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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	PoblacionKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	3,549	about 8,430	about 0.421 km²	−2.03% a year	Urban
352	Poblacion 2Villanueva, Misamis Oriental	3,547	about 6,901	about 0.514 km²	6.72% a year	Urban
353	TangkulanDamulog, Bukidnon	3,532	about 118	about 29.86 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
354	BaliliKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	3,527	about 787	about 4.48 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
355	MaraymarayDon Carlos, Bukidnon	3,526	about 144	about 24.47 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
356	SantiagoGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,523	about 418	about 8.43 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
357	TalusanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,512	about 1,388	about 2.53 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
358	LandaBaloi, Lanao del Norte	3,492	about 957	about 3.65 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
359	LoocSalay, Misamis Oriental	3,489	about 1,646	about 2.12 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
360	TubajonLaguindingan, Misamis Oriental	3,471	about 834	about 4.16 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
361	BatoPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	3,457	about 422	about 8.20 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
362	CosinaTalakag, Bukidnon	3,455	about 140	about 24.66 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
363	Kalanganan EastPantar, Lanao del Norte	3,436	about 1,227	about 2.80 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
364	NatulonganKibawe, Bukidnon	3,436	about 273	about 12.60 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
365	PalacapaoQuezon, Bukidnon	3,435	about 133	about 25.86 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
366	TalicOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,433	about 1,951	about 1.76 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
367	BigaLugait, Misamis Oriental	3,429	about 824	about 4.16 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
368	Poblacion EastPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte	3,422	about 2,410	about 1.42 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
369	Sarip-AlawiBaloi, Lanao del Norte	3,421	about 698	about 4.90 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
370	LaturanLibona, Bukidnon	3,419	about 288	about 11.89 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
371	PinesOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,406	about 1,390	about 2.45 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
372	PoblacionMaigo, Lanao del Norte	3,405	about 1,088	about 3.13 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
373	Baybay San RoqueOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,398	about 36,656	about 0.0927 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
374	DelapaQuezon, Bukidnon	3,398	about 353	about 9.63 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
375	TubiganInitao, Misamis Oriental	3,372	about 627	about 5.38 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
376	Barangay 10Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,366	about 544	about 6.19 km²	−0.57% a year	Urban
377	LampanusanKalilangan, Bukidnon	3,359	about 192	about 17.45 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
378	PangabuanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	3,346	about 1,287	about 2.60 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
379	San MartinMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,330	about 207	about 16.07 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
380	BagocbocOpol, Misamis Oriental	3,320	about 58	about 57.24 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
381	Old KibaweKibawe, Bukidnon	3,319	about 385	about 8.61 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
382	PanalsalanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	3,316	about 661	about 5.02 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
383	Sto. NiñoTalakag, Bukidnon	3,315	about 246	about 13.49 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
384	East KibaweKibawe, Bukidnon	3,306	about 1,202	about 2.75 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
385	SalimbalanBaungon, Bukidnon	3,302	about 324	about 10.19 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
386	BaylaoMambajao, Camiguin	3,300	about 349	about 9.45 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
387	TacubKauswagan, Lanao del Norte	3,296	about 474	about 6.96 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
388	BonbonOpol, Misamis Oriental	3,291	about 3,304	about 0.996 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
389	PandanMambajao, Camiguin	3,288	about 440	about 7.47 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
390	ColoniaValencia City, Bukidnon	3,286	about 570	about 5.76 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
391	MialenClarin, Misamis Occidental	3,281	about 2,025	about 1.62 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
392	PoblacionOpol, Misamis Oriental	3,280	about 7,115	about 0.461 km²	−0.69% a year	Urban
393	LantudTalakag, Bukidnon	3,254	about 91	about 35.63 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
394	PoblacionSagay, Camiguin	3,245	about 570	about 5.69 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
395	PoblacionGitagum, Misamis Oriental	3,244	about 1,027	about 3.16 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
396	DimalunaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,242	about 539	about 6.02 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
397	Mt. NeboValencia City, Bukidnon	3,240	about 76	about 42.83 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
398	BayangaCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	3,238	about 128	about 25.32 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
399	SinonocSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	3,226	about 1,544	about 2.09 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
400	LumboLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,223	about 2,079	about 1.55 km²	3.55% 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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