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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, 1,351 to 1,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,351	HindangIligan City, Lanao del Norte	990	about 96	about 10.34 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,352	MangidkidPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	990	about 697	about 1.42 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,353	West PantarPantar, Lanao del Norte	990	about 566	about 1.75 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
1,354	Barangay IV - St. MichaelTangub City, Misamis Occidental	989	about 3,956	about 0.25 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
1,355	MaliwanagBaroy, Lanao del Norte	989	about 190	about 5.21 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,356	Poblacion IIClarin, Misamis Occidental	986	about 2,196	about 0.449 km²	−6.99% a year	Rural
1,357	South PoblacionGuinsiliban, Camiguin	986	about 396	about 2.49 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,358	LupiaganSumilao, Bukidnon	985	about 52	about 19.05 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,359	KibaningKalilangan, Bukidnon	984	about 170	about 5.79 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
1,360	NapoLinamon, Lanao del Norte	984	about 674	about 1.46 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,361	San JoseMahinog, Camiguin	984	about 1,293	about 0.761 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
1,362	TambobongVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	981	about 1,603	about 0.612 km²	164.47% a year	Rural
1,363	MaacGuinsiliban, Camiguin	980	about 65	about 14.98 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,364	LicapaoTubod, Lanao del Norte	979	about 330	about 2.97 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,365	PagalonganSalvador, Lanao del Norte	979	about 120	about 8.19 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
1,366	Segatic DakuClarin, Misamis Occidental	979	about 524	about 1.87 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
1,367	AlicomohanSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	975	about 813	about 1.20 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
1,368	MapuaBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	975	about 96	about 10.20 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,369	BoundarySapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	972	about 281	about 3.46 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,370	BanglayTangub City, Misamis Occidental	971	about 233	about 4.17 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,371	Sundiga-PunodPantar, Lanao del Norte	970	about 80	about 12.17 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
1,372	MolocbolocAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	969	about 659	about 1.47 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,373	MurallonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	969	about 260	about 3.73 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
1,374	RizalJimenez, Misamis Occidental	968	about 1,168	about 0.829 km²	−2.15% a year	Urban
1,375	San LorenzoKitaotao, Bukidnon	967	about 142	about 6.81 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,376	CadayonanPantar, Lanao del Norte	964	about 380	about 2.54 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,377	InayawanNunungan, Lanao del Norte	964	about 107	about 9.02 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,378	Inudaran IISapad, Lanao del Norte	963	about 251	about 3.84 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
1,379	Barangay 18Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	962	about 20,168	about 0.0477 km²	−6.43% a year	Urban
1,380	TagoranaoPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	961	about 338	about 2.84 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,381	Barangay 16Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	960	about 14,838	about 0.0647 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
1,382	ConcepcionPangantucan, Bukidnon	960	about 53	about 18.08 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,383	GalaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	959	about 162	about 5.91 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,384	Lingco-anMunai, Lanao del Norte	958	about 433	about 2.21 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
1,385	MakawaAloran, Misamis Occidental	958	about 456	about 2.10 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,386	PaitonTangub City, Misamis Occidental	958	about 175	about 5.48 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
1,387	GataJimenez, Misamis Occidental	956	about 1,640	about 0.583 km²	9.94% a year	Rural
1,388	MapantaoSalvador, Lanao del Norte	954	about 426	about 2.24 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
1,389	San MiguelBaungon, Bukidnon	954	about 57	about 16.83 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,390	KatubuanNunungan, Lanao del Norte	952	about 161	about 5.90 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
1,391	San IsidroDamulog, Bukidnon	952	about 139	about 6.86 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
1,392	SuloPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	951	about 932	about 1.02 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
1,393	DinaigPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	949	about 249	about 3.81 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,394	BerayKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	948	about 244	about 3.88 km²	7.80% a year	Rural
1,395	San VicenteDangcagan, Bukidnon	945	about 304	about 3.11 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,396	San VicenteMedina, Misamis Oriental	945	about 424	about 2.23 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,397	MacopaTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	944	about 242	about 3.90 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
1,398	MahayahayDon Carlos, Bukidnon	944	about 98	about 9.65 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,399	MetebagaoKitaotao, Bukidnon	944	about 101	about 9.38 km²	3.99% a year	Rural
1,400	Matampay BucanaLala, Lanao del Norte	943	about 225	about 4.19 km²	−0.28% 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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