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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, 1,501 to 1,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,501	SudlonSalvador, Lanao del Norte	831	about 222	about 3.74 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,502	CalolotBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	830	about 174	about 4.78 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,503	San JoseGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	830	about 129	about 6.45 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
1,504	MabuhayKadingilan, Bukidnon	829	about 95	about 8.70 km²	5.05% a year	Rural
1,505	OlangoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	829	about 153	about 5.43 km²	5.54% a year	Rural
1,506	TandongKitaotao, Bukidnon	829	about 84	about 9.92 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,507	Bukang LiwaywayKibawe, Bukidnon	828	about 195	about 4.24 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,508	PangantapanSalvador, Lanao del Norte	828	about 882	about 0.939 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
1,509	KabulakanBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	825	about 333	about 2.48 km²	18.12% a year	Rural
1,510	TadenTubod, Lanao del Norte	825	about 101	about 8.14 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,511	BalintawakKibawe, Bukidnon	821	about 156	about 5.27 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,512	MadayaMunai, Lanao del Norte	820	about 227	about 3.61 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,513	North CadulawanMunai, Lanao del Norte	819	about 1,002	about 0.817 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,514	BinakalanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	818	about 222	about 3.68 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,515	ManakaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	817	about 129	about 6.32 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,516	AlgaCatarman, Camiguin	816	about 140	about 5.82 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,517	BalintadMunai, Lanao del Norte	814	about 140	about 5.80 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,518	BulalangSan Fernando, Bukidnon	814	about 28	about 29.20 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,519	GumabonMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	814	about 248	about 3.28 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,520	KablanganPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte	814	about 1,559	about 0.522 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,521	RarabMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	813	about 525	about 1.55 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
1,522	CabalawanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	812	about 163	about 4.98 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
1,523	SenoteOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	812	about 126	about 6.47 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
1,524	KinapatDamulog, Bukidnon	810	about 165	about 4.91 km²	4.54% a year	Rural
1,525	SucodanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	810	about 95	about 8.52 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,526	Tibon-tibonMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	810	about 152	about 5.32 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
1,527	KulasihanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	808	about 202	about 4.00 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
1,528	Lao Santa CruzPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	808	about 697	about 1.16 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,529	LamaosaTangcal, Lanao del Norte	806	about 61	about 13.17 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,530	Southern PoblacionBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	806	about 186	about 4.34 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
1,531	NangcaonOpol, Misamis Oriental	804	about 60	about 13.42 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,532	GastonLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	803	about 86	about 9.33 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
1,533	SilongonTudela, Misamis Occidental	803	about 204	about 3.94 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
1,534	Barangay 27Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	801	about 5,978	about 0.134 km²	−15.30% a year	Urban
1,535	SimasayTangub City, Misamis Occidental	800	about 207	about 3.87 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
1,536	San FranciscoBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	797	about 249	about 3.20 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,537	IbabaoAloran, Misamis Occidental	796	about 6,689	about 0.119 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,538	Barangay 5Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	795	about 10,051	about 0.0791 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
1,539	KauswaganBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	795	about 158	about 5.02 km²	−3.77% a year	Rural
1,540	BurgosOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	793	about 102	about 7.79 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
1,541	Colupan AltoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	791	about 250	about 3.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,542	Mamanga GamayPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	791	about 565	about 1.40 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,543	Upper MalubogManticao, Misamis Oriental	791	about 41	about 19.35 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
1,544	Babalayan TownsiteBacolod, Lanao del Norte	790	about 253	about 3.12 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
1,545	DuanguicanTudela, Misamis Occidental	790	about 346	about 2.28 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,546	LumipacBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	790	about 165	about 4.80 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
1,547	Sto. RosarioKitaotao, Bukidnon	790	about 228	about 3.47 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,548	TipolohonClaveria, Misamis Oriental	789	about 102	about 7.74 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,549	BinoonganKitaotao, Bukidnon	787	about 58	about 13.58 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,550	CabasaranNunungan, Lanao del Norte	787	about 61	about 12.95 km²	3.03% 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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