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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, 1,901 to 1,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,901	OwayanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	400	about 231	about 1.73 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,902	Barangay 8Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	399	about 20,254	about 0.0197 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
1,903	Barangay 7Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	397	about 5,461	about 0.0727 km²	−7.28% a year	Urban
1,904	ManguehanLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	395	about 53	about 7.42 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
1,905	AndilBaroy, Lanao del Norte	394	about 301	about 1.31 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,906	RarabanNunungan, Lanao del Norte	394	about 44	about 9.04 km²	−9.77% a year	Rural
1,907	TubodMahinog, Camiguin	394	about 762	about 0.517 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,908	New LookPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	393	about 287	about 1.37 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,909	IlihanMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	391	about 88	about 4.42 km²	−3.62% a year	Rural
1,910	San RoqueKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	390	about 133	about 2.94 km²	4.47% a year	Rural
1,911	PantarKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	389	about 124	about 3.13 km²	−4.77% a year	Rural
1,912	SalicapawanKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	388	about 218	about 1.78 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
1,913	San MiguelMahinog, Camiguin	388	about 260	about 1.49 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,914	QuirinoPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	386	about 53	about 7.32 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,915	Ciriaco C. PastranoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	383	about 112	about 3.41 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,916	Barangay 4Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	382	about 4,406	about 0.0867 km²	2.54% a year	Urban
1,917	Rizal LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	382	about 143	about 2.68 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,918	Upper PotonganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	380	about 94	about 4.05 km²	−11.85% a year	Rural
1,919	MenteringOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	377	about 387	about 0.973 km²	4.09% a year	Rural
1,920	GuibanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	376	about 152	about 2.48 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
1,921	CapocaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	371	about 159	about 2.34 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
1,922	VictoriaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	371	about 90	about 4.10 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,923	San Lorenzo RuizSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	369	about 11	about 32.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,924	PaypayanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	368	about 226	about 1.63 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,925	KibugingGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	367	about 44	about 8.38 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
1,926	Barangay 14Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	366	about 8,079	about 0.0453 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
1,927	Tuyabang ProperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	366	about 223	about 1.64 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,928	MohonPanaon, Misamis Occidental	363	about 356	about 1.02 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
1,929	DasaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	361	about 59	about 6.07 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,930	NabataanBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	360	about 235	about 1.53 km²	5.76% a year	Rural
1,931	San Isidro AltoSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	359	about 167	about 2.15 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
1,932	TinulonganGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	355	about 35	about 10.02 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,933	CalipapaSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	351	about 140	about 2.50 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,934	PoganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	343	about 114	about 3.01 km²	−18.28% a year	Rural
1,935	Barangay 9Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	342	about 12,761	about 0.0268 km²	−2.12% a year	Rural
1,936	Lower CaningagMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	342	about 48	about 7.07 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
1,937	New CartagenaPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	339	about 61	about 5.52 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
1,938	TugayaAloran, Misamis Occidental	333	about 132	about 2.53 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,939	DahiligBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	332	about 8	about 41.00 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,940	Upper CaningagMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte	329	about 32	about 10.20 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
1,941	Barangay 40Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	326	about 2,063	about 0.158 km²	−0.93% a year	Urban
1,942	MatugnawTangub City, Misamis Occidental	325	about 178	about 1.83 km²	4.92% a year	Rural
1,943	Upper DioyoConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	321	about 153	about 2.10 km²	−5.64% a year	Rural
1,944	PenacioClarin, Misamis Occidental	319	about 14	about 22.89 km²	−4.94% a year	Rural
1,945	BangkoPanaon, Misamis Occidental	318	about 145	about 2.19 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
1,946	Santo NiñoLibertad, Misamis Oriental	318	about 136	about 2.33 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
1,947	Barangay 21Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	315	about 5,595	about 0.0563 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
1,948	DalaconLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	313	about 66	about 4.72 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,949	Don Andres SorianoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	313	about 79	about 3.95 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,950	CamatingTudela, Misamis Occidental	310	about 69	about 4.48 km²	−0.38% 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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