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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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	MasibayNunungan, Lanao del Norte	1,362	about 156	about 8.71 km²	7.23% a year	Rural
1,052	MagcamiguingCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,361	about 387	about 3.52 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
1,053	MauswagonCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,358	about 83	about 16.40 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,054	San VicenteSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,357	about 366	about 3.71 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
1,055	QuezonBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,356	about 153	about 8.86 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,056	San JoseMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,356	about 481	about 2.82 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,057	PagahanInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,355	about 655	about 2.07 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,058	Tinacla-anClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,355	about 1,111	about 1.22 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,059	KibalabagMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,354	about 21	about 65.41 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,060	Eastern LoocPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,351	about 6,464	about 0.209 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,061	KibogtokKadingilan, Bukidnon	1,351	about 195	about 6.92 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,062	BelisKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,349	about 295	about 4.58 km²	7.68% a year	Rural
1,063	MalayananSan Fernando, Bukidnon	1,348	about 97	about 13.91 km²	4.41% a year	Rural
1,064	PelaezClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,346	about 77	about 17.56 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
1,065	Tupsan PequeñoMahinog, Camiguin	1,343	about 184	about 7.31 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
1,066	CaluboKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,341	about 651	about 2.06 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
1,067	Barangay 4Talakag, Bukidnon	1,338	about 5,373	about 0.249 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,068	SayawanImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	1,337	about 26	about 52.34 km²	−2.77% a year	Rural
1,069	Kinuman SurOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,332	about 663	about 2.01 km²	8.64% a year	Rural
1,070	Santa CruzJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,331	about 5,179	about 0.257 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,071	TalamboMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	1,327	about 785	about 1.69 km²	5.82% a year	Rural
1,072	CawayanQuezon, Bukidnon	1,323	about 99	about 13.38 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,073	DoloresClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,323	about 596	about 2.22 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,074	VillageBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,321	about 1,363	about 0.969 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
1,075	DampiasBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	1,320	about 3,325	about 0.397 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
1,076	Dolipos BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,320	about 430	about 3.07 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,077	New CompostelaDamulog, Bukidnon	1,320	about 196	about 6.74 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,078	KiulomKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,319	about 112	about 11.80 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
1,079	LangaonBaungon, Bukidnon	1,318	about 72	about 18.40 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,080	SagbayanDangcagan, Bukidnon	1,317	about 343	about 3.84 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,081	GumaodClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,312	about 261	about 5.02 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
1,082	LawiganCatarman, Camiguin	1,312	about 676	about 1.94 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
1,083	LipaQuezon, Bukidnon	1,312	about 59	about 22.09 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,084	Barangay 26Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,310	about 13,981	about 0.0937 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
1,085	Lower TalacogonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,310	about 535	about 2.45 km²	4.42% a year	Rural
1,086	BolisongKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,309	about 1,786	about 0.733 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,087	BaybayBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,308	about 1,677	about 0.78 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,088	Lower UsuganBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,306	about 533	about 2.45 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
1,089	Langcangan LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,305	about 5,625	about 0.232 km²	−1.69% a year	Urban
1,090	PendolonanLala, Lanao del Norte	1,305	about 317	about 4.12 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,091	Tuna-anLala, Lanao del Norte	1,304	about 767	about 1.70 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
1,092	DolorosaDangcagan, Bukidnon	1,301	about 232	about 5.61 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,093	CanianganTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,300	about 289	about 4.50 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,094	KarkumSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,295	about 265	about 4.88 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,095	LambanganCabanglasan, Bukidnon	1,294	about 119	about 10.85 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,096	SimbucoKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,292	about 1,059	about 1.22 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
1,097	AmpenicanSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,291	about 890	about 1.45 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
1,098	RosarioBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,290	about 295	about 4.38 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,099	MinaSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,287	about 98	about 13.10 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
1,100	PawakSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,286	about 60	about 21.52 km²	3.89% 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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