Barangay Mialen

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Mialen is one of the administrative divisions of City of Oroquieta in Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mialen had a population of 313. This made it the 45th largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Mialen accounted for approximately 0.43% of the total population of City of Oroquieta, which stood at 72,301 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mialen changed from 253 to 313, a shift of +23.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Oroquieta. Barangay Mialen is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Oroquieta is a city comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mialen, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mialen ranks 461st by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mialen 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.