Barangay Tolingon

Situated in Mainit, Surigao Del Norte, Barangay Tolingon is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tolingon had a population of 1,334. This made it the 9th largest of 21 barangays in Mainit by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tolingon accounted for approximately 4.76% of the total population of Mainit, which stood at 28,019 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tolingon moving from 1,214 residents to 1,334 residents, an intercensal change of +9.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tolingon as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mainit is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tolingon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Norte, which contains 335 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tolingon ranks 127th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tolingon 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.