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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, 1,201 to 1,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,201	MapayagMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,162	about 75	about 15.59 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
1,202	MinsubongTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,162	about 273	about 4.26 km²	−6.66% a year	Rural
1,203	BangcoMatungao, Lanao del Norte	1,161	about 514	about 2.26 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
1,204	PookTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,161	about 1,259	about 0.922 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,205	TiaconganKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,161	about 498	about 2.33 km²	5.88% a year	Rural
1,206	KimayaVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	1,160	about 95	about 12.17 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
1,207	PambugasClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,160	about 94	about 12.32 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
1,208	Gregorio PelaezGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,157	about 67	about 17.17 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,209	KatipunanSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,156	about 166	about 6.97 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,210	Punta SantiagoTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,155	about 3,825	about 0.302 km²	8.98% a year	Rural
1,211	MabiniBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	1,154	about 1,963	about 0.588 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,212	RizalClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,152	about 132	about 8.76 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
1,213	MinsuroManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	1,149	about 140	about 8.19 km²	10.56% a year	Rural
1,214	CalawagBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,148	about 301	about 3.81 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,215	TipanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,147	about 339	about 3.38 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,216	LaboAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,144	about 515	about 2.22 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,217	TaporogMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,144	about 239	about 4.79 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
1,218	KisawaKibawe, Bukidnon	1,141	about 150	about 7.62 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,219	Soro-soroMambajao, Camiguin	1,139	about 140	about 8.16 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,220	BaliteSagay, Camiguin	1,138	about 1,182	about 0.963 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,221	KawilihanDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,138	about 163	about 6.98 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,222	New VisayasDangcagan, Bukidnon	1,138	about 302	about 3.77 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
1,223	TugasTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,137	about 331	about 3.43 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
1,224	PigsaluhanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,136	about 41	about 27.89 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
1,225	PayadPangantucan, Bukidnon	1,135	about 139	about 8.18 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,226	LibertadGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,134	about 277	about 4.10 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
1,227	MasabudClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,134	about 630	about 1.80 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,228	PanghiawanCatarman, Camiguin	1,134	about 485	about 2.34 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,229	TuburanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,132	about 750	about 1.51 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
1,230	San Antonio EastDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,130	about 509	about 2.22 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
1,231	Austin HeightsKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	1,128	about 5,174	about 0.218 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
1,232	PrenzaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,127	about 414	about 2.72 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,233	TambaconMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	1,127	about 494	about 2.28 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,234	Santa Cruz LowerLala, Lanao del Norte	1,124	about 341	about 3.30 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
1,235	BuyotDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,123	about 130	about 8.61 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,236	PantaonPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,121	about 1,595	about 0.703 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
1,237	North PoblacionGuinsiliban, Camiguin	1,119	about 457	about 2.45 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
1,238	OguisInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,117	about 101	about 11.01 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
1,239	MigcuyaDangcagan, Bukidnon	1,110	about 380	about 2.92 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,240	GubaClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,107	about 202	about 5.49 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,241	Bara-asonKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	1,105	about 181	about 6.10 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
1,242	CalamcamTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,103	about 1,331	about 0.829 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,243	LumbatanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,102	about 934	about 1.18 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,244	Barangay 4Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,100	about 10,185	about 0.108 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
1,245	Barangay VI - Lower PolaoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,099	about 1,962	about 0.56 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,246	KibalagonKadingilan, Bukidnon	1,099	about 170	about 6.48 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
1,247	Mananum DaanMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,099	about 124	about 8.89 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
1,248	Ili-ilihonSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,098	about 221	about 4.96 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,249	ManalogMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	1,097	about 20	about 56.23 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,250	PinpinTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,097	about 471	about 2.33 km²	−0.33% 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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