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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	SangcadBaloi, Lanao del Norte	1,896	about 735	about 2.58 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
752	Gata DakuClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,895	about 1,373	about 1.38 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
753	Lamac UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,891	about 3,021	about 0.626 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
754	TugasnonAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,883	about 202	about 9.34 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
755	Barangay 22-AGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,877	about 5,087	about 0.369 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
756	DukaMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,876	about 812	about 2.31 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
757	CalatcatAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,875	about 534	about 3.51 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
758	CabasaganPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,867	about 635	about 2.94 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
759	TipoloPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,864	about 696	about 2.68 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
760	MandaingCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,863	about 329	about 5.67 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
761	San NicolasJasaan, Misamis Oriental	1,859	about 550	about 3.38 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
762	MuntayKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,858	about 579	about 3.21 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
763	TamparanMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,852	about 144	about 12.85 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
764	BolisongEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	1,847	about 327	about 5.65 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
765	Pisa-anBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,844	about 383	about 4.81 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
766	BinuniBacolod, Lanao del Norte	1,841	about 733	about 2.51 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
767	LomidongPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,840	about 770	about 2.39 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
768	SampaguitaKibawe, Bukidnon	1,839	about 138	about 13.29 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
769	Camp VTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,837	about 325	about 5.65 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
770	PinamulaKibawe, Bukidnon	1,837	about 153	about 11.99 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
771	San Isidro LowerLala, Lanao del Norte	1,837	about 394	about 4.66 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
772	BesiganCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,836	about 75	about 24.39 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
773	LinindingMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,835	about 237	about 7.74 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
774	LagtangAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,832	about 645	about 2.84 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
775	TangueguironTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,831	about 315	about 5.82 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
776	TalabaAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,829	about 425	about 4.30 km²	5.69% a year	Rural
777	BuenavistaBaloi, Lanao del Norte	1,825	about 443	about 4.12 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
778	MandahilagTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,824	about 2,266	about 0.805 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
779	Punta MirayBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,823	about 511	about 3.57 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
780	MatampayMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,822	about 375	about 4.86 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
781	PanorogananIligan City, Lanao del Norte	1,822	about 42	about 42.90 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
782	LusotBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,818	about 240	about 7.57 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
783	IlianSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,811	about 654	about 2.77 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
784	PoblacionBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,811	about 1,415	about 1.28 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
785	WaterfallsKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,810	about 823	about 2.20 km²	5.15% a year	Rural
786	AnitoMambajao, Camiguin	1,808	about 395	about 4.58 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
787	Cabol-anonanTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,804	about 2,987	about 0.604 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
788	SinalacInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,803	about 104	about 17.36 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
789	LabuagonKibawe, Bukidnon	1,800	about 235	about 7.66 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
790	MukasKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,799	about 814	about 2.21 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
791	AwangOpol, Misamis Oriental	1,796	about 147	about 12.19 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
792	LandingBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,794	about 349	about 5.14 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
793	MangaKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,785	about 823	about 2.17 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
794	BacolodOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,783	about 964	about 1.85 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
795	PanianganManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,782	about 465	about 3.83 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
796	PlaridelClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,782	about 111	about 16.06 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
797	Mansabay BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,779	about 1,140	about 1.56 km²	−4.81% a year	Rural
798	San ManuelLala, Lanao del Norte	1,776	about 470	about 3.78 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
799	TawasKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,776	about 165	about 10.79 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
800	MinsalirakQuezon, Bukidnon	1,774	about 227	about 7.80 km²	1.30% 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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