Malaybalay , the capital of Bukidnon, is subdivided into 46 barangays. The Philippine Standard Geographic Code classifies 15 barangays as urban and 31 rural; [1] 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.
Basakan District is composed of ten barangays.
| Barangay | Classification | Population (2015) [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Apo Macote | Rural | 4,903 |
| Linabo | Urban | 6,933 |
| Maligaya | Rural | 2,113 |
| Managok | Rural | 7,200 |
| Miglamin | Rural | 3,188 |
| San Martin | Rural | 3,088 |
| Santo Niño | Rural | 1,675 |
| Simaya | Rural | 4,161 |
| Sinanglanan | Rural | 3,262 |
| Violeta | Rural | 2,199 |
| Total | 38,722 | |
The North Highway District is the largest in terms of land area and is composed of nine barangays. However, Sumpong is usually grouped within Poblacion because of its proximity to the district.
| Barangay | Classification | Population (2015) [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Can-ayan | Rural | 5,870 |
| Capitan Angel | Rural | 1,160 |
| Dalwangan | Rural | 7,004 |
| Imbayao | Rural | 1,833 |
| Kalasungay | Urban | 8,272 |
| Kibalabag | Rural | 1,158 |
| Manalog | Rural | 969 |
| Patpat | Rural | 3,833 |
| Sumpong | Urban | 9,302 |
| Total | 39,401 | |
It is the city center of Malaybalay and is subdivided into eleven barangays.
| Barangay | Classification | Population (2020) [3] |
|---|---|---|
| Barangay 1 | Urban | 6,442 |
| Barangay 2 | Urban | 587 |
| Barangay 3 | Urban | 438 |
| Barangay 4 | Urban | 344 |
| Barangay 5 | Urban | 71 |
| Barangay 6 | Urban | 474 |
| Barangay 7 | Urban | 1,891 |
| Barangay 8 | Urban | 579 |
| Barangay 9 | Urban | 9,189 |
| Barangay 10 (Impalambong) | Urban | 3,447 |
| Barangay 11 (Impalambong) | Urban | 3,034 |
| Total | 26,494 | |
It is the most populous district in the city, composed of eight barangays. Casisang is usually grouped with the Poblacion District because of its proximity.
| Barangay | Classification | Population (2015) [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Aglayan | Urban | 7,594 |
| Bangcud | Urban | 5,120 |
| Cabangahan | Rural | 3,015 |
| Casisang | Urban | 25,696 |
| Laguitas | Rural | 3,233 |
| Magsaysay | Rural | 3,009 |
| Mapayag | Rural | 979 |
| San Jose | Urban | 6,856 |
| Total | 55,485 | |
Upper Pulangi is located on the east of the city along the Pulangi River. It is composed of eight barangays.
| Barangay | Classification | Population (2015) [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Busdi | Rural | 2,377 |
| Caburacanan | Rural | 1,150 |
| Indalasa | Rural | 1,690 |
| Kulaman | Rural | 1,341 |
| Mapulo | Rural | 1,260 |
| Saint Peter | Rural | 2,324 |
| Silae | Rural | 2,629 |
| Zamboanguita | Rural | 1,667 |
| Total | 14,438 | |
Defunct barangays are those historically integrated as a regular barrio of Malaybalay but was later dissolved to form part of another barangay or were merged to form a new barangay. This has been the case of Barangay Poblacion where it was dissolved to form twenty new barangays and then reorganized to form the current eleven barangays of the Poblacion District. In 1972, then Mayor Timoteo Ocaya implemented the subdivision of Barangay Poblacion, including Impalambong, by virtue of Presidential Decrees no. 86, [4] 86A, [5] and 210. [6] This created twenty new barangays from Poblacion, based on the purok system, where purok leaders were appointed as provisional Barangay Chairmen. [7] The system proved to be cumbersome and unwieldy which led to the Municipal Council of Malaybalay to pass Ordinance No. 87 in 1974, downsizing the number of barangays to eleven. New borders were drawn such that some of the barangays are merged, parceled out to other barangays, or split. Impalambong, a sitio of Poblacion, was split into Barangay 18, Barangay 19, and Barangay 20 in 1972. By 1974, the new ordinance redesignated Barangay 18 as Barangay 10 [8] and merged Barangay 19 and Barangay 20 to form Barangay 11. [9] In the town proper, Barangay 1 and Barangay 6 were merged to form Barangay 1; [7] Barangay 13, Barangay 14, and Barangay 17 were merged to form Barangay 7; [10] Barangay 15 was dismembered to form parts of the present-day Barangay 6 and Barangay 8. [11] The current designation (i.e. number) of barangays of Poblacion District was not necessarily designated as the number it was originally assigned in 1972. Furthermore, the dissolution of Barangay Poblacion in 1972 and its subsequent reorganization in 1974 led to the creation of the Administrative District of Poblacion when Malaybalay was converted into a city in 1998.
Malaybalay used to be larger and comprised roughly the area of the present-day Second Congressional District of Bukidnon except for Impasug-ong and the southern half of San Fernando. Throughout the 1950s to the 1970s, some of the far-flung, populated barrios of Malaybalay were separated from it to form part of a new municipality. These barangays now form part of the municipalities of San Fernando (1959), Valencia (1961), Lantapan (1968), and Cabanglasan (1979). The chart below lists the barrios formerly part of Malaybalay but are now part of other local government units.
| Barrio | Today part of | Legal Basis | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abihid | San Fernando | Executive Order no. 347 [12] (1959) | Part of the present-day Barangay Malayanan |
| Halapitan | Designated municipal center (Poblacion) of San Fernando | ||
| Kalagutay | Part of present-day Barangay Mabuhay | ||
| Little Baguio | |||
| Malambago | Part of present-day Barangay Magkalungay | ||
| San Alfonso (Tugop) | Present-day Barangay Tugop (RA 6489 [13] listed Tugop as part of Cabanglasan; currently, Tugop is under the jurisdiction of San Fernando) | ||
| Sinalanganan | |||
| Tagaalas-as | |||
| Bagontaas | Valencia | Executive Order no. 360 [14] (1959) | |
| Cawayanon | Renamed Vintar as per RA 5289 [15] | ||
| Guinoyuran | |||
| Laligan | |||
| Lilingayon | |||
| Lumbayao | |||
| Lurugan | |||
| Maapag | |||
| Mailag | |||
| San Isidro | |||
| Sugod | |||
| Talisayan | No barangay of Valencia is currently named Talisayan | ||
| Tongantongan | |||
| Valencia | Redesignated as Barangay Poblacion of Valencia | ||
| Alanib | Lantapan | Executive Order no. 119 [16] (1964), RA 4787 [17] (1966) | |
| Baclayon | |||
| Balila | |||
| Bantuanon | |||
| Basac | |||
| Bugcaon | |||
| Kaatuan | |||
| Kibangay | |||
| Kibogtong | No barangay of Lantapan is currently named Kibogtong | ||
| Kulasihan | |||
| Lantapan | Designated town proper (Poblacion) of Lantapan | ||
| Songco | |||
| Victory | |||
| Bobonawan | Cabanglasan | RA 6489 [13] | May refer to Sitio Valderrama (Valsons) of Barangay Imbatug, Cabanglasan |
| Cabanglasan | Designated town proper (Poblacion) of Cabanglasan | ||
| Cabulohan | |||
| Capinonan | |||
| Dalacutan | |||
| Freedom | |||
| Iba | |||
| Imbatug | |||
| Lambagan | |||
| Mandahican | |||
| Mandaing | |||
| Mauswagon | |||
| Omalao | Currently a sitio of Barangay Freedom | ||
| Paradise | |||
| Tugop | Present-day Barangay Tugop (RA 6489 [13] listed Tugop as part of Cabanglasan; currently, Tugop is under the jurisdiction of San Fernando) |
Sitios are territorial enclaves in a barangay that may be organized and incorporated and functions in similar capacity as a purok. However, they are not local government units. With its large number of barangays and a large area, Malaybalay has numerous sitios—some of which are highly organized and have functional quasi-governmental bodies. Most sitios sprung in the 1980s as a result of logging activities and the subsequent migration of natives from the barangay centers to the hinterlands. In the 1990s and well into the 21st century, some sitios experienced depopulation, including some becoming uninhabited (as in the case of Sitios Talahidan and Sambukan of Barangay Caburacanan).
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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.
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Valencia, officially the City of Valencia, is a 1st class component city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 216,546 people.
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The Pulangi River ;, also spelled Pulangui, is one of the major tributaries of the Rio Grande de Mindanao, an extensive river system in Mindanao, Philippines. With a length of 320 kilometres (199 mi), it is the longest river in Bukidnon and the 5th longest river in the Philippines. It traverses through majority of the cities and municipalities of Bukidnon from its source in Barangay Kalabugao, Impasugong, Bukidnon.
Bangcud is an urban barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, in the Philippines.
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.
Aglayan is an urban barangay of the City of Malaybalay in the Province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Aglayan has a population of 7,594 people.
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.
Saint Peter is a rural barangay in the Upper Pulangi District of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. It is situated 63 kilometres northeast of the city proper, on the east bank of the Pulangi River. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,324 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.
Busdi is a rural barangay of the Upper Pulangi District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,377 people. It is bounded to the north by Barangay Bulonay of Impasug-ong, to the east by the Municipality of La Paz, Agusan del Sur, to the south by Saint Peter and Kulaman, and to the west by Kibalabag and Manalog.
Patpat is the de facto name for barangay Lapu-Lapu of Malaybalay City, Philippines. As of the 2015 census, it has a population of 3,833 people.
Sumpong is an urban barangay of the City of Malaybalay in the Province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Sumpong has a population of 9,302 people. It is bounded to the north by Kalasungay, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by the Poblacion District, and to the west by Barangay 11.
Poblacion District refers to the poblacion of Malaybalay, Philippines. It is composed of eleven barangays and has an aggregate population of 26,579 and an area of 12.72 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by Sumpong, to the east by Can-ayan, to the south by Casisang, and to the west by Kalasungay.
Silae is a rural barangay in the Upper Pulangi District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. It is bordered to the north by Mapulo, to the east by Indalasa separated by the Pulangi River, to the south by the barangays of Iba, Poblacion, Dalacutan, and Freedom of the Municipality of Cabanglasan, and to the west by Can-ayan.