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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	IbaCabanglasan, Bukidnon	5,260	about 86	about 61.46 km²	2.57% a year	Urban
202	KinaweLibona, Bukidnon	5,189	about 276	about 18.80 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
203	LanipaoLala, Lanao del Norte	5,176	about 928	about 5.58 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
204	PoblacionTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	5,170	about 6,005	about 0.861 km²	−0.78% a year	Urban
205	CaranganOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,160	about 1,933	about 2.67 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
206	NamnamSan Fernando, Bukidnon	5,150	about 207	about 24.87 km²	0.62% a year	Urban
207	KatipunanVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	5,149	about 2,154	about 2.39 km²	−0.65% a year	Urban
208	PoblacionSumilao, Bukidnon	5,130	about 179	about 28.73 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
209	Apo MacoteMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	5,116	about 233	about 21.98 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
210	BagakayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,110	about 1,587	about 3.22 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
211	San CarlosValencia City, Bukidnon	5,103	about 263	about 19.38 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
212	LapinigKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	5,082	about 448	about 11.35 km²	2.99% a year	Urban
213	San JuanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	5,080	about 490	about 10.37 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
214	TaguiticKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	5,032	about 977	about 5.15 km²	7.88% a year	Urban
215	La FortunaImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	4,994	about 165	about 30.23 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
216	SinalocEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	4,993	about 2,484	about 2.01 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
217	PoblacionKitaotao, Bukidnon	4,989	about 996	about 5.01 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
218	MalukoManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	4,985	about 123	about 40.59 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
219	PoblacionDamulog, Bukidnon	4,931	about 1,032	about 4.78 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
220	LingatingBaungon, Bukidnon	4,930	about 177	about 27.88 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
221	KuyaMaramag, Bukidnon	4,902	about 146	about 33.68 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
222	BoloboloEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	4,887	about 3,417	about 1.43 km²	1.45% a year	Urban
223	DiclumManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	4,881	about 611	about 7.99 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
224	LoocVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	4,848	about 4,707	about 1.03 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
225	Agay-ayanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	4,841	about 1,064	about 4.55 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
226	AbagaLala, Lanao del Norte	4,737	about 1,346	about 3.52 km²	1.02% a year	Urban
227	ButadonKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	4,729	about 713	about 6.63 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
228	SimayaMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	4,725	about 323	about 14.61 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
229	MaanasMedina, Misamis Oriental	4,694	about 1,885	about 2.49 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
230	IndulangTalakag, Bukidnon	4,691	about 169	about 27.73 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
231	TaytayEl Salvador City, Misamis Oriental	4,676	about 2,514	about 1.86 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
232	KiburiaoQuezon, Bukidnon	4,636	about 459	about 10.09 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
233	BalagatasaMaigo, Lanao del Norte	4,629	about 1,045	about 4.43 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
234	CabadianganKadingilan, Bukidnon	4,615	about 313	about 14.73 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
235	MandulogIligan City, Lanao del Norte	4,612	about 398	about 11.60 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
236	SolanaJasaan, Misamis Oriental	4,607	about 1,035	about 4.45 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
237	LironganTalakag, Bukidnon	4,596	about 35	about 132.48 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
238	SinangguyanDon Carlos, Bukidnon	4,596	about 299	about 15.39 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
239	PikalawagSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte	4,576	about 1,156	about 3.96 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
240	SongcoLantapan, Bukidnon	4,567	about 77	about 59.07 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
241	LumintaoQuezon, Bukidnon	4,530	about 70	about 65.13 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
242	TalaironOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	4,521	about 3,300	about 1.37 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
243	Mat-iClaveria, Misamis Oriental	4,518	about 109	about 41.49 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
244	SugbongcogonTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	4,502	about 7,392	about 0.609 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
245	San AntonioTalakag, Bukidnon	4,489	about 597	about 7.52 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
246	PatpatMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	4,482	about 154	about 29.19 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
247	Barangay 25Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	4,472	about 5,528	about 0.809 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
248	MandangoaBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	4,457	about 1,255	about 3.55 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
249	MohonTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	4,449	about 794	about 5.60 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
250	KalugmananManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	4,417	about 82	about 53.76 km²	1.46% 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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