Barangay Tinaan

Situated in Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental, Barangay Tinaan is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tinaan had a population of 572. This made it the 21st largest of 25 barangays in Magsaysay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tinaan accounted for approximately 1.55% of the total population of Magsaysay, which stood at 36,803 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tinaan moving from 624 residents to 572 residents, an intercensal change of -8.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Tinaan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magsaysay is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tinaan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Oriental, which contains 504 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tinaan ranks 369th by 2020 population. Misamis Oriental is classified as a 1st 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.