Barangay Punod

Situated in Bacolod, Lanao Del Norte, Barangay Punod is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Punod had a population of 935. This made it the 8th largest of 16 barangays in Bacolod by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Punod accounted for approximately 3.84% of the total population of Bacolod, which stood at 24,367 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Punod changed from 856 to 935, a shift of +9.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Bacolod. Barangay Punod is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bacolod is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Punod, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Punod ranks 295th by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Punod is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.