The Atlas

Barangays in Northern Mindanao

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Northern Mindanao

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, at a glance

Barangays: 2,022^[2]
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 glossary: 5,178,326^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban 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: 362 urban^[4]; 1,660 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Carmen^[5]; Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental; 78,612 people
Largest by landLand 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: Minalwang^[6]; Claveria, Misamis Oriental; about 228.18 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth 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 glossary: Nazareth^{[5, 7]}; Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental; 15.37% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth 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 glossary: 494 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Martin, −5.88% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

2,022 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	LindabanManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	2,945	about 402	about 7.33 km²	3.66% a year	Rural
452	BalbagonMambajao, Camiguin	2,942	about 984	about 2.99 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
453	RamainSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,942	about 2,246	about 1.31 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
454	Lorenzo TanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,941	about 1,532	about 1.92 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
455	West KibaweKibawe, Bukidnon	2,940	about 1,589	about 1.85 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
456	KinuraKalilangan, Bukidnon	2,939	about 331	about 8.89 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
457	CalaocalaoDon Carlos, Bukidnon	2,938	about 568	about 5.17 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
458	PoblacionMahinog, Camiguin	2,937	about 1,108	about 2.65 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
459	GimangpangInitao, Misamis Oriental	2,934	about 586	about 5.01 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
460	AgohoMambajao, Camiguin	2,926	about 1,049	about 2.79 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
461	DanaoJasaan, Misamis Oriental	2,926	about 1,020	about 2.87 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
462	LanipaoIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,924	about 354	about 8.26 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
463	BualanTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,920	about 71	about 41.01 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
464	MacaopaoKalilangan, Bukidnon	2,918	about 234	about 12.48 km²	−2.38% a year	Rural
465	PoblacionBaroy, Lanao del Norte	2,916	about 2,296	about 1.27 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
466	AnahawonMaramag, Bukidnon	2,902	about 513	about 5.66 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
467	Langcangan UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,901	about 12,345	about 0.235 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
468	SampagarDamulog, Bukidnon	2,895	about 205	about 14.09 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
469	DumalaguingImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	2,894	about 52	about 55.99 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
470	PuntianQuezon, Bukidnon	2,889	about 265	about 10.92 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
471	InasaganSalvador, Lanao del Norte	2,880	about 1,190	about 2.42 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
472	MagoongLinamon, Lanao del Norte	2,874	about 2,790	about 1.03 km²	4.18% a year	Rural
473	Vista VillaSumilao, Bukidnon	2,874	about 189	about 15.21 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
474	DablistonSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,872	about 1,587	about 1.81 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
475	PangasihanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	2,870	about 103	about 27.83 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
476	JampasonJasaan, Misamis Oriental	2,868	about 1,280	about 2.24 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
477	CanubayOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,867	about 10,778	about 0.266 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
478	ManlamonayDon Carlos, Bukidnon	2,867	about 790	about 3.63 km²	13.56% a year	Rural
479	San IsidroValencia City, Bukidnon	2,865	about 578	about 4.96 km²	3.51% a year	Rural
480	KiliogLibona, Bukidnon	2,860	about 248	about 11.52 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
481	KitoboKitaotao, Bukidnon	2,850	about 229	about 12.46 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
482	White KulamanKitaotao, Bukidnon	2,841	about 105	about 27.05 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
483	St. PeterMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	2,835	about 115	about 24.67 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
484	CapihanLibona, Bukidnon	2,832	about 224	about 12.64 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
485	NatuboJasaan, Misamis Oriental	2,823	about 233	about 12.09 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
486	EsperanzaBacolod, Lanao del Norte	2,807	about 651	about 4.31 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
487	TupsanMambajao, Camiguin	2,803	about 910	about 3.08 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
488	MainitIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,798	about 114	about 24.46 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
489	PoblacionTangcal, Lanao del Norte	2,790	about 976	about 2.86 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
490	CapinonanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	2,788	about 148	about 18.87 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
491	KiaboMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,788	about 96	about 29.17 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
492	PoblacionSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	2,788	about 678	about 4.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
493	BarandiasPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,786	about 79	about 35.36 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
494	KisandayMaramag, Bukidnon	2,780	about 309	about 9.00 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
495	LinabuBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,777	about 291	about 9.54 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
496	DangulaanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,768	about 496	about 5.58 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
497	MamaanunBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,768	about 1,149	about 2.41 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
498	MandahikanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	2,764	about 158	about 17.50 km²	4.74% a year	Rural
499	SilaeMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	2,759	about 43	about 63.61 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
500	CalangahanLugait, Misamis Oriental	2,742	about 1,378	about 1.99 km²	0.36% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.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
4.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
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region X (Northern Mindanao) (OpenSTAT table 0101A6DTPH9). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.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
7.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

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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