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, 1,401 to 1,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,401	MayanaSagay, Camiguin	942	about 950	about 0.992 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,402	BangbangMedina, Misamis Oriental	940	about 29	about 32.49 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,403	CatibacCatarman, Camiguin	940	about 173	about 5.42 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,404	KaludanNunungan, Lanao del Norte	939	about 66	about 14.32 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
1,405	PetiananDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	938	about 42	about 22.57 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
1,406	DalamaSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	937	about 233	about 4.03 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,407	KirapanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	937	about 286	about 3.28 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
1,408	TawananPantar, Lanao del Norte	937	about 1,137	about 0.824 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,409	KidalosKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	936	about 155	about 6.02 km²	−4.09% a year	Rural
1,410	BacnitSagay, Camiguin	935	about 90	about 10.42 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,411	ManaolLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	933	about 176	about 5.31 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,412	RebuconKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	928	about 1,778	about 0.522 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,413	Small BanisilonTangcal, Lanao del Norte	927	about 246	about 3.77 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
1,414	BontongonImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	925	about 7	about 140.02 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,415	CunaSagay, Camiguin	925	about 158	about 5.87 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,416	PangaoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	925	about 613	about 1.51 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,417	CaluyaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	924	about 354	about 2.61 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
1,418	AlegriaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	923	about 95	about 9.74 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,419	Molatuhan BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	923	about 483	about 1.91 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,420	SibantangTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	921	about 77	about 11.89 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,421	BabasalonMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	919	about 605	about 1.52 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
1,422	I. S. CruzJasaan, Misamis Oriental	919	about 109	about 8.45 km²	−10.58% a year	Rural
1,423	RarabNunungan, Lanao del Norte	919	about 152	about 6.04 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,424	TingintinginKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	918	about 403	about 2.28 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,425	DimalcoBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	915	about 215	about 4.26 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,426	CorralesJasaan, Misamis Oriental	912	about 176	about 5.17 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,427	Sangay DakuOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	909	about 243	about 3.74 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,428	BerwarTangcal, Lanao del Norte	906	about 331	about 2.74 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
1,429	TubodAloran, Misamis Occidental	906	about 809	about 1.12 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,430	Mama-anonSapad, Lanao del Norte	905	about 419	about 2.16 km²	5.81% a year	Rural
1,431	DuranoKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	903	about 528	about 1.71 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
1,432	AlowinPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	900	about 386	about 2.33 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
1,433	KalagonoyGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	900	about 46	about 19.66 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
1,434	BalonTudela, Misamis Occidental	898	about 165	about 5.44 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,435	Lawa-anAloran, Misamis Occidental	898	about 496	about 1.81 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
1,436	PantarNunungan, Lanao del Norte	898	about 37	about 24.44 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
1,437	MitacasBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	897	about 239	about 3.76 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
1,438	KaluknayanLugait, Misamis Oriental	896	about 142	about 6.30 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,439	TrigosOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	893	about 182	about 4.90 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,440	PetadunNunungan, Lanao del Norte	892	about 304	about 2.93 km²	−6.51% a year	Rural
1,441	LibertadSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	889	about 257	about 3.46 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,442	MohonAloran, Misamis Occidental	887	about 391	about 2.27 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
1,443	ManganNunungan, Lanao del Norte	885	about 51	about 17.47 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
1,444	TigdokTudela, Misamis Occidental	885	about 920	about 0.962 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,445	TumarasKibawe, Bukidnon	885	about 160	about 5.54 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,446	PunodBacolod, Lanao del Norte	884	about 325	about 2.72 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
1,447	Calaca-anPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	883	about 1,054	about 0.838 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,448	Pan-ay DiotTudela, Misamis Occidental	883	about 1,190	about 0.742 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
1,449	DimayonNunungan, Lanao del Norte	880	about 105	about 8.38 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
1,450	Sagadan UpperBaroy, Lanao del Norte	879	about 560	about 1.57 km²	3.88% 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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