The Atlas

Barangays in Misamis Occidental

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 Misamis Occidental

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 490^[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: 621,993^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 454 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Tinago^[5]; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 9,662 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: Lake Duminagat^[6]; Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental; about 53.03 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: Banadero^{[5, 7]}; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 2.72% 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: 174 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Carmen, −2.57% 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.

490 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	Santa CruzJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,331	about 5,179	about 0.257 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
152	DoloresClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,323	about 596	about 2.22 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
153	Dolipos BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,320	about 430	about 3.07 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
154	BaybayBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,308	about 1,677	about 0.78 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
155	Lower UsuganBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,306	about 533	about 2.45 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
156	Langcangan LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,305	about 5,625	about 0.232 km²	−1.69% a year	Urban
157	CanianganTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,300	about 289	about 4.50 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
158	MialemJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,274	about 414	about 3.08 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
159	SipacSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	1,261	about 230	about 5.49 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
160	CebulinPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,243	about 290	about 4.29 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
161	BungaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,242	about 226	about 5.49 km²	−3.71% a year	Rural
162	BuenavistaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,229	about 830	about 1.48 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
163	LampasanDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	1,227	about 48	about 25.63 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
164	PanalsalanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,225	about 752	about 1.63 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
165	PalayanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,219	about 1,150	about 1.06 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
166	KauswaganPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,216	about 1,013	about 1.20 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
167	PantaonOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,215	about 467	about 2.60 km²	5.45% a year	Rural
168	LabinayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,211	about 194	about 6.25 km²	−5.29% a year	Rural
169	Demetrio FernanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,209	about 614	about 1.97 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
170	LiposongOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,207	about 442	about 2.73 km²	7.12% a year	Rural
171	Lao ProperPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,199	about 1,882	about 0.637 km²	4.25% a year	Rural
172	Punta SulongBaliangao, Misamis Occidental	1,199	about 603	about 1.99 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
173	KatipunanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	1,197	about 593	about 2.02 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
174	GuinabotSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	1,194	about 528	about 2.26 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
175	Dapacan AltoCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,190	about 176	about 6.77 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
176	Locso-onTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,190	about 633	about 1.88 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
177	NailonTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,190	about 753	about 1.58 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
178	BolinsongBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,186	about 193	about 6.16 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
179	CanipacanClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,184	about 1,270	about 0.932 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
180	Capucao P.Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,183	about 233	about 5.07 km²	4.67% a year	Rural
181	RizalLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	1,182	about 415	about 2.85 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
182	BuenavistaBonifacio, Misamis Occidental	1,178	about 209	about 5.64 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
183	CasusanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,173	about 798	about 1.47 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
184	MinsubongTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,162	about 273	about 4.26 km²	−6.66% a year	Rural
185	KatipunanSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	1,156	about 166	about 6.97 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
186	TipanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,147	about 339	about 3.38 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
187	LaboAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,144	about 515	about 2.22 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
188	TugasTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,137	about 331	about 3.43 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
189	MasabudClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,134	about 630	about 1.80 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
190	TuburanAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,132	about 750	about 1.51 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
191	PrenzaTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,127	about 414	about 2.72 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
192	GubaClarin, Misamis Occidental	1,107	about 202	about 5.49 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
193	Barangay VI - Lower PolaoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,099	about 1,962	about 0.56 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
194	NagaJimenez, Misamis Occidental	1,089	about 4,538	about 0.24 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
195	BinuanganOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	1,088	about 159	about 6.86 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
196	LobogonAloran, Misamis Occidental	1,085	about 1,290	about 0.841 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
197	GumbilTudela, Misamis Occidental	1,083	about 457	about 2.37 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
198	CapalaranTangub City, Misamis Occidental	1,082	about 357	about 3.03 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
199	EmbargoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1,079	about 938	about 1.15 km²	6.90% a year	Rural
200	SulipatCalamba, Misamis Occidental	1,075	about 173	about 6.20 km²	2.00% 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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