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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, 1,251 to 1,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,251	PanabolKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,096	about 953	about 1.15 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
1,252	CadayonanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,095	about 476	about 2.30 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,253	KimolongKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,094	about 258	about 4.24 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,254	New VisayasDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,093	about 236	about 4.64 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,255	CalapatonKitaotao, Bukidnon	1,091	about 66	about 16.60 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
1,256	CalawePantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,090	about 1,594	about 0.684 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,257	NagaJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,089	about 4,538	about 0.24 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,258	SaniponKibawe, Bukidnon	1,089	about 99	about 10.95 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,259	BinuanganOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,088	about 159	about 6.86 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,260	BenigwayanAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,086	about 242	about 4.48 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
1,261	Santa CruzClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,086	about 144	about 7.55 km²	−6.12% a year	Rural
1,262	LobogonAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,085	about 1,290	about 0.841 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
1,263	BuntongSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,084	about 296	about 3.66 km²	−5.36% a year	Rural
1,264	CagawasanKibawe, Bukidnon	1,084	about 208	about 5.22 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,265	GumbilTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,083	about 457	about 2.37 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,266	CapalaranTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,082	about 357	about 3.03 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,267	LemoncretMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	1,080	about 196	about 5.52 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
1,268	EmbargoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,079	about 938	about 1.15 km²	6.90% a year	Rural
1,269	PunongGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,075	about 471	about 2.28 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,270	SandigamunaiMunai, Lanao del Norte	1,075	about 210	about 5.13 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,271	SulipatCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,075	about 173	about 6.20 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,272	CauyonanOpol, Misamis Oriental	1,074	about 252	about 4.26 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
1,273	LupitanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,074	about 859	about 1.25 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,274	MembuliSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,074	about 108	about 9.90 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,275	Barangay 2Talakag, Bukidnon	1,073	about 3,252	about 0.33 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,276	MalibudGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,073	about 154	about 6.99 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,277	AndalesInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,070	about 226	about 4.73 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
1,278	Santa CruzMaigo, Lanao del Norte	1,069	about 154	about 6.92 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,279	MalinasKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,068	about 166	about 6.42 km²	6.11% a year	Rural
1,280	PangeBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,068	about 511	about 2.09 km²	4.67% a year	Rural
1,281	TugarKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	1,068	about 209	about 5.11 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
1,282	LicoanSumilao, Bukidnon	1,067	about 103	about 10.35 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
1,283	SusoKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,067	about 230	about 4.63 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
1,284	HindangonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,066	about 59	about 18.13 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,285	CamalanLala, Lanao del Norte	1,065	about 832	about 1.28 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,286	KahayaganKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,062	about 410	about 2.59 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,287	TangcubLibertad, Misamis Oriental	1,062	about 135	about 7.88 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,288	NapurogTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,061	about 672	about 1.58 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,289	CatohuganMahinog, Camiguin	1,060	about 721	about 1.47 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
1,290	Kinangay NorteClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,059	about 897	about 1.18 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
1,291	ConcepcionKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,057	about 545	about 1.94 km²	9.07% a year	Rural
1,292	MinsalaganDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,057	about 167	about 6.33 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,293	Libertad AltoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,055	about 195	about 5.41 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
1,294	DullanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,054	about 769	about 1.37 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,295	LawaanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,050	about 38	about 27.73 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
1,296	PiangamangaanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,049	about 652	about 1.61 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,297	BulaconSalvador, Lanao del Norte	1,048	about 483	about 2.17 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,298	LindonganBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,048	about 326	about 3.21 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,299	SumalsagMalitbog, Bukidnon	1,048	about 96	about 10.89 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,300	MapurogSapad, Lanao del Norte	1,046	about 182	about 5.76 km²	2.86% 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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