Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay, is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 190,712 people.
Lantapan, officially the Municipality of Lantapan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,974 people.
Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a 2nd class component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people.
San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,045 people.
The Sawaga River is a river in Central Bukidnon, Philippines on the island of Mindanao. A majority of its catchment area is located in Malaybalay City. Its source is from a watershed west of Mt. Tuminungan in Barangay Dalwangan. It flows shortly northward and then eastward into Patpat and Kalasungay, the river then flows southward into the Poblacion District, past Casisang, San Jose, and Laguitas. The Lower Sawaga Valley is located in its lower course from Barangay Linabo through Bangcud until it meets with the Manupali River and ends at Pulangi River in Kahaponan, Valencia City. The Sawaga River has a total length of about 64.5 km and the basin has a total of 42,692 hectares.
Casisang is the most populous of the 46 barangays of Malaybalay. It is the seat of government of the City of Malaybalay since the City Hall is located here. Situated in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Casisang borders on the north with the Poblacion barangays of Barangay 11, Barangay 7, and Barangay 9, on the east with Can-ayan, on the south with San Jose, Magsaysay, and Mapayag, and on the West by Imbayao and Kalasungay. According to 2015 census Casisang has a population of 25,696 people.
Dalwangan is a barangay west of Malaybalay City situated on the foothills of the Kitanglad Range, 12 kilometers west of the city proper. It is bounded to the north by Impalutao of the municipality of Impasugong, to the east by Patpat and Kalasungay, to the south by Capitan Angel and the Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park, and to the west by Kibenton of Impasugong. According to the 2015 census, Dalwangan has a population of 7,004 people.
Cabangahan is an urbanizing barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. Located 15 kilometres south of the city proper, it is bounded to the north by Aglayan, to the east by Violeta and Simaya, to the south by Bangcud, and to the west by Bugcaon of the Municipality of Lantapan. According to the 2015 census, Cabangahan has a population of 3,015 people. Cabangahan is generally flat with minor undulations near the bank of the Sawaga River. Agriculture is the most common economic activity, with corn, rice, rubber, and sugarcane being the primary crops. There is only one public elementary school which is administered by the Division of Malaybalay City, Schools District VI.
Can-ayan is a rural barangay in the North Highway District of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Can-ayan has a population of 5,870 people.
San Jose is an urban barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,856. It is located 6 kilometres south of the city proper and bounded to the north by Casisang, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by Laguitas and Linabo, and to the west by Magsaysay. San Jose is divided by the Sawaga River into a billowy plain to the west and a hilly and rugged east. It is politically subdivided into fifteen purok. Sitios under its jurisdiction include Santo Niño, Mabuhay, and Panamucan. Santo Niño is located to the west, bordering Barangay Magsaysay. Mabuhay is located along the Sawaga. Panamucan is located to the east on the Paiwaig River. Economy is mainly driven by agriculture, but commerce and industry are growing as a result of the urbanization of Malaybalay. There are many infrastructure, land development and housing projects, including a water reservoir and a diversion road by-passing the city proper and leading into Dalwangan.
Kalasungay is an urban barangay in the North Highway District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, along the Sawaga River. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,272 people.
Laguitas is a rural barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, in the Philippines. It is bounded to the north and east by San Jose, to the south by Linabo and Aglayan, and to the west by Magsaysay. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 3,233 people.
Apo Macote is a rural barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay City, in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. It is the southernmost barangay of Malaybalay. According to the 2015 census, Apo Macote has a population of 4,903 people.
Zamboanguita is a rural barangay in the Upper Pulangi District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,667 people. It is bounded to the north by Saint Peter separated by the Tigpaniki Creek, to the east by the Municipality of La Paz, Agusan del Sur separated by the Pantaron Range, to the south by Indalasa separated by the Pagpag Creek and Mount Mintakdaw, and to the west by Caburacanan and Mapulo separated by the Pulangi River. Zamboanguita sits on a fertile valley between the Pulangi River and the Pantaron Range where most of its area is classified as forestland. It is primarily agricultural with a flourishing commercial activity. It has two sitios: Malilong and Kinuaw. Zamboanguita has one public elementary school, administered by the Department of Education, Division of Malaybalay
Capitán Ángel is a rural barangay in the North Highway District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. It is situated entirely within the foothills of the Kitanglad Range. Formerly a sitio of Kalasungay, it achieved barangayhood on April 20, 1963, by virtue of Republic Act no. 3590 and was named after Ángel Casinabe, then the teniente del barrio of Kalasungay. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,160 people.
Simayà is a barangay in the Basakan District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. As of 2015, it has a population of 4,161. It was formerly a sitio of Linabo and was converted into a regular barangay in 1954.
Managok is an urbanizing barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,200 people.
Malaybalay, the capital of Bukidnon, is subdivided into 46 barangays. The Philippine Standard Geographic Code classifies 15 barangays as urban and 31 rural; however, the City of Malaybalay classifies 18 barangays as urban and 28 rural. These barangays are grouped into five administrative districts, namely Basakan, North Highway, Poblacion, South Highway, and Upper Pulangi.
Santo Niño is a rural barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,675 people. It is bordered to the north by Simaya and San Martin, to the east by Sinanglanan and Apo Macote, to the south by Nabag-o of the City of Valencia, and to the west by Bangcud and Mailag.
Violeta is a rural barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,199 people. It is bordered to the north by Linabo, to the east by Managok, to the south by Simaya, and to the west by Cabangahan and Aglayan, separated by the Sawaga River.
