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Barangays in Misamis Oriental

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 Oriental

Barangays in Misamis Oriental, at a glance

Barangays: 504^[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: 1,729,682^[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: 144 urban^[4]; 360 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: 146 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.

504 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Misamis Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Salay River IISalay, Misamis Oriental	1,621	about 3,019	about 0.537 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
252	San AlonzoBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	1,621	about 1,589	about 1.02 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
253	QuezonGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,611	about 556	about 2.90 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
254	Don PedroNaawan, Misamis Oriental	1,601	about 269	about 5.95 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
255	MinsapinitGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,595	about 244	about 6.55 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
256	Barangay 17Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,587	about 16,514	about 0.0961 km²	−6.04% a year	Rural
257	CamuayanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,580	about 192	about 8.24 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
258	SamayBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,580	about 74	about 21.41 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
259	SangalanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,567	about 117	about 13.39 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
260	TagbocbocTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,566	about 856	about 1.83 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
261	Pigsag-anCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,548	about 59	about 26.19 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
262	LunaClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,534	about 179	about 8.57 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
263	Aya-ayaLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,527	about 121	about 12.67 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
264	Barangay 15Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,526	about 12,208	about 0.125 km²	−4.48% a year	Urban
265	DamayuhanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	1,524	about 396	about 3.85 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
266	Villa FelipaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	1,496	about 1,025	about 1.46 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
267	EsperanzaKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,490	about 683	about 2.18 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
268	Mananum Bag-oMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,489	about 223	about 6.69 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
269	TaglimaoCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,486	about 171	about 8.67 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
270	PatagNaawan, Misamis Oriental	1,477	about 557	about 2.65 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
271	PatagManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,456	about 303	about 4.81 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
272	UlabGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,437	about 803	about 1.79 km²	6.76% a year	Rural
273	Tala-oGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,425	about 628	about 2.27 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
274	GuinalabanSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,408	about 315	about 4.47 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
275	Upper TalacogonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,405	about 352	about 3.99 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
276	MosangotBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	1,396	about 2,300	about 0.607 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
277	TuburanCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,390	about 95	about 14.67 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
278	San IsidroJasaan, Misamis Oriental	1,372	about 242	about 5.66 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
279	Barangay 18Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,365	about 9,349	about 0.146 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
280	QuezonBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,356	about 153	about 8.86 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
281	San JoseMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,356	about 481	about 2.82 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
282	PagahanInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,355	about 655	about 2.07 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
283	PelaezClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,346	about 77	about 17.56 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
284	CaluboKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,341	about 651	about 2.06 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
285	DampiasBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	1,320	about 3,325	about 0.397 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
286	GumaodClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,312	about 261	about 5.02 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
287	Barangay 26Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	1,310	about 13,981	about 0.0937 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
288	Lower TalacogonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,310	about 535	about 2.45 km²	4.42% a year	Rural
289	BolisongKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,309	about 1,786	about 0.733 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
290	AmpenicanSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,291	about 890	about 1.45 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
291	RosarioBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,290	about 295	about 4.38 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
292	KamelonInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,271	about 241	about 5.27 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
293	SumalagKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,270	about 1,221	about 1.04 km²	5.32% a year	Rural
294	PangayawanGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,266	about 1,664	about 0.761 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
295	CalacapanInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,249	about 203	about 6.15 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
296	BetahonLugait, Misamis Oriental	1,247	about 371	about 3.36 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
297	PangpangonTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,236	about 474	about 2.61 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
298	SaraySalay, Misamis Oriental	1,234	about 170	about 7.25 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
299	TulaAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,225	about 40	about 30.82 km²	7.96% a year	Rural
300	KamanikanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,223	about 131	about 9.34 km²	1.66% 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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