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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Mindanao, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	TugayaValencia City, Bukidnon	3,221	about 266	about 12.12 km²	4.67% a year	Rural
402	Tabo-oJimenez, Misamis Occidental	3,211	about 1,804	about 1.78 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
403	BocbocDon Carlos, Bukidnon	3,210	about 459	about 7.00 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
404	HagpaImpasug-ong, Bukidnon	3,206	about 16	about 206.69 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
405	MambayaanBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,204	about 1,341	about 2.39 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
406	San RafaelTalakag, Bukidnon	3,204	about 85	about 37.78 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
407	CabangahanMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,195	about 520	about 6.15 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
408	MaputiNaawan, Misamis Oriental	3,193	about 936	about 3.41 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
409	MagsaysayMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,186	about 241	about 13.20 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
410	Angga-anDamulog, Bukidnon	3,181	about 355	about 8.95 km²	−11.09% a year	Rural
411	PinamaloyDon Carlos, Bukidnon	3,167	about 272	about 11.64 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
412	MaambongLibona, Bukidnon	3,159	about 168	about 18.77 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
413	PagawanManticao, Misamis Oriental	3,148	about 361	about 8.71 km²	6.19% a year	Rural
414	InobulanSalay, Misamis Oriental	3,147	about 6,294	about 0.50 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
415	Lamac LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,135	about 3,252	about 0.964 km²	−1.03% a year	Urban
416	San PedroInitao, Misamis Oriental	3,133	about 1,444	about 2.17 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
417	DimayonTagoloan, Lanao del Norte	3,126	about 324	about 9.66 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
418	PualasBaungon, Bukidnon	3,123	about 185	about 16.88 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
419	LinangkayanNaawan, Misamis Oriental	3,109	about 1,003	about 3.10 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
420	PublicKalilangan, Bukidnon	3,102	about 119	about 26.01 km²	7.24% a year	Rural
421	BongbongOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,097	about 1,630	about 1.90 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
422	Barangay 20Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,088	about 1,331	about 2.32 km²	−1.28% a year	Urban
423	TuodManticao, Misamis Oriental	3,088	about 482	about 6.41 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
424	CandiisMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental	3,087	about 556	about 5.55 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
425	LabuayMaigo, Lanao del Norte	3,085	about 3,871	about 0.797 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
426	BayabasonMaramag, Bukidnon	3,075	about 395	about 7.79 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
427	MaligayaMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,075	about 167	about 18.36 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
428	Eastern PoblacionLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	3,065	about 3,035	about 1.01 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
429	CawayanLantapan, Bukidnon	3,064	about 112	about 27.26 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
430	MatupeSan Fernando, Bukidnon	3,060	about 175	about 17.50 km²	6.59% a year	Rural
431	San VicenteBaungon, Bukidnon	3,059	about 18	about 173.61 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
432	BlancoBalingasag, Misamis Oriental	3,055	about 564	about 5.42 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
433	MalipayonPangantucan, Bukidnon	3,055	about 127	about 24.15 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
434	MabuhaySan Fernando, Bukidnon	3,049	about 476	about 6.40 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
435	DonggoanKapatagan, Lanao del Norte	3,048	about 878	about 3.47 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
436	LuyongbonbonOpol, Misamis Oriental	3,046	about 5,938	about 0.513 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
437	Barangay 11Malaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,045	about 914	about 3.33 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
438	CabasaganLala, Lanao del Norte	3,045	about 371	about 8.21 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
439	Bal-asonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental	3,043	about 281	about 10.81 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
440	CanangaanCabanglasan, Bukidnon	3,042	about 58	about 52.40 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
441	MiglaminMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	3,037	about 118	about 25.80 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
442	TenazasLala, Lanao del Norte	3,034	about 619	about 4.90 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
443	DampilLagonglong, Misamis Oriental	3,032	about 1,028	about 2.95 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
444	TamboMunai, Lanao del Norte	3,026	about 989	about 3.06 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
445	RoboconLinamon, Lanao del Norte	2,976	about 632	about 4.71 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
446	MatampayBaloi, Lanao del Norte	2,973	about 1,271	about 2.34 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
447	TagpangiCagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental	2,959	about 294	about 10.06 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
448	BangahanPangantucan, Bukidnon	2,956	about 114	about 25.97 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
449	KiaraDon Carlos, Bukidnon	2,952	about 249	about 11.87 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
450	PuntodLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	2,950	about 754	about 3.91 km²	−0.64% 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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