Barangay Tuyabang Proper

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tuyabang Proper had a population of 345. This made it the 43rd largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Tuyabang Proper accounted for approximately 0.48% of the total population of City of Oroquieta, which stood at 72,301 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tuyabang Proper moving from 354 residents to 345 residents, an intercensal change of -2.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Tuyabang Proper 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 Tuyabang Proper, 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 Tuyabang Proper ranks 454th 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 Tuyabang Proper 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.