Barangay Punong

Barangay Punong forms part of City of Gingoog, a city in Misamis Oriental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Punong had a population of 1,046. This made it the 38th largest of 79 barangays in City of Gingoog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Punong accounted for approximately 0.77% of the total population of City of Gingoog, which stood at 136,698 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Punong changed from 1,022 to 1,046, a shift of +2.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Gingoog. Barangay Punong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Gingoog is a city comprising 79 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Punong, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Oriental, which contains 504 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Punong ranks 282nd by 2020 population. Misamis Oriental is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.