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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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Misamis Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	MadaguingClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,212	about 62	about 19.50 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
302	RosarioTagoloan, Misamis Oriental	1,210	about 99	about 12.27 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
303	AlunaInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,202	about 107	about 11.22 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
304	AlipuatonSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,199	about 99	about 12.11 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
305	Barangay 1Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,198	about 7,779	about 0.154 km²	−2.48% a year	Urban
306	LimondaOpol, Misamis Oriental	1,195	about 110	about 10.84 km²	10.64% a year	Rural
307	MoogLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	1,195	about 271	about 4.41 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
308	BulahanClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,184	about 14	about 83.83 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
309	PahindongMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,174	about 703	about 1.67 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
310	TamboboanClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,174	about 107	about 10.93 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
311	ArgayosoManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,172	about 124	about 9.43 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
312	San MiguelGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,163	about 188	about 6.19 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
313	PookTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,161	about 1,259	about 0.922 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
314	KimayaVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	1,160	about 95	about 12.17 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
315	PambugasClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,160	about 94	about 12.32 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
316	Gregorio PelaezGitagum, Misamis Oriental	1,157	about 67	about 17.17 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
317	Punta SantiagoTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,155	about 3,825	about 0.302 km²	8.98% a year	Rural
318	MabiniBinuangan, Misamis Oriental	1,154	about 1,963	about 0.588 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
319	RizalClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,152	about 132	about 8.76 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
320	CalawagBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,148	about 301	about 3.81 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
321	PigsaluhanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,136	about 41	about 27.89 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
322	LibertadGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,134	about 277	about 4.10 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
323	OguisInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,117	about 101	about 11.01 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
324	CalamcamTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,103	about 1,331	about 0.829 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
325	Barangay 4Balingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,100	about 10,185	about 0.108 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
326	Mananum DaanMedina, Misamis Oriental	1,099	about 124	about 8.89 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
327	Ili-ilihonSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,098	about 221	about 4.96 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
328	PanabolKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	1,096	about 953	about 1.15 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
329	BenigwayanAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	1,086	about 242	about 4.48 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
330	Santa CruzClaveria, Misamis Oriental	1,086	about 144	about 7.55 km²	−6.12% a year	Rural
331	PunongGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,075	about 471	about 2.28 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
332	CauyonanOpol, Misamis Oriental	1,074	about 252	about 4.26 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
333	MembuliSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,074	about 108	about 9.90 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
334	MalibudGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,073	about 154	about 6.99 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
335	AndalesInitao, Misamis Oriental	1,070	about 226	about 4.73 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
336	HindangonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,066	about 59	about 18.13 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
337	TangcubLibertad, Misamis Oriental	1,062	about 135	about 7.88 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
338	LawaanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,050	about 38	about 27.73 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
339	Puting BalasTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	1,044	about 400	about 2.61 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
340	LubilanNaawan, Misamis Oriental	1,043	about 155	about 6.73 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
341	SamayGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	1,038	about 203	about 5.12 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
342	CamangaManticao, Misamis Oriental	1,033	about 223	about 4.64 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
343	LublubanLibertad, Misamis Oriental	1,018	about 362	about 2.81 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
344	TinagaanSalay, Misamis Oriental	1,013	about 218	about 4.64 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
345	BalagnanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	1,001	about 241	about 4.16 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
346	San IsidroMedina, Misamis Oriental	998	about 96	about 10.35 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
347	TambobongVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	981	about 1,603	about 0.612 km²	164.47% a year	Rural
348	AlicomohanSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	975	about 813	about 1.20 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
349	MapuaBalingoan, Misamis Oriental	975	about 96	about 10.20 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
350	MolocbolocAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	969	about 659	about 1.47 km²	−0.20% 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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