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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	DalamaMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,283	about 307	about 4.18 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,102	KipilasKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,283	about 197	about 6.50 km²	5.66% a year	Rural
1,103	Pantao-RanaoPantar, Lanao del Norte	1,281	about 763	about 1.68 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
1,104	Panaliwad-onSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,280	about 540	about 2.37 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
1,105	MialemJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,274	about 414	about 3.08 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,106	SapadSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,273	about 972	about 1.31 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,107	KamelonInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,271	about 241	about 5.27 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,108	SumalagKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,270	about 1,221	about 1.04 km²	5.32% a year	Rural
1,109	MalinaoKadingilan, Bukidnon	1,268	about 318	about 3.99 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,110	PangayawanGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,266	about 1,664	about 0.761 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,111	La LibertadKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,261	about 373	about 3.38 km²	7.52% a year	Rural
1,112	NunangPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,261	about 1,201	about 1.05 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,113	SipacSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	1,261	about 230	about 5.49 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,114	NapalicoKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,257	about 154	about 8.16 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,115	SigayanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,257	about 386	about 3.26 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,116	DalamaBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,255	about 690	about 1.82 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
1,117	LindonganMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,255	about 219	about 5.74 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,118	BusqueLinamon, Lanao del Norte	1,254	about 254	about 4.93 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
1,119	MatampayKadingilan, Bukidnon	1,254	about 80	about 15.61 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,120	Kakai RenaborTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,252	about 642	about 1.95 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,121	CalacapanInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,249	about 203	about 6.15 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
1,122	PadiananSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,248	about 277	about 4.51 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
1,123	BetahonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,247	about 371	about 3.36 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
1,124	CanituanKalilangan, Bukidnon	1,247	about 136	about 9.15 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
1,125	BalabacunMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,246	about 264	about 4.72 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,126	PenedPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,245	about 1,153	about 1.08 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,127	MabungaBaungon, Bukidnon	1,244	about 214	about 5.82 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,128	CebulinPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,243	about 290	about 4.29 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,129	BungaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,242	about 226	about 5.49 km²	−3.71% a year	Rural
1,130	Cathedral FallsKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,241	about 1,786	about 0.695 km²	7.00% a year	Rural
1,131	KulasihanMaigo, Lanao del Norte	1,238	about 328	about 3.77 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,132	PangpangonTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,236	about 474	about 2.61 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,133	BagongsilangMaramag, Bukidnon	1,235	about 136	about 9.10 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
1,134	DulagIligan City, Lanao del Norte	1,234	about 87	about 14.21 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,135	SaraySalay, Misamis Oriental	1,234	about 170	about 7.25 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
1,136	SugodSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,234	about 354	about 3.49 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
1,137	PancilanSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,233	about 281	about 4.39 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
1,138	KasigkotDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,232	about 185	about 6.66 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,139	MatampayPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,232	about 1,669	about 0.738 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,140	BayabaoTangcal, Lanao del Norte	1,230	about 417	about 2.95 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,141	BuenavistaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,229	about 830	about 1.48 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
1,142	LampasanDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,227	about 48	about 25.63 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
1,143	PanalsalanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,225	about 752	about 1.63 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,144	TulaAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,225	about 40	about 30.82 km²	7.96% a year	Rural
1,145	KamanikanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,223	about 131	about 9.34 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
1,146	EmbayaoDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,222	about 214	about 5.71 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
1,147	KauyonanKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,220	about 246	about 4.95 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,148	BalangigayKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,219	about 343	about 3.55 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
1,149	PalayanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,219	about 1,150	about 1.06 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
1,150	PelingkinganTangcal, Lanao del Norte	1,219	about 92	about 13.26 km²	0.02% 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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