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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	PoblacionSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental	3,963	about 1,835	about 2.16 km²	2.14% a year	Urban
302	PoblacionLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	3,962	about 921	about 4.30 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
303	PatrocenioClaveria, Misamis Oriental	3,953	about 457	about 8.65 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
304	BagumbayanKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	3,939	about 1,031	about 3.82 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
305	MiarayonTalakag, Bukidnon	3,933	about 126	about 31.28 km²	5.02% a year	Rural
306	SankananManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	3,932	about 163	about 24.05 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
307	OdionganGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,931	about 394	about 9.98 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
308	LourdesAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	3,898	about 356	about 10.95 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
309	Upper TominoboIligan City, Lanao del Norte	3,892	about 554	about 7.02 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
310	PoblacionLibona, Bukidnon	3,887	about 90	about 43.04 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
311	PoblacionMalitbog, Bukidnon	3,887	about 354	about 10.97 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
312	PigcaranganTubod, Lanao del Norte	3,884	about 844	about 4.60 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
313	LumbayaoValencia City, Bukidnon	3,883	about 233	about 16.66 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
314	San RoqueMaramag, Bukidnon	3,868	about 151	about 25.57 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
315	BasakLantapan, Bukidnon	3,867	about 498	about 7.76 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
316	BaliwaganBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,864	about 1,196	about 3.23 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
317	KibaghotLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	3,864	about 667	about 5.79 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
318	KalipayGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,847	about 412	about 9.33 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
319	CabalantianManticao, Misamis Oriental	3,840	about 637	about 6.03 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
320	SimpakLala, Lanao del Norte	3,836	about 423	about 9.07 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
321	Ani-eClaveria, Misamis Oriental	3,825	about 192	about 19.94 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
322	PoblacionAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	3,813	about 2,685	about 1.42 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
323	Luz BanzonJasaan, Misamis Oriental	3,808	about 563	about 6.76 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
324	San JoseTalisayan, Misamis Oriental	3,803	about 7,906	about 0.481 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
325	NapaliranBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,741	about 1,552	about 2.41 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
326	AnakanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,738	about 1,354	about 2.76 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
327	TabocOpol, Misamis Oriental	3,732	about 1,623	about 2.30 km²	−1.12% a year	Urban
328	LoguiloAlubijid, Misamis Oriental	3,729	about 1,047	about 3.56 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
329	San IsidroBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,726	about 698	about 5.34 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
330	InagonganTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	3,725	about 232	about 16.07 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
331	SamburonLinamon, Lanao del Norte	3,723	about 3,416	about 1.09 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
332	San MiguelIligan City, Lanao del Norte	3,722	about 7,356	about 0.506 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
333	Sil-iponLibona, Bukidnon	3,720	about 257	about 14.49 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
334	San MiguelTalakag, Bukidnon	3,714	about 82	about 45.22 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
335	Barangay 24Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,709	about 13,342	about 0.278 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
336	KibungsodMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	3,664	about 528	about 6.94 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
337	SinanglananMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,661	about 282	about 12.99 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
338	LiboranBaungon, Bukidnon	3,658	about 244	about 15.00 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
339	KauswaganLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,648	about 2,049	about 1.78 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
340	BaikingonCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	3,621	about 645	about 5.61 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
341	PoblacionIligan City, Lanao del Norte	3,615	about 10,098	about 0.358 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
342	ImeldaVillanueva, Misamis Oriental	3,606	about 428	about 8.42 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
343	TalahironKibawe, Bukidnon	3,605	about 214	about 16.81 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
344	KabulawanLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,589	about 1,983	about 1.81 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
345	YumbingMambajao, Camiguin	3,577	about 736	about 4.86 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
346	HinaplananClaveria, Misamis Oriental	3,572	about 145	about 24.57 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
347	CasulogSalay, Misamis Oriental	3,569	about 4,019	about 0.888 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
348	MantibugaoManolo Fortich, Bukidnon	3,562	about 269	about 13.22 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
349	MauswagonLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	3,556	about 1,428	about 2.49 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
350	Barangay 23Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,549	about 8,430	about 0.421 km²	2.38% a year	Urban

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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