The Atlas

Barangays in Misamis Occidental

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 Misamis Occidental

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 490^[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: 621,993^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 454 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Tinago^[5]; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 9,662 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: Lake Duminagat^[6]; Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental; about 53.03 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: Banadero^{[5, 7]}; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 2.72% 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: 174 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Carmen, −2.57% 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.

490 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	PoblacionPanaon, Misamis Occidental	1,701	about 1,492	about 1.14 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
102	TiamanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,693	about 651	about 2.60 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
103	Southern LoocPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,692	about 2,373	about 0.713 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
104	SolinogCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,680	about 1,680	about 1.00 km²	−2.67% a year	Urban
105	San Vicente BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,677	about 1,660	about 1.01 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
106	Southern PoblacionPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,674	about 4,292	about 0.39 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
107	Northern PoblacionCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,662	about 1,539	about 1.08 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
108	Poblacion IIIClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,631	about 5,161	about 0.316 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
109	Santa MariaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,630	about 755	about 2.16 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
110	MangaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,623	about 446	about 3.64 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
111	Loboc LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,621	about 14,345	about 0.113 km²	−4.03% a year	Rural
112	MacabayaoJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,613	about 597	about 2.70 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
113	Loboc UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,606	about 3,815	about 0.421 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
114	CalaranCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,604	about 585	about 2.74 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
115	Cagay-anonSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,596	about 4,483	about 0.356 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
116	Baybay Santa CruzOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,589	about 18,607	about 0.0854 km²	−1.94% a year	Urban
117	NamutTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,581	about 71	about 22.19 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
118	SinianBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,569	about 1,330	about 1.18 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
119	BalatacanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,545	about 540	about 2.86 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
120	DiguanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,530	about 414	about 3.70 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
121	KatipaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,530	about 610	about 2.51 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
122	LangubCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,517	about 552	about 2.75 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
123	SumirapTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,514	about 935	about 1.62 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
124	PelongAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,510	about 744	about 2.03 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
125	TunoDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,510	about 94	about 15.98 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
126	MabiniBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,507	about 259	about 5.81 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
127	AquinoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,506	about 444	about 3.39 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
128	TarakaJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,490	about 4,319	about 0.345 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
129	PuntaPanaon, Misamis Occidental	1,482	about 2,232	about 0.664 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
130	TusikBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,471	about 179	about 8.24 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
131	BarraTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,467	about 4,030	about 0.364 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
132	San ApolinarioTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,438	about 928	about 1.55 km²	−2.64% a year	Rural
133	SibulaLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,437	about 611	about 2.35 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
134	Colupan BajoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,433	about 796	about 1.80 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
135	SebacTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,417	about 2,426	about 0.584 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
136	ConatAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,413	about 710	about 1.99 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
137	SibugonLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,410	about 470	about 3.00 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
138	LupaganClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,402	about 1,031	about 1.36 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
139	ClarinPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,398	about 553	about 2.53 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
140	CorralesJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,391	about 1,577	about 0.882 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
141	BintanaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,384	about 268	about 5.17 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
142	TugasBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,383	about 173	about 7.98 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
143	BasirangTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,373	about 485	about 2.83 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
144	SinuzaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,373	about 470	about 2.92 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
145	MaularAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,366	about 466	about 2.93 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
146	MagcamiguingCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,361	about 387	about 3.52 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
147	San VicenteSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,357	about 366	about 3.71 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
148	Tinacla-anClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,355	about 1,111	about 1.22 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
149	Eastern LoocPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,351	about 6,464	about 0.209 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
150	Kinuman SurOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,332	about 663	about 2.01 km²	8.64% 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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