Barangay Magting

Barangay Magting forms part of Mambajao, a municipality in Camiguin, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magting had a population of 2,314. This made it the 8th largest of 15 barangays in Mambajao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magting accounted for approximately 5.63% of the total population of Mambajao, which stood at 41,094 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Magting changed from 2,089 to 2,314, a shift of +10.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Mambajao. Barangay Magting is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mambajao is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Magting, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camiguin, which contains 58 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Magting ranks 11th by 2020 population. Camiguin is classified as a 5th 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.