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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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	BandayPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,989	about 293	about 6.78 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
702	SagadanBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,988	about 1,657	about 1.20 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
703	TambaganMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,985	about 993	about 2.00 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
704	DemologanBacolod, Lanao del Norte	1,979	about 640	about 3.09 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
705	BangaanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,977	about 518	about 3.82 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
706	Sto. NiñoMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,975	about 242	about 8.16 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
707	BocatorTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,974	about 877	about 2.25 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
708	LourdesValencia City, Bukidnon	1,973	about 52	about 37.80 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
709	SambulawanLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	1,973	about 613	about 3.22 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
710	BulwaMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,972	about 1,043	about 1.89 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
711	Poblacion IOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,972	about 5,478	about 0.36 km²	−4.39% a year	Urban
712	ImbayaoMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,971	about 60	about 32.71 km²	1.97% a year	Urban
713	KalabaylabayEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	1,969	about 588	about 3.35 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
714	SpringKibawe, Bukidnon	1,968	about 361	about 5.45 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
715	GasiLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	1,967	about 643	about 3.06 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
716	CawayanImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	1,966	about 119	about 16.46 km²	−3.84% a year	Urban
717	LapinigBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	1,966	about 2,000	about 0.983 km²	8.17% a year	Rural
718	KoreoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,965	about 450	about 4.37 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
719	SilangaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,963	about 2,030	about 0.967 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
720	PualasTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,960	about 287	about 6.82 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
721	Curva-MiagaoSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,959	about 585	about 3.35 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
722	Santo TomasKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,956	about 1,081	about 1.81 km²	7.04% a year	Rural
723	DaoSan Fernando, Bukidnon	1,948	about 66	about 29.34 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
724	BismartzDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,945	about 359	about 5.42 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
725	New NongnonganDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,942	about 235	about 8.27 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
726	PoblacionPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,940	about 588	about 3.30 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
727	CabubuhanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	1,938	about 619	about 3.13 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
728	Barangay 7Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,934	about 8,230	about 0.235 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
729	MisomBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,933	about 1,117	about 1.73 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
730	CurvadaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,932	about 602	about 3.21 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
731	ApasInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,929	about 414	about 4.66 km²	5.70% a year	Rural
732	KanitoanInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,926	about 451	about 4.27 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
733	Western PoblacionLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,926	about 1,482	about 1.30 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
734	BulonayImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	1,924	about 14	about 138.23 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
735	San Vicente AltoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,923	about 1,265	about 1.52 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
736	BunawanCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,921	about 800	about 2.40 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
737	Looc ProperPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,920	about 1,466	about 1.31 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
738	AnloganCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,918	about 327	about 5.86 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
739	SambulawanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	1,916	about 93	about 20.70 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
740	Libertad BajoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,914	about 515	about 3.72 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
741	LibertyLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	1,913	about 600	about 3.19 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
742	NacionalJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,912	about 3,006	about 0.636 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
743	NangkaLibona, Bukidnon	1,911	about 154	about 12.37 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
744	CaromatanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,910	about 227	about 8.41 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
745	Bonifacio AquinoMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	1,908	about 389	about 4.91 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
746	CalongonanEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	1,906	about 148	about 12.86 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
747	DahilayanManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	1,904	about 162	about 11.73 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
748	SagaranTalakag, Bukidnon	1,902	about 88	about 21.60 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
749	DalamasTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	1,897	about 69	about 27.54 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
750	RupaganBacolod, Lanao del Norte	1,896	about 726	about 2.61 km²	2.26% 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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