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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, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	NabaliwaPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,482	about 70	about 35.41 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
552	SinaiLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	2,482	about 909	about 2.73 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
553	San AndresKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,477	about 334	about 7.42 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
554	MagsaysayQuezon, Bukidnon	2,473	about 169	about 14.61 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
555	DalamaTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,468	about 439	about 5.62 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
556	Ka-atoanLantapan, Bukidnon	2,463	about 51	about 48.17 km²	8.72% a year	Rural
557	Southwestern PoblacionCalamba, Misamis Occidental	2,463	about 3,693	about 0.667 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
558	PindolonanMunai, Lanao del Norte	2,462	about 160	about 15.37 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
559	RomagoocKibawe, Bukidnon	2,455	about 293	about 8.37 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
560	Barangay 3Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,454	about 24,838	about 0.0988 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
561	West DalurongKitaotao, Bukidnon	2,454	about 165	about 14.87 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
562	AngayenBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,447	about 618	about 3.96 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
563	BatanganMatungao, Lanao del Norte	2,446	about 630	about 3.88 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
564	KibongcogSan Fernando, Bukidnon	2,440	about 45	about 54.30 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
565	LanaoAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	2,436	about 2,600	about 0.937 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
566	Liangan WestMaigo, Lanao del Norte	2,435	about 2,029	about 1.20 km²	3.28% a year	Rural
567	KawayanSan Fernando, Bukidnon	2,433	about 126	about 19.38 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
568	Baukbauk Pob.Balingoan, Misamis Oriental	2,431	about 3,105	about 0.783 km²	−3.49% a year	Urban
569	ManutoQuezon, Bukidnon	2,422	about 190	about 12.78 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
570	Lumba-PunodPantar, Lanao del Norte	2,416	about 2,030	about 1.19 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
571	MagtingMambajao, Camiguin	2,415	about 366	about 6.60 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
572	LumbacBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,410	about 934	about 2.58 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
573	CampongPantar, Lanao del Norte	2,405	about 2,513	about 0.957 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
574	UsocanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	2,404	about 1,390	about 1.73 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
575	VioletaMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	2,397	about 549	about 4.37 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
576	San JuanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,393	about 164	about 14.55 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
577	LapokTalakag, Bukidnon	2,392	about 89	about 26.85 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
578	ImbatugCabanglasan, Bukidnon	2,388	about 135	about 17.64 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
579	CacaonTalakag, Bukidnon	2,383	about 167	about 14.27 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
580	BukoKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	2,382	about 1,098	about 2.17 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
581	CabugMedina, Misamis Oriental	2,378	about 3,533	about 0.673 km²	−4.09% a year	Urban
582	JampasonInitao, Misamis Oriental	2,376	about 1,131	about 2.10 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
583	San AntonioTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,375	about 398	about 5.97 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
584	GraciaTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	2,371	about 5,234	about 0.453 km²	−4.99% a year	Urban
585	Santa FeLibona, Bukidnon	2,371	about 88	about 26.82 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
586	TumpagonCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	2,366	about 83	about 28.67 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
587	PanoloonSapad, Lanao del Norte	2,365	about 501	about 4.72 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
588	ColambuganMaramag, Bukidnon	2,362	about 200	about 11.81 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
589	LangcataonPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,355	about 203	about 11.59 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
590	PandananSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,354	about 567	about 4.15 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
591	San IsidroMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	2,346	about 367	about 6.39 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
592	LaludDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	2,333	about 70	about 33.26 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
593	NicdaoBaungon, Bukidnon	2,320	about 306	about 7.59 km²	−1.79% a year	Urban
594	PasayanonMatungao, Lanao del Norte	2,317	about 536	about 4.32 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
595	Stimson AbordoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	2,315	about 396	about 5.85 km²	8.87% a year	Rural
596	PoblacionMatungao, Lanao del Norte	2,310	about 1,022	about 2.26 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
597	HimayaEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,308	about 315	about 7.33 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
598	BansarvilKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,306	about 339	about 6.81 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
599	MantangaleBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	2,305	about 1,372	about 1.68 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
600	PanggaoMunai, Lanao del Norte	2,302	about 552	about 4.17 km²	−0.23% 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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