Ranking
Densest barangays in Isabela
Victory Norte (Santiago City, Isabela) is the most crowded of the 1,055 barangays in Isabela: about 15,180 people for every km² in 2024.[1, 2, 3, 4]
Below are the first 100 of 1,055 barangays, ordered by people for every km² of land, 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.
| Rank | Name | City or municipality | People, 2024 | People, 2020 | Change since 2020 | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victory Norte | Santiago City, Isabela | 4,220 | 4,250 | −0.7% | about 15,180 |
| 2 | Barangay District 4 | Tumauini, Isabela | 1,136 | 895 | +26.9% | about 15,007 |
| 3 | District III | Cauayan City, Isabela | 6,022 | 6,263 | −3.9% | about 12,494 |
| 4 | Barangay District 1 | Tumauini, Isabela | 817 | 792 | +3.2% | about 11,772 |
| 5 | Zone II | San Mariano, Isabela | 2,413 | 2,463 | −2.0% | about 11,382 |
| 6 | Barangay District 2 | Tumauini, Isabela | 765 | 763 | +0.3% | about 9,671 |
| 7 | Victory Sur | Santiago City, Isabela | 2,105 | 2,170 | −3.0% | about 9,568 |
| 8 | Santa Barbara | Ilagan City, Isabela | 1,275 | 1,107 | +15.2% | about 9,444 |
| 9 | Dubinan East | Santiago City, Isabela | 2,291 | 2,304 | −0.6% | about 9,164 |
| 10 | Calao East | Santiago City, Isabela | 4,132 | 4,269 | −3.2% | about 8,867 |
| 11 | Centro Poblacion | Ilagan City, Isabela | 663 | 568 | +16.7% | about 8,712 |
| 12 | San Juan | Aurora, Isabela | 1,594 | 1,651 | −3.5% | about 8,479 |
| 13 | Barangay IV | San Mateo, Isabela | 3,190 | 3,134 | +1.8% | about 8,076 |
| 14 | Rosario | Santiago City, Isabela | 12,466 | 12,399 | +0.5% | about 7,465 |
| 15 | Roxas Pob. | Cordon, Isabela | 929 | 897 | +3.6% | about 7,373 |
| 16 | Osmena | Cordon, Isabela | 979 | 963 | +1.7% | about 6,357 |
| 17 | Centro West | Santiago City, Isabela | 1,214 | 1,216 | −0.2% | about 5,980 |
| 18 | Barangay III | San Mateo, Isabela | 2,180 | 2,188 | −0.4% | about 5,973 |
| 19 | Poblacion 3 | Santa Maria, Isabela | 2,203 | 2,187 | +0.7% | about 5,954 |
| 20 | Calao West | Santiago City, Isabela | 964 | 1,183 | −18.5% | about 5,772 |
| 21 | District II | Cauayan City, Isabela | 2,232 | 2,264 | −1.4% | about 5,566 |
| 22 | District I | Cauayan City, Isabela | 11,670 | 11,355 | +2.8% | about 5,557 |
| 23 | Lingaling | Tumauini, Isabela | 1,700 | 1,626 | +4.6% | about 5,537 |
| 24 | Dubinan West | Santiago City, Isabela | 3,160 | 3,188 | −0.9% | about 5,430 |
| 25 | San Jose | Aurora, Isabela | 422 | 443 | −4.7% | about 5,210 |
| 26 | Vira | Roxas, Isabela | 3,787 | 3,797 | −0.3% | about 5,209 |
| 27 | Turod Norte | Cordon, Isabela | 1,031 | 1,085 | −5.0% | about 5,054 |
| 28 | Barangay II | San Mateo, Isabela | 1,901 | 1,930 | −1.5% | about 4,976 |
| 29 | Centro East | Santiago City, Isabela | 1,238 | 905 | +36.8% | about 4,874 |
| 30 | Turayong | Cauayan City, Isabela | 3,480 | 3,345 | +4.0% | about 4,854 |
| 31 | Villasis | Santiago City, Isabela | 1,326 | 1,435 | −7.6% | about 4,636 |
| 32 | Centro | Cabagan, Isabela | 1,214 | 1,208 | +0.5% | about 4,598 |
| 33 | Tuguegarao | Echague, Isabela | 2,512 | 2,470 | +1.7% | about 4,502 |
| 34 | Quezon | Cordon, Isabela | 990 | 1,041 | −4.9% | about 4,400 |
| 35 | Calamagui East | Santa Maria, Isabela | 1,062 | 1,033 | +2.8% | about 4,388 |
| 36 | Silauan Sur | Echague, Isabela | 2,320 | 1,906 | +21.7% | about 4,377 |
| 37 | Eleanor | Maconacon, Isabela | 247 | 234 | +5.6% | about 4,341 |
| 38 | Malvar | Santiago City, Isabela | 5,022 | 4,947 | +1.5% | about 4,292 |
| 39 | Centro 2 | Luna, Isabela | 1,874 | 1,673 | +12.0% | about 4,211 |
| 40 | San Vicente | Ilagan City, Isabela | 2,135 | 2,214 | −3.6% | about 4,082 |
| 41 | Barangay District 3 | Tumauini, Isabela | 1,068 | 770 | +38.7% | about 3,970 |
| 42 | Santa Rosa | Aurora, Isabela | 949 | 953 | −0.4% | about 3,736 |
| 43 | Luquilu | Cabagan, Isabela | 2,287 | 2,428 | −5.8% | about 3,677 |
| 44 | Cabugao | Echague, Isabela | 1,935 | 1,847 | +4.8% | about 3,665 |
| 45 | Anao | Cabagan, Isabela | 3,616 | 3,598 | +0.5% | about 3,660 |
| 46 | Rizal | Roxas, Isabela | 6,340 | 6,265 | +1.2% | about 3,602 |
| 47 | Poblacion 2 | Santa Maria, Isabela | 525 | 550 | −4.6% | about 3,547 |
| 48 | Maligaya | Tumauini, Isabela | 2,659 | 2,409 | +10.4% | about 3,513 |
| 49 | Calaocan | Santiago City, Isabela | 6,022 | 6,239 | −3.5% | about 3,501 |
| 50 | Cabaruan | Cauayan City, Isabela | 8,112 | 8,244 | −1.6% | about 3,497 |
| 51 | Mabini | Santiago City, Isabela | 7,111 | 7,286 | −2.4% | about 3,469 |
| 52 | Sta. Visitacion | Tumauini, Isabela | 1,374 | 1,379 | −0.4% | about 3,335 |
| 53 | Taggappan | Echague, Isabela | 1,931 | 1,584 | +21.9% | about 3,284 |
| 54 | Calamagui 2nd | Ilagan City, Isabela | 2,672 | 2,671 | +0.0% | about 3,279 |
| 55 | Alicaocao | Cauayan City, Isabela | 2,311 | 2,360 | −2.1% | about 3,269 |
| 56 | Paraiso | Cabatuan, Isabela | 1,507 | 1,432 | +5.2% | about 3,179 |
| 57 | Magsaysay | Alicia, Isabela | 1,046 | 1,102 | −5.1% | about 2,997 |
| 58 | Marasat Grande | San Mateo, Isabela | 1,592 | 1,575 | +1.1% | about 2,959 |
| 59 | Antonino | Alicia, Isabela | 4,684 | 4,716 | −0.7% | about 2,891 |
| 60 | San Antonio | Alicia, Isabela | 2,049 | 2,086 | −1.8% | about 2,815 |
| 61 | Compania | Tumauini, Isabela | 1,475 | 1,375 | +7.3% | about 2,662 |
| 62 | Centro | Santo Tomas, Isabela | 2,842 | 2,788 | +1.9% | about 2,656 |
| 63 | Auitan | San Pablo, Isabela | 1,187 | 1,145 | +3.7% | about 2,626 |
| 64 | Casibarag Sur | Cabagan, Isabela | 3,249 | 3,115 | +4.3% | about 2,599 |
| 65 | Osmeña | Ilagan City, Isabela | 3,459 | 3,225 | +7.3% | about 2,581 |
| 66 | Quinagabian | Santa Maria, Isabela | 1,177 | 1,179 | −0.2% | about 2,570 |
| 67 | Centro I | Angadanan, Isabela | 1,208 | 1,284 | −5.9% | about 2,538 |
| 68 | Calaocan | Alicia, Isabela | 3,559 | 3,638 | −2.2% | about 2,506 |
| 69 | Barangay I | San Mateo, Isabela | 1,910 | 1,875 | +1.9% | about 2,465 |
| 70 | Mozzozzin Sur | Santa Maria, Isabela | 1,937 | 1,925 | +0.6% | about 2,455 |
| 71 | Calamagui 1st | Ilagan City, Isabela | 3,935 | 3,918 | +0.4% | about 2,301 |
| 72 | Luna | Roxas, Isabela | 1,558 | 1,528 | +2.0% | about 2,291 |
| 73 | Zone III | San Mariano, Isabela | 3,503 | 3,722 | −5.9% | about 2,275 |
| 74 | San Andres | Delfin Albano, Isabela | 543 | 572 | −5.1% | about 2,263 |
| 75 | Buenavista | Santiago City, Isabela | 4,285 | 4,525 | −5.3% | about 2,255 |
| 76 | Minanga | Maconacon, Isabela | 386 | 442 | −12.7% | about 2,244 |
| 77 | Quezon | Naguilian, Isabela | 1,793 | 1,735 | +3.3% | about 2,241 |
| 78 | Magsaysay | Cordon, Isabela | 510 | 529 | −3.6% | about 2,227 |
| 79 | Minante I | Cauayan City, Isabela | 6,136 | 6,192 | −0.9% | about 2,109 |
| 80 | Aurora | Alicia, Isabela | 3,988 | 3,905 | +2.1% | about 2,099 |
| 81 | Baculod | Ilagan City, Isabela | 4,242 | 4,266 | −0.6% | about 2,090 |
| 82 | Mozzozzin North | Santa Maria, Isabela | 1,011 | 1,058 | −4.4% | about 2,080 |
| 83 | Centro 1 | Luna, Isabela | 681 | 612 | +11.3% | about 2,045 |
| 84 | Sampaloc | Cabatuan, Isabela | 2,841 | 2,880 | −1.4% | about 2,044 |
| 85 | Imelda Bliss Village | Ilagan City, Isabela | 7,961 | 7,951 | +0.1% | about 2,036 |
| 86 | Gomez | San Isidro, Isabela | 3,224 | 3,045 | +5.9% | about 2,002 |
| 87 | San Andres | Cabatuan, Isabela | 1,866 | 1,703 | +9.6% | about 1,987 |
| 88 | Plaridel | Santiago City, Isabela | 7,526 | 7,377 | +2.0% | about 1,965 |
| 89 | Tangcul | Ilagan City, Isabela | 1,312 | 1,297 | +1.2% | about 1,913 |
| 90 | Barangay I | Jones, Isabela | 2,181 | 2,234 | −2.4% | about 1,833 |
| 91 | Bantug | Roxas, Isabela | 5,659 | 5,703 | −0.8% | about 1,831 |
| 92 | Baringin Sur | Cauayan City, Isabela | 1,115 | 1,171 | −4.8% | about 1,778 |
| 93 | Centro 3 | Luna, Isabela | 642 | 644 | −0.3% | about 1,778 |
| 94 | San Roque | Burgos, Isabela | 2,205 | 1,953 | +12.9% | about 1,736 |
| 95 | Villador | Reina Mercedes, Isabela | 1,338 | 1,269 | +5.4% | about 1,718 |
| 96 | San Andres | Santiago City, Isabela | 2,946 | 2,141 | +37.6% | about 1,693 |
| 97 | Santa Rita | Aurora, Isabela | 2,559 | 2,168 | +18.0% | about 1,684 |
| 98 | Patul | Santiago City, Isabela | 6,728 | 5,852 | +15.0% | about 1,682 |
| 99 | Ugad | Cabagan, Isabela | 2,773 | 2,666 | +4.0% | about 1,641 |
| 100 | Old Centro I | San Mateo, Isabela | 2,114 | 2,061 | +2.6% | about 1,578 |
Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. A barangay has no official area: Scene measures the area inside its border on UN OCHA's map, so its density is approximate. A barangay with no mapped border is not ranked.
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. 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
- 2.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
- 3.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
- 4.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
Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.
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