Barangay Guinalaban

Situated in Salay, Misamis Oriental, Barangay Guinalaban is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Guinalaban had a population of 1,208. This made it the 8th largest of 18 barangays in Salay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guinalaban accounted for approximately 4.03% of the total population of Salay, which stood at 29,998 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guinalaban moving from 1,007 residents to 1,208 residents, an intercensal change of +20.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Guinalaban is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Salay is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guinalaban, 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 Guinalaban ranks 246th 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.