Barangay Santo Niño

Situated in Tubod, Lanao Del Norte, Barangay Santo Niño is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santo Niño had a population of 524. This made it the 24th largest of 24 barangays in Tubod by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Niño accounted for approximately 1.05% of the total population of Tubod, which stood at 50,073 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santo Niño moving from 632 residents to 524 residents, an intercensal change of -17.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Santo Niño is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tubod is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santo Niño, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santo Niño ranks 422nd by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte 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.