List of Barangays in Tuguegarao

Annafunan East
Annafunan West
Atulayan Norte
Atulayan Sur
Bagay
Buntun
Caggay
Capatan
Carig Norte
Carig Sur
Caritan Centro
Caritan Norte
Caritan Sur
Cataggaman Nuevo
Cataggman Pardo
Cataggaman Viejo
Centro 1 - 12
Dadda
Gosi Norte
Gosi Sur
Larion Alto
larion Bajo
Leonarda
Libag Norte
Libag Sur
Linao East
Linao Norte
Linao West
Namabbalan Norte
Namabbalan Sur
Pallua Norte
Pallua Sur
Pengue Ruyu
San Gabriel
Tagga
Tanza
Ugac Norte
Ugac Sur

Those highlighted in green are the urban barangays.

As of August 2007, 28 out of the 49 barangays of Tuguegarao or a little more than 57% are considered urban. Urban barangays are those communities which meet the following criteria:

1. Population of 5,000 or more; or
2. Presence of at least 1 medium or large establishment; or
3. Presence of 5 or more small establishments and 5 or more facilities

Where:

• Small Establishments - 10 - 99 employees
• Medium Establishments - 100 - 199 employees
• Large Establishments - 200 and more employees
• Facilities pertain to government establishments e.g. barangay halls, health centers, daycare centers, etc.

The above criteria was first applied during the year 2007. An updated list of urban barangays for 2010 is yet to be published.

In my opinion, the number of urban barangays in Tuguegarao will increase over the next few years due to the robust growth in its economy. More and more people are visiting the city and some are even deciding to reside permanently in the city because of the presence of high quality institutions offering services like government, health and education. Moreover, the commercial area of Tuguegarao has expanded tremendously. A manifestation to this is the increase in the number of urban barangays in the city from just 12 before to 26 as of 2007. The composition of this commercial area has also grown. Local businesses have stretched their presence in the city with more branch openings while nationally popular entities have come to offer the people with their products and services. If Tuguegarao could sustain the pace of economic growth it has today over the future years, it wouldn't be far before it becomes a highly urbanized city.

New Operational Definition of Urban Areas in the Philippines

National Statistics Coordination Board