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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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	IgpitOpol, Misamis Oriental	11,951	about 2,490	about 4.80 km²	−1.82% a year	Urban
52	Don Carlos SurDon Carlos, Bukidnon	11,645	about 4,445	about 2.62 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
53	HalapitanSan Fernando, Bukidnon	11,633	about 525	about 22.14 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
54	NatumolanTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	11,550	about 1,257	about 9.19 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
55	BaluarteTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	11,505	about 6,500	about 1.77 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
56	Maria CristinaIligan City, Lanao del Norte	11,458	about 2,310	about 4.96 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
57	MarandingLala, Lanao del Norte	11,388	about 5,723	about 1.99 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
58	LuinabIligan City, Lanao del Norte	11,359	about 4,176	about 2.72 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
59	PoblacionTubod, Lanao del Norte	11,110	about 2,784	about 3.99 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
60	Santa ElenaIligan City, Lanao del Norte	11,000	about 3,056	about 3.60 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
61	PalaoIligan City, Lanao del Norte	10,832	about 5,584	about 1.94 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
62	PoblacionMambajao, Camiguin	10,739	about 1,170	about 9.18 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
63	PoblacionClaveria, Misamis Oriental	10,658	about 980	about 10.87 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
64	PoblacionTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	10,406	about 7,708	about 1.35 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
65	BonbonCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	10,362	about 12,840	about 0.807 km²	−1.37% a year	Urban
66	Tomas L. CabiliIligan City, Lanao del Norte	10,225	about 4,627	about 2.21 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
67	KalasungayMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	10,156	about 343	about 29.61 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
68	CasinglotTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	9,970	about 2,351	about 4.24 km²	−0.56% a year	Urban
69	TinagoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	9,662	about 19,209	about 0.503 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
70	Del CarmenIligan City, Lanao del Norte	9,631	about 5,178	about 1.86 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
71	Santa AnaTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	9,552	about 1,175	about 8.13 km²	1.41% a year	Urban
72	OmonayDamulog, Bukidnon	9,543	about 716	about 13.32 km²	−0.47% a year	Urban
73	San JoseMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	9,488	about 281	about 33.73 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
74	San JoseQuezon, Bukidnon	9,461	about 294	about 32.18 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
75	LuruganValencia City, Bukidnon	9,445	about 209	about 45.13 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
76	MalaubangOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	9,421	about 3,582	about 2.63 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
77	SarayIligan City, Lanao del Norte	9,347	about 16,902	about 0.553 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
78	Agusan CanyonManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	9,280	about 479	about 19.39 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
79	SinudaKitaotao, Bukidnon	9,181	about 194	about 47.23 km²	4.02% a year	Urban
80	TankulanManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	9,173	about 834	about 11.00 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
81	MalanangOpol, Misamis Oriental	9,150	about 648	about 14.12 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
82	DayawanVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	9,084	about 4,937	about 1.84 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
83	SantiagoIligan City, Lanao del Norte	9,063	about 9,155	about 0.99 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
84	SumpongMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	9,012	about 470	about 19.17 km²	−0.61% a year	Urban
85	PoblacionSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	8,994	about 5,053	about 1.78 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
86	LunaoGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	8,791	about 1,289	about 6.82 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
87	Base CampMaramag, Bukidnon	8,790	about 293	about 30.04 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
88	Dagumba-anMaramag, Bukidnon	8,753	about 322	about 27.15 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
89	SalawaganQuezon, Bukidnon	8,731	about 691	about 12.64 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
90	KibangayLantapan, Bukidnon	8,686	about 173	about 50.28 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
91	Barangay 9Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	8,625	about 1,705	about 5.06 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
92	PoblacionLantapan, Bukidnon	8,522	about 610	about 13.98 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
93	PoblacionManticao, Misamis Oriental	8,463	about 1,462	about 5.79 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
94	ConsolacionCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	8,454	about 16,609	about 0.509 km²	−2.50% a year	Urban
95	PoblacionEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	8,424	about 2,683	about 3.14 km²	−0.69% a year	Urban
96	PoblacionLugait, Misamis Oriental	8,390	about 2,202	about 3.81 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
97	BanlagValencia City, Bukidnon	8,378	about 128	about 65.35 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
98	LilingayonValencia City, Bukidnon	8,356	about 216	about 38.76 km²	3.58% a year	Urban
99	ImbatugBaungon, Bukidnon	8,331	about 337	about 24.74 km²	2.59% a year	Urban
100	Maria-CristinaBaloi, Lanao del Norte	8,292	about 1,430	about 5.80 km²	3.72% a year	Urban

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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