The Atlas

Barangays in Misamis Occidental

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 Occidental

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 490^[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: 621,993^[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: 36 urban^[4]; 454 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Tinago^[5]; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 9,662 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: Lake Duminagat^[6]; Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental; about 53.03 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: Banadero^{[5, 7]}; Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental; 2.72% 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: 174 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Carmen, −2.57% 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.

490 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Misamis Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	TinagoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	9,662	about 19,209	about 0.503 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
2	MalaubangOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	9,421	about 3,582	about 2.63 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
3	BanaderoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,692	about 6,254	about 1.23 km²	2.72% a year	Urban
4	MobodOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	7,162	about 1,329	about 5.39 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
5	AguadaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,113	about 4,285	about 1.66 km²	−2.51% a year	Urban
6	ManingcolOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	7,027	about 3,882	about 1.81 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
7	GangoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	6,648	about 2,008	about 3.31 km²	−0.08% a year	Urban
8	Catadman-ManabayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,887	about 8,645	about 0.681 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
9	VillaflorOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	5,815	about 932	about 6.24 km²	1.26% a year	Urban
10	CarmenOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,295	about 17,889	about 0.296 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
11	CaranganOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,160	about 1,933	about 2.67 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
12	BagakayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	5,110	about 1,587	about 3.22 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
13	TalaironOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	4,521	about 3,300	about 1.37 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
14	LapasanClarin, Misamis Occidental	4,411	about 2,657	about 1.66 km²	−2.07% a year	Urban
15	San AntonioOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,392	about 10,214	about 0.43 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
16	Doña ConsueloOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,371	about 5,540	about 0.789 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
17	TabidOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,208	about 627	about 6.71 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
18	MolicayOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,149	about 1,714	about 2.42 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
19	Don Bernardo Nery Pob.Calamba, Misamis Occidental	4,117	about 1,970	about 2.09 km²	−0.36% a year	Urban
20	PulotOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,116	about 1,039	about 3.96 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
21	MaquilaoTangub City, Misamis Occidental	4,058	about 4,308	about 0.942 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
22	CalabayanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,029	about 1,203	about 3.35 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
23	LaboOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	4,023	about 1,458	about 2.76 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
24	BatoPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	3,457	about 422	about 8.20 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
25	TalicOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,433	about 1,951	about 1.76 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
26	PinesOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,406	about 1,390	about 2.45 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
27	Baybay San RoqueOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,398	about 36,656	about 0.0927 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
28	PangabuanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	3,346	about 1,287	about 2.60 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
29	PanalsalanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	3,316	about 661	about 5.02 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
30	MialenClarin, Misamis Occidental	3,281	about 2,025	about 1.62 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
31	DimalunaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,242	about 539	about 6.02 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
32	SinonocSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	3,226	about 1,544	about 2.09 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
33	Tabo-oJimenez, Misamis Occidental	3,211	about 1,804	about 1.78 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
34	Lamac LowerOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	3,135	about 3,252	about 0.964 km²	−1.03% a year	Urban
35	BongbongOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	3,097	about 1,630	about 1.90 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
36	Eastern PoblacionLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	3,065	about 3,035	about 1.01 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
37	PuntodLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	2,950	about 754	about 3.91 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
38	Lorenzo TanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,941	about 1,532	about 1.92 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
39	Langcangan UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,901	about 12,345	about 0.235 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
40	CanubayOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,867	about 10,778	about 0.266 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
41	PoblacionSinacaban, Misamis Occidental	2,788	about 678	about 4.11 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
42	MaloroTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,738	about 2,791	about 0.981 km²	−4.36% a year	Urban
43	UnidosPlaridel, Misamis Occidental	2,673	about 825	about 3.24 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
44	MigcanawayTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,671	about 9,147	about 0.292 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
45	Lam-anOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	2,620	about 5,610	about 0.467 km²	−1.12% a year	Urban
46	Pan-ayClarin, Misamis Occidental	2,606	about 1,761	about 1.48 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
47	Isidro D. TanTangub City, Misamis Occidental	2,605	about 678	about 3.84 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
48	PoblacionSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental	2,560	about 1,004	about 2.55 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
49	Baybay TriunfoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental	2,520	about 16,051	about 0.157 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
50	Taboc SurOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental	2,487	about 2,487	about 1.00 km²	−1.09% 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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