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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, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	AglayanMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	8,225	about 400	about 20.56 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
102	LunocanManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	8,178	about 305	about 26.79 km²	0.90% a year	Urban
103	MahayahayIligan City, Lanao del Norte	8,092	about 16,347	about 0.495 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
104	MalinaoKalilangan, Bukidnon	8,092	about 169	about 47.90 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
105	TibangaIligan City, Lanao del Norte	8,003	about 15,072	about 0.531 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
106	ManagokMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	7,926	about 412	about 19.25 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
107	MambuayaCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	7,872	about 1,146	about 6.87 km²	6.89% a year	Urban
108	San IsidroTalakag, Bukidnon	7,871	about 578	about 13.62 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
109	DalwanganMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	7,812	about 207	about 37.74 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
110	San LuisMalitbog, Bukidnon	7,756	about 52	about 150.40 km²	3.06% a year	Urban
111	SinayawanValencia City, Bukidnon	7,749	about 442	about 17.54 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
112	KiwalanIligan City, Lanao del Norte	7,742	about 1,008	about 7.68 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
113	MailagValencia City, Bukidnon	7,714	about 751	about 10.27 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
114	RogongonIligan City, Lanao del Norte	7,699	about 39	about 195.51 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
115	BanaderoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,692	about 6,254	about 1.23 km²	2.72% a year	Urban
116	TongantonganValencia City, Bukidnon	7,616	about 372	about 20.47 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
117	AlanibLantapan, Bukidnon	7,576	about 295	about 25.65 km²	2.08% a year	Urban
118	LinaboMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	7,501	about 451	about 16.62 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
119	BalubalCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	7,479	about 466	about 16.05 km²	1.55% a year	Urban
120	Don Carlos NorteDon Carlos, Bukidnon	7,410	about 3,479	about 2.13 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
121	PoblacionInitao, Misamis Oriental	7,406	about 10,300	about 0.719 km²	−1.38% a year	Urban
122	San LuisGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	7,294	about 1,403	about 5.20 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
123	CogonBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	7,275	about 2,085	about 3.49 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
124	GuinoyuranValencia City, Bukidnon	7,270	about 93	about 78.19 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
125	PoblacionDangcagan, Bukidnon	7,250	about 711	about 10.19 km²	1.24% a year	Urban
126	PoblacionLinamon, Lanao del Norte	7,247	about 5,752	about 1.26 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
127	Poblacion EastBaloi, Lanao del Norte	7,234	about 5,480	about 1.32 km²	2.24% a year	Urban
128	PoblacionCabanglasan, Bukidnon	7,225	about 304	about 23.74 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
129	San MiguelMaramag, Bukidnon	7,210	about 191	about 37.74 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
130	LaliganValencia City, Bukidnon	7,204	about 438	about 16.45 km²	2.06% a year	Urban
131	ImpalutaoImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	7,187	about 144	about 50.08 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
132	MobodOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	7,162	about 1,329	about 5.39 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
133	Puga-anIligan City, Lanao del Norte	7,151	about 269	about 26.57 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
134	LingionManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	7,135	about 280	about 25.46 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
135	AguadaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,113	about 4,285	about 1.66 km²	−2.51% a year	Urban
136	ManingcolOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,027	about 3,882	about 1.81 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
137	Santa FilomenaIligan City, Lanao del Norte	7,016	about 3,561	about 1.97 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
138	PatagOpol, Misamis Oriental	7,000	about 344	about 20.36 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
139	Acmac-Mariano Badelles Sr.Iligan City, Lanao del Norte	6,986	about 6,653	about 1.05 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
140	KahaponanValencia City, Bukidnon	6,967	about 449	about 15.53 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
141	PoblacionKalilangan, Bukidnon	6,942	about 3,793	about 1.83 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
142	BacusanonPangantucan, Bukidnon	6,881	about 224	about 30.67 km²	2.68% a year	Urban
143	Bagong SilangIligan City, Lanao del Norte	6,808	about 16,326	about 0.417 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
144	DansolihonCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	6,801	about 159	about 42.71 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
145	AplayaJasaan, Misamis Oriental	6,780	about 2,093	about 3.24 km²	2.87% a year	Urban
146	Poblacion BacolodBacolod, Lanao del Norte	6,712	about 1,695	about 3.96 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
147	BobontuganJasaan, Misamis Oriental	6,652	about 4,405	about 1.51 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
148	GangoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	6,648	about 2,008	about 3.31 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
149	CanayanMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	6,643	about 59	about 111.87 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
150	Poblacion WestBaloi, Lanao del Norte	6,635	about 4,281	about 1.55 km²	2.13% a year	Urban

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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