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, 1,751 to 1,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,751	50th DistrictOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	581	about 3,677	about 0.158 km²	−5.73% a year	Urban
1,752	San AgustinSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	581	about 115	about 5.05 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
1,753	AndilLala, Lanao del Norte	579	about 397	about 1.46 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
1,754	CanibonganNunungan, Lanao del Norte	579	about 104	about 5.57 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,755	LiloanCatarman, Camiguin	579	about 73	about 7.96 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,756	KalilanganPantar, Lanao del Norte	577	about 515	about 1.12 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
1,757	SinuzaTudela, Misamis Occidental	577	about 205	about 2.82 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,758	MaliwanagMaigo, Lanao del Norte	576	about 34	about 16.85 km²	−4.47% a year	Rural
1,759	MamaladCalamba, Misamis Occidental	576	about 173	about 3.32 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,760	Barangay 10Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	575	about 10,728	about 0.0536 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
1,761	RebuconNunungan, Lanao del Norte	575	about 69	about 8.39 km²	−3.87% a year	Rural
1,762	MimbalagonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	574	about 31	about 18.48 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
1,763	TaguiteTangub City, Misamis Occidental	571	about 219	about 2.61 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,764	Camp 1Maigo, Lanao del Norte	570	about 442	about 1.29 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
1,765	Dela PazPanaon, Misamis Occidental	570	about 886	about 0.643 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,766	TinaanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	570	about 311	about 1.83 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,767	AlagatanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	569	about 60	about 9.48 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
1,768	Pag-asaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	569	about 87	about 6.56 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,769	SinamponganAloran, Misamis Occidental	569	about 125	about 4.55 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
1,770	Rizal UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	568	about 183	about 3.10 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,771	GasaMedina, Misamis Oriental	567	about 49	about 11.62 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,772	BurgosAloran, Misamis Occidental	566	about 488	about 1.16 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,773	Daan CampoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	563	about 125	about 4.49 km²	−6.35% a year	Rural
1,774	MapantaoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	563	about 356	about 1.58 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
1,775	BagubadGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	562	about 96	about 5.85 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
1,776	LumbanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	562	about 220	about 2.55 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,777	SalagsagSalay, Misamis Oriental	562	about 356	about 1.58 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
1,778	TagoranaoMunai, Lanao del Norte	560	about 346	about 1.62 km²	6.60% a year	Rural
1,779	CataganTangub City, Misamis Occidental	559	about 195	about 2.86 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,780	MahayahayMaigo, Lanao del Norte	559	about 73	about 7.64 km²	−4.35% a year	Rural
1,781	MaribucaoGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	559	about 81	about 6.90 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,782	Canibungan PutolClarin, Misamis Occidental	558	about 638	about 0.875 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
1,783	MimbuahanSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	558	about 134	about 4.17 km²	6.21% a year	Rural
1,784	Small PotonganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	558	about 95	about 5.88 km²	−2.42% a year	Rural
1,785	SalubsobKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	556	about 460	about 1.21 km²	5.66% a year	Rural
1,786	LawitGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	555	about 74	about 7.53 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,787	DalumpinasSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	554	about 131	about 4.22 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,788	PindolonanBaroy, Lanao del Norte	554	about 377	about 1.47 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
1,789	MalibacsanJimenez, Misamis Occidental	553	about 275	about 2.01 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,790	SomiorangMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	553	about 138	about 4.02 km²	7.31% a year	Rural
1,791	San AndresPanaon, Misamis Occidental	552	about 249	about 2.22 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,792	AbagaNunungan, Lanao del Norte	550	about 106	about 5.20 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,793	San Isidro BajoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	548	about 174	about 3.15 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,794	LacolacBaungon, Bukidnon	547	about 17	about 32.34 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,795	CabasaganBaroy, Lanao del Norte	545	about 222	about 2.45 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,796	IlisanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	544	about 523	about 1.04 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
1,797	DalisayAloran, Misamis Occidental	543	about 2,235	about 0.243 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
1,798	KauswaganSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	543	about 165	about 3.30 km²	−5.19% a year	Rural
1,799	Clarin SettlementOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	541	about 155	about 3.49 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,800	Santo NiñoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	541	about 246	about 2.20 km²	7.64% 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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