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, 1,301 to 1,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,301	CabasaranPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,044	about 322	about 3.24 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,302	DanaoPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,044	about 378	about 2.76 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,303	Puting BalasTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,044	about 400	about 2.61 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,304	DitagoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,043	about 28	about 36.84 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
1,305	LubilanNaawan, Misamis Oriental	1,043	about 155	about 6.73 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
1,306	MadambaPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,043	about 636	about 1.64 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,307	BiasongLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,041	about 1,282	about 0.812 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,308	KalilanganTubod, Lanao del Norte	1,038	about 145	about 7.14 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
1,309	SamayGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,038	about 203	about 5.12 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,310	SilangitTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,038	about 190	about 5.47 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,311	BugangSagay, Camiguin	1,036	about 620	about 1.67 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,312	MalibangcaoClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,036	about 237	about 4.38 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,313	PoblacionNunungan, Lanao del Norte	1,034	about 120	about 8.65 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,314	CamangaManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,033	about 223	about 4.64 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,315	PuntodMahinog, Camiguin	1,033	about 1,161	about 0.89 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,316	ToliyokOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,031	about 87	about 11.82 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,317	DumalamaQuezon, Bukidnon	1,030	about 309	about 3.33 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,318	PangiMatungao, Lanao del Norte	1,030	about 665	about 1.55 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
1,319	NapanganDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,028	about 44	about 23.16 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,320	MauswagonDon Carlos, Bukidnon	1,026	about 212	about 4.83 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,321	VillabaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,026	about 251	about 4.08 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,322	BuenavistaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	1,025	about 397	about 2.58 km²	5.59% a year	Rural
1,323	Northern PoblacionBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,025	about 2,288	about 0.448 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,324	BuracanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,024	about 339	about 3.02 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
1,325	Manan-aoBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,023	about 437	about 2.34 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,326	TopoconSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	1,023	about 74	about 13.89 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,327	Nueva VistaDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,020	about 43	about 23.47 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,328	BenhaanMambajao, Camiguin	1,019	about 467	about 2.18 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
1,329	LublubanLibertad, Misamis Oriental	1,018	about 362	about 2.81 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
1,330	New EdenPangantucan, Bukidnon	1,018	about 45	about 22.86 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,331	San JuanBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,016	about 6,684	about 0.152 km²	−4.03% a year	Rural
1,332	TaguimaTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,015	about 1,465	about 0.693 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,333	TinagaanSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,013	about 218	about 4.64 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,334	LitapanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,012	about 436	about 2.32 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,335	CaputolAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,011	about 306	about 3.30 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
1,336	Bobonga RadapanPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	1,010	about 1,106	about 0.913 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,337	PrincesaBaroy, Lanao del Norte	1,010	about 194	about 5.21 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
1,338	TangclaoPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,010	about 1,149	about 0.879 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,339	Jasa-anLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,008	about 413	about 2.44 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
1,340	San RoquePanaon, Misamis Occidental	1,007	about 225	about 4.47 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,341	TawinianMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	1,006	about 202	about 4.98 km²	6.03% a year	Rural
1,342	Rufino LumapasBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,005	about 263	about 3.82 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,343	DalingapClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,004	about 534	about 1.88 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,344	NununganPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	1,002	about 401	about 2.50 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,345	BalagnanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,001	about 241	about 4.16 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
1,346	Mansabay AltoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,000	about 508	about 1.97 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
1,347	San IsidroMedina, Misamis Oriental	998	about 96	about 10.35 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
1,348	MinsamonganQuezon, Bukidnon	997	about 110	about 9.05 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
1,349	BershibaKitaotao, Bukidnon	996	about 129	about 7.72 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
1,350	CandelariaSan Fernando, Bukidnon	990	about 24	about 40.96 km²	2.12% 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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