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Barangays in Davao Oriental

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 Oriental, at a glance

Barangays: 183^[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: 590,042^[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: 30 urban^[4]; 153 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Central^[5]; Mati City, Davao Oriental; 31,934 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: Batawan^[6]; Baganga, Davao Oriental; about 192.80 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: Macambol^{[5, 7]}; Mati City, Davao Oriental; 5.90% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Central, −2.14% 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.

183 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	AbijodCateel, Davao Oriental	2,152	about 97	about 22.28 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
102	LangkaLupon, Davao Oriental	2,143	about 325	about 6.60 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
103	LimotTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,140	about 66	about 32.22 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
104	MainitCateel, Davao Oriental	2,133	about 167	about 12.77 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
105	Santa FeCaraga, Davao Oriental	2,118	about 278	about 7.63 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
106	LimbahanLupon, Davao Oriental	2,093	about 376	about 5.56 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
107	CampawanBaganga, Davao Oriental	2,040	about 13	about 152.40 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
108	TomoaongTarragona, Davao Oriental	2,022	about 58	about 34.74 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
109	TagabebeGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,997	about 100	about 19.91 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
110	CabangcalanBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	1,971	about 1,209	about 1.63 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
111	CabasaganBoston, Davao Oriental	1,967	about 87	about 22.65 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
112	TagboaLupon, Davao Oriental	1,906	about 199	about 9.58 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
113	BanaoBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,901	about 167	about 11.38 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
114	San IsidroBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,864	about 111	about 16.74 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
115	AlegriaCateel, Davao Oriental	1,854	about 79	about 23.60 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
116	CulianMati City, Davao Oriental	1,848	about 76	about 24.38 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
117	MagandaTarragona, Davao Oriental	1,834	about 75	about 24.41 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
118	TagabakidMati City, Davao Oriental	1,809	about 141	about 12.80 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
119	Palma GilCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,800	about 21	about 86.05 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
120	DugmanonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	1,782	about 419	about 4.25 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
121	San IsidroLupon, Davao Oriental	1,765	about 82	about 21.56 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
122	Tandang SoraGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,760	about 151	about 11.66 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
123	CarmenBoston, Davao Oriental	1,754	about 194	about 9.02 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
124	ManorigaoCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,740	about 174	about 10.01 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
125	TagbinongaMati City, Davao Oriental	1,663	about 64	about 25.91 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
126	SibajayBoston, Davao Oriental	1,655	about 866	about 1.91 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
127	TambanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,654	about 184	about 8.97 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
128	CaatihanBoston, Davao Oriental	1,640	about 16	about 100.31 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
129	San JoseCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,635	about 186	about 8.81 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
130	DadongTarragona, Davao Oriental	1,613	about 73	about 22.00 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
131	AnitapGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,595	about 1,437	about 1.11 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
132	Del PilarManay, Davao Oriental	1,541	about 92	about 16.74 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
133	San VictorBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,537	about 64	about 24.16 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
134	Santa FilomenaCateel, Davao Oriental	1,537	about 630	about 2.44 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
135	Upper TibanbanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,528	about 192	about 7.94 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
136	LamiawanCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,521	about 88	about 17.37 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
137	CabadianganLupon, Davao Oriental	1,515	about 236	about 6.42 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
138	SanghayMati City, Davao Oriental	1,505	about 64	about 23.36 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
139	BobonaoBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,459	about 83	about 17.50 km²	11.69% a year	Rural
140	OmpaoTarragona, Davao Oriental	1,417	about 63	about 22.58 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
141	OregonGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	1,381	about 31	about 44.83 km²	3.72% a year	Rural
142	LubanMati City, Davao Oriental	1,373	about 56	about 24.31 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
143	AliwagwagCateel, Davao Oriental	1,365	about 13	about 106.65 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
144	MikitBaganga, Davao Oriental	1,338	about 11	about 126.72 km²	4.00% a year	Rural
145	MercedesCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,292	about 11	about 112.88 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
146	RizalManay, Davao Oriental	1,282	about 18	about 70.70 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
147	MahayagBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	1,278	about 55	about 23.19 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
148	LangkaMati City, Davao Oriental	1,271	about 82	about 15.46 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
149	San MiguelCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,270	about 111	about 11.47 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
150	ZaragosaManay, Davao Oriental	1,252	about 120	about 10.41 km²	−2.31% 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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