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, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	RamainMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,518	about 235	about 6.47 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
952	LangubCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,517	about 552	about 2.75 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
953	PaganKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,517	about 111	about 13.62 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
954	PocopocoDamulog, Bukidnon	1,517	about 231	about 6.57 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
955	BaningSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,516	about 96	about 15.81 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
956	PalacpacanSan Fernando, Bukidnon	1,515	about 230	about 6.59 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
957	MendisPangantucan, Bukidnon	1,514	about 81	about 18.63 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
958	SumirapTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,514	about 935	about 1.62 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
959	PelongAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,510	about 744	about 2.03 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
960	TunoDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,510	about 94	about 15.98 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
961	MabiniBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,507	about 259	about 5.81 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
962	AquinoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,506	about 444	about 3.39 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
963	TantaonSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,505	about 413	about 3.64 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
964	FreedomCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,503	about 309	about 4.87 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
965	PansorSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,503	about 1,009	about 1.49 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
966	SomiorangMatungao, Lanao del Norte	1,502	about 450	about 3.34 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
967	MaicanDamulog, Bukidnon	1,498	about 291	about 5.14 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
968	Villa FelipaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	1,496	about 1,025	about 1.46 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
969	MacapariDamulog, Bukidnon	1,491	about 147	about 10.11 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
970	EsperanzaKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,490	about 683	about 2.18 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
971	San RoqueSumilao, Bukidnon	1,490	about 67	about 22.19 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
972	TarakaJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,490	about 4,319	about 0.345 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
973	Mananum Bag-oMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,489	about 223	about 6.69 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
974	MabuhayBaungon, Bukidnon	1,487	about 132	about 11.29 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
975	KipaypayonQuezon, Bukidnon	1,486	about 72	about 20.69 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
976	MadayaSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,486	about 590	about 2.52 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
977	Mala SalugSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,486	about 315	about 4.71 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
978	TaglimaoCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,486	about 171	about 8.67 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
979	Barangay 3Talakag, Bukidnon	1,483	about 2,077	about 0.714 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
980	PuntaPanaon, Misamis Occidental	1,482	about 2,232	about 0.664 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
981	TitunodKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,482	about 662	about 2.24 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
982	BangbangKalilangan, Bukidnon	1,481	about 158	about 9.35 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
983	CabasaranPantar, Lanao del Norte	1,479	about 3,505	about 0.422 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
984	JasaanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,478	about 156	about 9.50 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
985	PatagNaawan, Misamis Oriental	1,477	about 557	about 2.65 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
986	TusikBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,471	about 179	about 8.24 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
987	San RoqueMahinog, Camiguin	1,470	about 758	about 1.94 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
988	BarraTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,467	about 4,030	about 0.364 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
989	PurakanLinamon, Lanao del Norte	1,467	about 413	about 3.55 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
990	Tangcal ProperTangcal, Lanao del Norte	1,466	about 911	about 1.61 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
991	SigayanBaloi, Lanao del Norte	1,465	about 579	about 2.53 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
992	SampianoMalitbog, Bukidnon	1,458	about 34	about 43.26 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
993	PatagManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,456	about 303	about 4.81 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
994	BangcoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,455	about 258	about 5.65 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
995	San IsidroKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,452	about 147	about 9.87 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
996	CadayonanMatungao, Lanao del Norte	1,450	about 1,000	about 1.45 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
997	LagandangDamulog, Bukidnon	1,450	about 67	about 21.51 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
998	PinilayanQuezon, Bukidnon	1,450	about 334	about 4.34 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
999	De AsisKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,449	about 697	about 2.08 km²	6.81% a year	Rural
1,000	Santa CruzKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,447	about 928	about 1.56 km²	2.77% 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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