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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]

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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	LinadasanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	1,914	about 43	about 44.19 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
752	CebulidaLaak, Davao de Oro	1,912	about 173	about 11.08 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
753	LapulabaoHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,910	about 297	about 6.43 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
754	CaputianMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,909	about 242	about 7.89 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
755	AsuncionCarmen, Davao del Norte	1,907	about 883	about 2.16 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
756	TagboaLupon, Davao Oriental	1,906	about 199	about 9.58 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
757	BanaoBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,901	about 167	about 11.38 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
758	PalocMaragusan, Davao de Oro	1,900	about 162	about 11.72 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
759	SumimaoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,897	about 68	about 27.94 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
760	EmanBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,895	about 254	about 7.45 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
761	Santo NiñoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	1,895	about 625	about 3.03 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
762	KatipunanNabunturan, Davao de Oro	1,894	about 193	about 9.83 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
763	La SuerteMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,892	about 393	about 4.81 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
764	CarcorNew Corella, Davao del Norte	1,891	about 243	about 7.79 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
765	San IsidroHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,886	about 650	about 2.90 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
766	LipolSarangani, Davao Occidental	1,885	about 275	about 6.85 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
767	MamungaMonkayo, Davao de Oro	1,881	about 132	about 14.29 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
768	Dongan-PekongMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,877	about 70	about 26.82 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
769	PanoraonMaco, Davao de Oro	1,877	about 134	about 14.04 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
770	GatunganDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,875	about 244	about 7.68 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
771	ColonsabakMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,873	about 37	about 50.02 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
772	TaglunoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,869	about 330	about 5.66 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
773	San IsidroBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,864	about 111	about 16.74 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
774	AlegriaCateel, Davao Oriental	1,854	about 79	about 23.60 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
775	CulianMati City, Davao Oriental	1,848	about 76	about 24.38 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
776	Santa EmiliaLaak, Davao de Oro	1,841	about 87	about 21.13 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
777	ConsolacionPanabo City, Davao del Norte	1,839	about 323	about 5.69 km²	4.86% a year	Rural
778	New CasayBraulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte	1,836	about 558	about 3.29 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
779	Northern PaliguePadada, Davao del Sur	1,835	about 653	about 2.81 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
780	MagandaTarragona, Davao Oriental	1,834	about 75	about 24.41 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
781	TandawanNew Bataan, Davao de Oro	1,826	about 18	about 100.19 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
782	AdecorIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	1,819	about 664	about 2.74 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
783	Bulol-SaloKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,819	about 49	about 37.00 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
784	KauswaganPanabo City, Davao del Norte	1,815	about 412	about 4.40 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
785	LaisMalita, Davao Occidental	1,810	about 144	about 12.58 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
786	TagabakidMati City, Davao Oriental	1,809	about 141	about 12.80 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
787	Palma GilCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,800	about 21	about 86.05 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
788	CatagmanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	1,799	about 1,487	about 1.21 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
789	N C Ordaneza DistrictPadada, Davao del Sur	1,799	about 2,358	about 0.763 km²	−4.29% a year	Urban
790	New MalagaPanabo City, Davao del Norte	1,786	about 274	about 6.51 km²	−3.68% a year	Rural
791	DugmanonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	1,782	about 419	about 4.25 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
792	CadaatanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	1,774	about 268	about 6.61 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
793	TagporePanabo City, Davao del Norte	1,769	about 399	about 4.43 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
794	Datu AmpunanLaak, Davao de Oro	1,768	about 30	about 58.80 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
795	SalvacionCarmen, Davao del Norte	1,766	about 371	about 4.76 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
796	San IsidroLupon, Davao Oriental	1,765	about 82	about 21.56 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
797	SaosaoMawab, Davao de Oro	1,761	about 157	about 11.24 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
798	CayapongaJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	1,760	about 71	about 24.89 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
799	KatipunanMaragusan, Davao de Oro	1,760	about 142	about 12.40 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
800	Tandang SoraGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,760	about 151	about 11.66 km²	2.98% 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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