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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	Centro UpperTudela, Misamis Occidental	785	about 3,618	about 0.217 km²	−1.27% a year	Urban
1,552	OcasionSumilao, Bukidnon	783	about 70	about 11.26 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,553	MascariñasKibawe, Bukidnon	780	about 305	about 2.56 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,554	SeñorSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	780	about 203	about 3.84 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,555	HusayanKadingilan, Bukidnon	776	about 197	about 3.94 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,556	PelingkinganMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	774	about 128	about 6.05 km²	−5.66% a year	Rural
1,557	ZamoraAloran, Misamis Occidental	774	about 437	about 1.77 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,558	MagandingMunai, Lanao del Norte	773	about 336	about 2.30 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,559	PanampawanClaveria, Misamis Oriental	771	about 76	about 10.18 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,560	Pulang YutaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	771	about 598	about 1.29 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,561	DalapangOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	770	about 294	about 2.62 km²	7.43% a year	Rural
1,562	BabalayaBacolod, Lanao del Norte	769	about 92	about 8.32 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
1,563	InudaranKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	769	about 145	about 5.29 km²	−3.78% a year	Rural
1,564	LayawanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	768	about 7,046	about 0.109 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
1,565	Molatuhan AltoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	768	about 373	about 2.06 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
1,566	LutaoPanaon, Misamis Occidental	767	about 1,243	about 0.617 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,567	DullanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	766	about 173	about 4.44 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,568	SindanganTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	765	about 244	about 3.14 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,569	Barangay 1Talakag, Bukidnon	764	about 626	about 1.22 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
1,570	BanisilonAloran, Misamis Occidental	761	about 482	about 1.58 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
1,571	DaligdiganSalvador, Lanao del Norte	761	about 148	about 5.13 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,572	Barangay 13Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	760	about 7,451	about 0.102 km²	−5.57% a year	Urban
1,573	DinawehanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	760	about 47	about 16.30 km²	5.79% a year	Rural
1,574	KauswaganTangub City, Misamis Occidental	760	about 402	about 1.89 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
1,575	ApilOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	758	about 223	about 3.40 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,576	Barangay 23Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	758	about 9,323	about 0.0813 km²	−4.93% a year	Urban
1,577	BarandiaSalvador, Lanao del Norte	757	about 172	about 4.39 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
1,578	San JuanPanaon, Misamis Occidental	757	about 84	about 9.05 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,579	CabulingSan Fernando, Bukidnon	756	about 26	about 29.02 km²	−4.40% a year	Rural
1,580	MabataoSalvador, Lanao del Norte	756	about 129	about 5.85 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
1,581	KiraonDamulog, Bukidnon	755	about 162	about 4.66 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
1,582	LamigadatoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	754	about 52	about 14.60 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
1,583	SebasiClarin, Misamis Occidental	754	about 300	about 2.51 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,584	Bagong ClarinDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	753	about 25	about 29.83 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,585	Gata DiotClarin, Misamis Occidental	749	about 2,432	about 0.308 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
1,586	MedalloSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	749	about 114	about 6.59 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
1,587	SomiorangTangcal, Lanao del Norte	749	about 261	about 2.87 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
1,588	Santo NiñoTubod, Lanao del Norte	748	about 400	about 1.87 km²	8.91% a year	Rural
1,589	KadayonanMunai, Lanao del Norte	747	about 294	about 2.54 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
1,590	Sinara AltoJimenez, Misamis Occidental	746	about 157	about 4.76 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,591	SalongBaroy, Lanao del Norte	745	about 204	about 3.65 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
1,592	CayontorKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	744	about 149	about 5.01 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,593	DinasSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	744	about 202	about 3.69 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,594	San NicolasTudela, Misamis Occidental	744	about 258	about 2.88 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
1,595	San IsidroQuezon, Bukidnon	742	about 127	about 5.83 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,596	MahayahayManticao, Misamis Oriental	740	about 74	about 10.03 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
1,597	SinaysayanKitaotao, Bukidnon	740	about 42	about 17.46 km²	−8.30% a year	Rural
1,598	KanaokanaoBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	736	about 274	about 2.69 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
1,599	LibonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	736	about 228	about 3.23 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
1,600	PuntodMatungao, Lanao del Norte	734	about 222	about 3.30 km²	3.34% 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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