Barangay Mandahikan

Situated in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Barangay Mandahikan is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mandahikan had a population of 2,279. This made it the 7th largest of 15 barangays in Cabanglasan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mandahikan accounted for approximately 6.28% of the total population of Cabanglasan, which stood at 36,286 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mandahikan moving from 2,489 residents to 2,279 residents, an intercensal change of -8.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mandahikan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabanglasan is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mandahikan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bukidnon, which contains 464 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mandahikan ranks 230th by 2020 population. Bukidnon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mandahikan 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.