Barangay Toliyok

Situated in City of Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Toliyok is one of 47 barangays that make up the city within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Toliyok had a population of 974. This made it the 24th largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Toliyok accounted for approximately 1.35% of the total population of City of Oroquieta, which stood at 72,301 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 842 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 974 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +15.7%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Toliyok 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 Toliyok, 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 Toliyok ranks 219th 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 Toliyok 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.