Ranking

Fastest-growing cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao

Kapatagan (Lanao del Norte) grew fastest of the 93 cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao that can be compared: up 16.3%, from 62,571 people in 2020 to 72,762 in 2024.^{[1, 2]}

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

How the comparison is kept fair

93 of the 93 cities and municipalities in Northern Mindanao can be compared. The other 0 are left out.

Only places with at least 1,000 people in the 2020 census are ranked, so a village that gained a few families does not top the list.
A place is ranked only if the same place was counted in both censuses. Scene leaves out a place the PSA's list of changes shows as created, divided, merged or given a new code since the 2020 census, a place another one was carved out of, and a place with no 2020 count.
The PSA's data carries no field that flags a changed border by itself; Scene reads the change list and the notes to each count, so a border change the PSA has not listed cannot be seen here.

The change is the percent difference between the two counts, as Scene works it out.

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. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 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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