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Barangays in Davao Region

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Davao Region

Barangays in Davao Region, at a glance

Barangays: 1,162^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 5,389,422^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 354 urban^[4]; 808 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bucana^[5]; Davao City, Davao del Sur; 83,192 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Gupitan^[6]; Kapalong, Davao del Norte; about 590.46 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Mudiang^{[5, 7]}; Davao City, Davao del Sur; 9.20% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 283 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Napnapan, −7.76% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

1,162 barangays, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	BaletIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,699	about 381	about 7.08 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
552	San VicenteAsuncion, Davao del Norte	2,699	about 330	about 8.18 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
553	BuriMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,695	about 366	about 7.36 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
554	PintataganBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	2,692	about 106	about 25.47 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
555	Crispin Dela CruzGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,690	about 659	about 4.08 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
556	MalativasPanabo City, Davao del Norte	2,682	about 431	about 6.22 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
557	SawanganMawab, Davao de Oro	2,679	about 201	about 13.32 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
558	ButulanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,670	about 159	about 16.83 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
559	MegkawayanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,668	about 140	about 19.04 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
560	SalapawanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,660	about 89	about 29.73 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
561	OlayconMonkayo, Davao de Oro	2,654	about 191	about 13.91 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
562	PatucoSarangani, Davao Occidental	2,647	about 247	about 10.73 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
563	JovellarTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,646	about 240	about 11.04 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
564	BinancianAsuncion, Davao del Norte	2,637	about 122	about 21.53 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
565	San AntonioLaak, Davao de Oro	2,635	about 59	about 44.74 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
566	LibertadIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,632	about 397	about 6.63 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
567	KidalapongMalita, Davao Occidental	2,629	about 338	about 7.77 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
568	CarmenDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,626	about 331	about 7.93 km²	3.75% a year	Rural
569	LucatanTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,624	about 101	about 25.86 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
570	MagdugGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,614	about 69	about 37.94 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
571	San Isidro (Babak)Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,613	about 394	about 6.64 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
572	BucladAsuncion, Davao del Norte	2,611	about 217	about 12.03 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
573	KinawitnonIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,604	about 1,118	about 2.33 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
574	MacopaMonkayo, Davao de Oro	2,602	about 305	about 8.52 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
575	BabagMonkayo, Davao de Oro	2,601	about 370	about 7.03 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
576	Manuel PeraltaMalita, Davao Occidental	2,590	about 62	about 41.73 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
577	Barangay 1-ADavao City, Davao del Sur	2,582	about 16,766	about 0.154 km²	−4.21% a year	Urban
578	Rang-ayBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	2,579	about 334	about 7.73 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
579	Nueva VisayasMawab, Davao de Oro	2,575	about 323	about 7.96 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
580	AraiboPantukan, Davao de Oro	2,564	about 30	about 85.21 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
581	TiculonMalita, Davao Occidental	2,563	about 127	about 20.20 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
582	San IsidroManay, Davao Oriental	2,555	about 90	about 28.52 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
583	PundaguitanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	2,549	about 197	about 12.95 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
584	EdenDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,542	about 313	about 8.12 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
585	MeybioJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,534	about 68	about 37.25 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
586	SibulanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,529	about 146	about 17.29 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
587	DulanganDigos City, Davao del Sur	2,526	about 126	about 20.10 km²	7.07% a year	Rural
588	San LuisCaraga, Davao Oriental	2,521	about 309	about 8.15 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
589	San RoqueSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	2,521	about 404	about 6.24 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
590	Mambago-AIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,515	about 399	about 6.31 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
591	San AntonioSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	2,515	about 136	about 18.51 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
592	LibudonMati City, Davao Oriental	2,513	about 193	about 13.04 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
593	PaliliSulop, Davao del Sur	2,501	about 359	about 6.97 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
594	Del PilarMabini, Davao de Oro	2,493	about 179	about 13.96 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
595	Tagbitan-agIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	2,479	about 165	about 15.05 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
596	GumitanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,476	about 44	about 56.11 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
597	San IsidroCarmen, Davao del Norte	2,474	about 345	about 7.17 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
598	PandapanTagum City, Davao del Norte	2,471	about 456	about 5.42 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
599	CagangananBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	2,468	about 558	about 4.42 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
600	CarahayanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,466	about 91	about 27.15 km²	0.18% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region XI (Davao Region) (OpenSTAT table 0111A6DTHP0). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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