	3,576	−3.3%
62	Pidigan	Abra	12,058	12,475	−3.3%
63	Bangued	Abra	48,331	50,382	−4.1%
64	Manabo	Abra	11,087	11,611	−4.5%
65	Bucloc	Abra	2,264	2,395	−5.5%
66	Licuan-Baay	Abra	4,301	4,566	−5.8%
67	Tadian	Mountain Province	18,073	19,341	−6.6%
68	Sagada	Mountain Province	10,702	11,510	−7.0%
69	Lubuagan	Kalinga	8,660	9,323	−7.1%
70	Sadanga	Mountain Province	7,781	8,427	−7.7%
71	Besao	Mountain Province	6,315	6,873	−8.1%
72	Barlig	Mountain Province	4,363	4,796	−9.0%
73	Sabangan	Mountain Province	8,556	9,621	−11.1%
74	Daguioman	Abra	1,773	2,019	−12.2%
75	Tubo	Abra	4,941	5,674	−12.9%
76	Natonin	Mountain Province	8,906	10,339	−13.9%
77	Boliney	Abra	3,778	4,551	−17.0%

How the comparison is kept fair

77 of the 77 cities and municipalities in Cordillera Administrative Region 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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