Barangay Labinay

Barangay Labinay forms part of City of Ozamiz, a city in Misamis Occidental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Labinay had a population of 1,519. This made it the 29th largest of 51 barangays in City of Ozamiz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Labinay accounted for approximately 1.08% of the total population of City of Ozamiz, which stood at 140,334 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Labinay moving from 1,600 residents to 1,519 residents, an intercensal change of -5.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Labinay as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Ozamiz is a city comprising 51 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Labinay, 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 Labinay ranks 120th 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.

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.