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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, 1,951 to 2,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,951	CasiboleTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	310	about 56	about 5.57 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,952	CapuleConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	308	about 97	about 3.16 km²	−4.55% a year	Rural
1,953	Laya-anConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	306	about 183	about 1.67 km²	−10.94% a year	Rural
1,954	MasubongSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	304	about 64	about 4.72 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
1,955	MahayahayLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	303	about 82	about 3.69 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,956	Upper DapitanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	302	about 175	about 1.73 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,957	KagumahanKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	299	about 35	about 8.46 km²	5.20% a year	Rural
1,958	MialenOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	299	about 32	about 9.48 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
1,959	Barangay 14Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	298	about 8,765	about 0.034 km²	−4.68% a year	Rural
1,960	CamanucanPanaon, Misamis Occidental	297	about 137	about 2.17 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,961	TaguanaoAloran, Misamis Occidental	297	about 136	about 2.18 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,962	Barangay 1Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	296	about 9,801	about 0.0302 km²	−2.50% a year	Rural
1,963	EstanteLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	296	about 83	about 3.56 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,964	Small BanisilanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	296	about 352	about 0.841 km²	4.95% a year	Rural
1,965	MatampayKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	294	about 94	about 3.14 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,966	MalindangOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	285	about 43	about 6.63 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,967	AdorableJimenez, Misamis Occidental	284	about 241	about 1.18 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,968	DisoySapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	284	about 42	about 6.83 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
1,969	Bagong SilangLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	279	about 33	about 8.47 km²	−6.18% a year	Rural
1,970	BarakanasTubod, Lanao del Norte	273	about 71	about 3.85 km²	−23.56% a year	Rural
1,971	Barangay 12Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	271	about 10,423	about 0.026 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural
1,972	LantawanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	269	about 99	about 2.73 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,973	Barangay 6Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	261	about 11,106	about 0.0235 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
1,974	DivisoriaPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	256	about 125	about 2.05 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,975	MacubonAloran, Misamis Occidental	253	about 25	about 9.94 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,976	PalaoKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	251	about 46	about 5.47 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
1,977	Barangay 5Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	249	about 11,581	about 0.0215 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
1,978	MarugangConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	246	about 72	about 3.42 km²	−4.42% a year	Rural
1,979	PagalunganKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	246	about 475	about 0.518 km²	5.86% a year	Rural
1,980	Barangay 11Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	241	about 9,451	about 0.0255 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
1,981	BonifacioLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	238	about 54	about 4.44 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
1,982	Barangay 2Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	237	about 8,713	about 0.0272 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,983	MagsaysayPanaon, Misamis Occidental	229	about 113	about 2.02 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,984	Santa CruzSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	227	about 259	about 0.875 km²	−9.42% a year	Rural
1,985	SingalatCalamba, Misamis Occidental	227	about 33	about 6.86 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,986	Lake DuminagatDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	220	about 4	about 53.03 km²	8.76% a year	Rural
1,987	Macalibre BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	220	about 42	about 5.25 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
1,988	Soso-onConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	219	about 73	about 3.01 km²	−14.46% a year	Rural
1,989	VirayanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	213	about 1,885	about 0.113 km²	−15.74% a year	Rural
1,990	LiboronDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental	211	about 13	about 16.26 km²	5.32% a year	Rural
1,991	New CasulConcepcion, Misamis Occidental	208	about 184	about 1.13 km²	−16.98% a year	Rural
1,992	BubongKolambugan, Lanao del Norte	200	about 36	about 5.59 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,993	Barangay 7Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	198	about 7,888	about 0.0251 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,994	San PedroAloran, Misamis Occidental	193	about 19	about 10.19 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,995	Barangay 4Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	187	about 7,633	about 0.0245 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,996	Barangay 1Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	176	about 2,021	about 0.0871 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
1,997	Upper BautistaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	173	about 30	about 5.73 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,998	Barangay 37Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	172	about 5,658	about 0.0304 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
1,999	PenielLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	168	about 19	about 8.98 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
2,000	Barangay 10Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	162	about 6,090	about 0.0266 km²	1.86% 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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