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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	RiversideKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	2,302	about 8,221	about 0.28 km²	5.29% a year	Rural
602	TubaranTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,294	about 140	about 16.37 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
603	CadayonanBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,291	about 1,273	about 1.80 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
604	MahayahayKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,286	about 260	about 8.78 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
605	Poblacion IVClarin, Misamis Occidental	2,279	about 8,139	about 0.28 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
606	KiazarTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	2,276	about 236	about 9.66 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
607	MarandingKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,269	about 496	about 4.57 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
608	TagbakTalakag, Bukidnon	2,269	about 36	about 63.27 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
609	KabacsananIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,267	about 191	about 11.87 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
610	Capitan JuanLantapan, Bukidnon	2,266	about 126	about 18.01 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
611	MarapangiKibawe, Bukidnon	2,262	about 265	about 8.53 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
612	BalaoroKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,260	about 110	about 20.49 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
613	CabulohanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	2,252	about 478	about 4.71 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
614	LaniseClaveria, Misamis Oriental	2,252	about 141	about 16.02 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
615	PalilanJimenez, Misamis Occidental	2,250	about 4,386	about 0.513 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
616	Sta. CruzQuezon, Bukidnon	2,247	about 314	about 7.16 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
617	BaybayAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	2,243	about 971	about 2.31 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
618	PoblacionBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	2,239	about 2,093	about 1.07 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
619	KibanbanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,236	about 50	about 44.73 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
620	TingalanOpol, Misamis Oriental	2,234	about 46	about 49.05 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
621	LiloanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,229	about 614	about 3.63 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
622	LumboAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	2,225	about 1,101	about 2.02 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
623	Barangay 5Talakag, Bukidnon	2,222	about 330	about 6.74 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
624	MinonganQuezon, Bukidnon	2,222	about 181	about 12.25 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
625	Daan-LungsodGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	2,216	about 1,692	about 1.31 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
626	LibertadKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	2,214	about 2,031	about 1.09 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
627	ButuayJimenez, Misamis Occidental	2,213	about 1,785	about 1.24 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
628	Taboc NorteOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,203	about 15,964	about 0.138 km²	−2.54% a year	Rural
629	UmagosLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	2,201	about 176	about 12.50 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
630	Mamanga DakuPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	2,199	about 666	about 3.30 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
631	Bagong DawisBaroy, Lanao del Norte	2,195	about 907	about 2.42 km²	−2.23% a year	Urban
632	GandinganPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,194	about 76	about 28.73 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
633	IglugsadSan Fernando, Bukidnon	2,190	about 145	about 15.07 km²	8.61% a year	Rural
634	PoblacionCatarman, Camiguin	2,187	about 312	about 7.01 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
635	BulodTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,185	about 664	about 3.29 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
636	BagumbangBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,181	about 940	about 2.32 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
637	Pay-asKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,181	about 256	about 8.51 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
638	CayagaSan Fernando, Bukidnon	2,176	about 140	about 15.52 km²	8.69% a year	Rural
639	CalibaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,172	about 415	about 5.24 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
640	MalaganaClaveria, Misamis Oriental	2,172	about 161	about 13.46 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
641	BagorKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,162	about 198	about 10.90 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
642	PinamanguhanKadingilan, Bukidnon	2,150	about 131	about 16.41 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
643	UlalimanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,149	about 951	about 2.26 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
644	MapulogNaawan, Misamis Oriental	2,148	about 436	about 4.93 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
645	DigsonBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,145	about 1,002	about 2.14 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
646	HinigdaanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,142	about 263	about 8.15 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
647	LinaboQuezon, Bukidnon	2,142	about 81	about 26.34 km²	3.39% a year	Rural
648	San VicenteKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	2,140	about 663	about 3.23 km²	7.27% a year	Rural
649	Liangan EastBacolod, Lanao del Norte	2,136	about 585	about 3.65 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
650	KibonbonEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	2,130	about 789	about 2.70 km²	4.90% 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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