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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	BantaawanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	727	about 20	about 36.52 km²	4.80% a year	Rural
1,602	TipanSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	725	about 143	about 5.07 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,603	Inudaran ISapad, Lanao del Norte	724	about 315	about 2.30 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,604	AmpiangaSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	723	about 182	about 3.97 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
1,605	DansuliBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	723	about 266	about 2.72 km²	6.00% a year	Rural
1,606	KianlaganGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	721	about 115	about 6.26 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,607	TalonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	719	about 48	about 15.05 km²	−5.44% a year	Rural
1,608	Barangay II - Marilou AnnexTangub City, Misamis Occidental	717	about 5,432	about 0.132 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
1,609	Segatic DiotClarin, Misamis Occidental	715	about 474	about 1.51 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,610	PunodTangcal, Lanao del Norte	714	about 270	about 2.64 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
1,611	Dolipos AltoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	713	about 136	about 5.23 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
1,612	KiragingSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	713	about 357	about 2.00 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,613	San VicenteTangub City, Misamis Occidental	713	about 227	about 3.14 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,614	Bagong BadianKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	712	about 192	about 3.71 km²	8.18% a year	Rural
1,615	KahayagBacolod, Lanao del Norte	710	about 118	about 6.02 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
1,616	KarcumNunungan, Lanao del Norte	710	about 227	about 3.13 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,617	San FranciscoDon Carlos, Bukidnon	710	about 229	about 3.10 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
1,618	Sinara BajoJimenez, Misamis Occidental	709	about 234	about 3.03 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,619	MontolBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	707	about 159	about 4.44 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
1,620	PaitonKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	707	about 73	about 9.71 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,621	Casilak San AgustinTudela, Misamis Occidental	706	about 155	about 4.55 km²	6.17% a year	Rural
1,622	Cartagena ProperPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	704	about 177	about 3.98 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
1,623	Upper UsoganBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	704	about 245	about 2.87 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,624	ManlaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	703	about 364	about 1.93 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,625	MatampaSalay, Misamis Oriental	703	about 124	about 5.67 km²	3.75% a year	Rural
1,626	Dapacan BajoCalamba, Misamis Occidental	702	about 256	about 2.74 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
1,627	KipuntosGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	702	about 138	about 5.09 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,628	EstrellaSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	701	about 121	about 5.79 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
1,629	PituboPantar, Lanao del Norte	701	about 417	about 1.68 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
1,630	BangcoNunungan, Lanao del Norte	700	about 87	about 8.09 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,631	MalobaloKitaotao, Bukidnon	700	about 574	about 1.22 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,632	PoblacionConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	699	about 341	about 2.05 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
1,633	San RoqueDon Carlos, Bukidnon	694	about 103	about 6.71 km²	3.51% a year	Rural
1,634	Poblacion IIOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	693	about 4,200	about 0.165 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
1,635	BarisTubod, Lanao del Norte	692	about 140	about 4.94 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
1,636	HuyohoyTangub City, Misamis Occidental	691	about 81	about 8.55 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,637	Matugas BajoJimenez, Misamis Occidental	689	about 194	about 3.55 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,638	PagayawanSalvador, Lanao del Norte	689	about 256	about 2.69 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,639	PanganapanNunungan, Lanao del Norte	689	about 240	about 2.87 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,640	BolibolOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	688	about 273	about 2.52 km²	−7.42% a year	Rural
1,641	LoocCatarman, Camiguin	688	about 935	about 0.736 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
1,642	YahongTudela, Misamis Occidental	688	about 681	about 1.01 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,643	Maito SalugSapad, Lanao del Norte	687	about 247	about 2.78 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
1,644	CavinteOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	686	about 234	about 2.93 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
1,645	Sapang AmaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	685	about 398	about 1.72 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,646	BalintawakOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	684	about 137	about 5.01 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,647	MagkarilaTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	683	about 167	about 4.10 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,648	InomaMaigo, Lanao del Norte	682	about 25	about 27.63 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
1,649	MalaigNunungan, Lanao del Norte	682	about 49	about 13.79 km²	4.22% a year	Rural
1,650	Barangay 32Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	681	about 8,491	about 0.0802 km²	−3.56% 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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