Barangay Petianan

Barangay Petianan is a small barangay in the municipality of Don Victoriano Chiongbian, located in the province of Misamis Occidental, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Petianan had a population of 864. This made it the 6th largest of 11 barangays in Don Victoriano Chiongbian by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Petianan accounted for approximately 8.94% of the total population of Don Victoriano Chiongbian, which stood at 9,664 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Petianan changed from 1,117 to 864, a shift of -22.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Don Victoriano Chiongbian. Barangay Petianan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Don Victoriano Chiongbian is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Petianan, 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 Petianan ranks 251st 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.