Barangay Balon

Situated in Tudela, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Balon is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balon had a population of 892. This made it the 12th largest of 33 barangays in Tudela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balon accounted for approximately 3.12% of the total population of Tudela, which stood at 28,599 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 967 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 892 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -7.8%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Balon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tudela is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Balon ranks 242nd by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Balon 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.