Barangay Sumirap

Situated in City of Tangub, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Sumirap is one of 55 barangays that make up the city within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Sumirap had a population of 1,550. This made it the 14th largest of 55 barangays in City of Tangub by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Sumirap accounted for approximately 2.27% of the total population of City of Tangub, which stood at 68,389 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,531 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,550 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.2%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Sumirap as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tangub is a city comprising 55 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sumirap, 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 Sumirap ranks 115th 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.