Ranking

Densest cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao

Cagayan De Oro City (Misamis Oriental) is the most crowded of the 93 cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao: 1,294 people for every km² in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

Below are all 93 cities and municipalities, ordered by people for every km² of land, each with its 2020 count and its change since.

People are counted as of July 1, 2024 (the 2024 Census of Population) and May 1, 2020 (the 2020 Census of Population and Housing), both by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

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Densest cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao, top 93
Rank	Name	Province or region	People, 2024	People, 2020	Change since 2020	People per km²
1	Cagayan De Oro City	Misamis Oriental	741,617	728,402	+1.8%	1,294
2	Tagoloan	Misamis Oriental	80,424	80,319	+0.1%	952
3	Linamon	Lanao del Norte	21,385	21,269	+0.6%	923
4	Ozamiz City	Misamis Occidental	143,620	140,334	+2.3%	866
5	Villanueva	Misamis Oriental	42,456	40,419	+5.0%	821
6	Jasaan	Misamis Oriental	58,098	57,055	+1.8%	755
7	Laguindingan	Misamis Oriental	27,688	26,363	+5.0%	699
8	Baloi	Lanao del Norte	74,003	68,465	+8.1%	698
9	Lugait	Misamis Oriental	20,946	20,559	+1.9%	681
10	Mambajao	Camiguin	41,782	41,094	+1.7%	678
11	Naawan	Misamis Oriental	23,562	22,444	+5.0%	659
12	Binuangan	Misamis Oriental	8,293	7,441	+11.5%	604
13	Pantao Ragat	Lanao del Norte	32,557	30,247	+7.6%	599
14	El Salvador City	Misamis Oriental	62,126	58,771	+5.7%	599
15	Iligan City	Lanao del Norte	368,132	363,115	+1.4%	592
16	Lala	Lanao del Norte	75,015	73,425	+2.2%	555
17	Plaridel	Misamis Occidental	40,321	39,840	+1.2%	511
18	Balingasag	Misamis Oriental	76,877	74,385	+3.4%	503
19	Baroy	Lanao del Norte	24,763	24,683	+0.3%	502
20	Gitagum	Misamis Oriental	19,269	17,920	+7.5%	490
21	Clarin	Misamis Occidental	39,867	39,356	+1.3%	472
22	Matungao	Lanao del Norte	16,404	14,756	+11.2%	466
23	Libertad	Misamis Oriental	13,461	12,948	+4.0%	451
24	Salay	Misamis Oriental	31,128	29,998	+3.8%	429
25	Pantar	Lanao del Norte	27,300	26,599	+2.6%	423
26	Sugbongcogon	Misamis Oriental	11,156	9,764	+14.3%	421
27	Mahinog	Camiguin	14,905	14,634	+1.9%	414
28	Bacolod	Lanao del Norte	24,963	24,367	+2.5%	414
29	Lagonglong	Misamis Oriental	25,072	24,190	+3.7%	412
30	Tangub City	Misamis Occidental	68,419	68,389	+0.0%	397
31	Kolambugan	Lanao del Norte	28,545	28,265	+1.0%	394
32	Kinoguitan	Misamis Oriental	15,763	14,091	+11.9%	374
33	Guinsiliban	Camiguin	6,827	6,685	+2.1%	369
34	Poona Piagapo	Lanao del Norte	30,666	29,183	+5.1%	367
35	Oroquieta City	Misamis Occidental	71,373	72,301	−1.3%	363
36	Jimenez	Misamis Occidental	29,265	28,909	+1.2%	360
37	Salvador	Lanao del Norte	34,053	32,115	+6.0%	344
38	Valencia City	Bukidnon	223,620	216,546	+3.3%	342
39	Initao	Misamis Oriental	34,445	33,902	+1.6%	340
40	Don Carlos	Bukidnon	73,592	69,273	+6.2%	336
41	Tudela	Misamis Occidental	29,082	28,599	+1.7%	333
42	Alubijid	Misamis Oriental	35,411	32,163	+10.1%	329
43	Catarman	Camiguin	18,186	17,569	+3.5%	320
44	Baliangao	Misamis Occidental	18,500	18,433	+0.4%	315
45	Calamba	Misamis Occidental	23,808	23,227	+2.5%	313
46	Sagay	Camiguin	13,192	12,826	+2.9%	299
47	Panaon	Misamis Occidental	10,891	10,797	+0.9%	297
48	Opol	Misamis Oriental	66,836	66,327	+0.8%	291
49	Kapatagan	Lanao del Norte	72,762	62,571	+16.3%	290
50	Medina	Misamis Oriental	36,692	35,612	+3.0%	290
51	Tubod	Lanao del Norte	50,395	50,073	+0.6%	286
52	Sultan Naga Dimaporo	Lanao del Norte	65,656	60,904	+7.8%	284
53	Manticao	Misamis Oriental	30,968	29,469	+5.1%	269
54	Talisayan	Misamis Oriental	26,801	25,761	+4.0%	267
55	Kauswagan	Lanao del Norte	25,515	24,193	+5.5%	260
56	Lopez Jaena	Misamis Occidental	25,806	25,507	+1.2%	257
57	Manolo Fortich	Bukidnon	118,075	113,200	+4.3%	256
58	Magsaysay	Misamis Oriental	37,084	36,803	+0.8%	255
59	Maigo	Lanao del Norte	23,400	23,337	+0.3%	253
60	Damulog	Bukidnon	38,564	39,322	−1.9%	248
61	Maramag	Bukidnon	109,864	108,293	+1.5%	233
62	Tagoloan	Lanao del Norte	16,204	15,091	+7.4%	232
63	Bonifacio	Misamis Occidental	34,942	34,558	+1.1%	225
64	Lantapan	Bukidnon	68,777	65,974	+4.3%	209
65	Sapad	Lanao del Norte	24,826	22,974	+8.1%	209
66	Munai	Lanao del Norte	36,449	35,020	+4.1%	205
67	Kitaotao	Bukidnon	57,364	53,796	+6.6%	203
68	Magsaysay	Lanao del Norte	20,581	20,463	+0.6%	202
69	Aloran	Misamis Occidental	28,095	27,934	+0.6%	202
70	Kadingilan	Bukidnon	35,432	33,735	+5.0%	198
71	Baungon	Bukidnon	39,151	37,111	+5.5%	197
72	Kalilangan	Bukidnon	44,108	43,711	+0.9%	196
73	Sapang Dalaga	Misamis Occidental	21,006	20,490	+2.5%	191
74	Kibawe	Bukidnon	43,491	41,897	+3.8%	190
75	Quezon	Bukidnon	114,521	109,624	+4.5%	189
76	Balingoan	Misamis Oriental	11,896	11,020	+8.0%	189
77	Malaybalay City	Bukidnon	195,046	190,712	+2.3%	177
78	Sinacaban	Misamis Occidental	20,176	19,671	+2.6%	175
79	Gingoog City	Misamis Oriental	138,895	136,698	+1.6%	169
80	Cabanglasan	Bukidnon	38,365	36,286	+5.7%	158
81	Sumilao	Bukidnon	31,094	29,531	+5.3%	158
82	Tangcal	Lanao del Norte	17,247	16,075	+7.3%	150
83	Libona	Bukidnon	51,555	48,965	+5.3%	135
84	Pangantucan	Bukidnon	60,162	56,580	+6.3%	134
85	Concepcion	Misamis Occidental	6,608	9,324	−29.1%	125
86	Malitbog	Bukidnon	28,666	26,741	+7.2%	107
87	Talakag	Bukidnon	81,932	77,027	+6.4%	102
88	San Fernando	Bukidnon	65,494	63,045	+3.9%	86
89	Claveria	Misamis Oriental	52,718	52,478	+0.5%	80
90	Impasug-ong	Bukidnon	55,901	53,863	+3.8%	79
91	Nunungan	Lanao del Norte	19,036	18,827	+1.1%	69
92	Dangcagan	Bukidnon	27,128	26,076	+4.0%	62
93	Don Victoriano	Misamis Occidental	10,214	9,664	+5.7%	33

Density is a place's 2024 people divided by its land area. Areas are the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist.

Sources

Every count here is the PSA's own, for the place as the PSA names it today. The change and the order are Scene's arithmetic on those counts. How Scene works out the rest.

1.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
2.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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