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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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	BangkoBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,126	about 759	about 2.80 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
652	Poblacion IClarin, Misamis Occidental	2,124	about 8,265	about 0.257 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
653	SegapodMaigo, Lanao del Norte	2,116	about 563	about 3.76 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
654	SandorBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,113	about 766	about 2.76 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
655	MapurogBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,106	about 171	about 12.29 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
656	PikinitSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,105	about 294	about 7.16 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
657	MaapagValencia City, Bukidnon	2,098	about 364	about 5.77 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
658	IndalasaMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	2,096	about 134	about 15.64 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
659	BunawanIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,093	about 158	about 13.24 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
660	BitibutSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	2,092	about 300	about 6.97 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
661	LumbacMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	2,084	about 1,345	about 1.55 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
662	Santa CruzTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,084	about 697	about 2.99 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
663	MigpangeBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	2,082	about 588	about 3.54 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
664	Santa CruzMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	2,079	about 500	about 4.16 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
665	Santa FilomenaQuezon, Bukidnon	2,077	about 11	about 182.22 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
666	GarangTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,076	about 1,504	about 1.38 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
667	PortulinMedina, Misamis Oriental	2,072	about 982	about 2.11 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
668	BaclayonLantapan, Bukidnon	2,068	about 251	about 8.25 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
669	Tup-onMedina, Misamis Oriental	2,067	about 269	about 7.69 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
670	Barangay 6Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,065	about 25,122	about 0.0822 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
671	BonacaoSan Fernando, Bukidnon	2,059	about 172	about 11.97 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
672	CanioganTubod, Lanao del Norte	2,059	about 583	about 3.53 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
673	SungayAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	2,059	about 156	about 13.19 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
674	Barangay 17Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	2,057	about 11,822	about 0.174 km²	3.07% a year	Urban
675	MinalwangClaveria, Misamis Oriental	2,048	about 9	about 228.18 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
676	ManggaSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	2,047	about 994	about 2.06 km²	7.69% a year	Rural
677	TagbalogoNaawan, Misamis Oriental	2,046	about 90	about 22.78 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
678	LunotanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	2,043	about 65	about 31.55 km²	1.19% a year	Urban
679	KalilanganIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,042	about 67	about 30.55 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
680	Barangay 35Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	2,038	about 46,424	about 0.0439 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
681	DarimbangTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	2,038	about 122	about 16.76 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
682	Kinangay SurClarin, Misamis Occidental	2,034	about 535	about 3.80 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
683	MintabonTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	2,034	about 615	about 3.31 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
684	ManticTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,031	about 4,078	about 0.498 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
685	PoblacionKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	2,031	about 3,847	about 0.528 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
686	HermanoBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	2,030	about 1,015	about 2.00 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
687	MaliwanagPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	2,030	about 1,526	about 1.33 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
688	PayongSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,029	about 944	about 2.15 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
689	Santo RosarioIligan City, Lanao del Norte	2,029	about 6,462	about 0.314 km²	2.39% a year	Urban
690	Salay River ISalay, Misamis Oriental	2,022	about 1,130	about 1.79 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
691	MindagatMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,020	about 131	about 15.41 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
692	San RoqueQuezon, Bukidnon	2,019	about 157	about 12.88 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
693	DigonganKitaotao, Bukidnon	2,017	about 66	about 30.75 km²	−9.38% a year	Rural
694	Mat-iNaawan, Misamis Oriental	2,017	about 224	about 9.02 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
695	KalingkingMalitbog, Bukidnon	2,004	about 145	about 13.85 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
696	MaguindanaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	2,003	about 107	about 18.72 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
697	Santa InesTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	2,003	about 387	about 5.18 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
698	DanggawanMaramag, Bukidnon	2,001	about 134	about 14.88 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
699	GumagamotLala, Lanao del Norte	2,000	about 885	about 2.26 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
700	Old NongnonganDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,998	about 212	about 9.43 km²	0.22% 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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