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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, 151 to 183 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	SimulaoBoston, Davao Oriental	1,245	about 7	about 185.33 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
152	MaglahusCateel, Davao Oriental	1,221	about 15	about 82.89 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
153	CaningagCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,186	about 80	about 14.91 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
154	Don Leon BalanteCaraga, Davao Oriental	1,123	about 187	about 6.00 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
155	San MiguelCateel, Davao Oriental	1,091	about 141	about 7.75 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
156	CauswaganBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	1,085	about 196	about 5.54 km²	7.20% a year	Rural
157	CambaleonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	1,072	about 85	about 12.58 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
158	San FerminManay, Davao Oriental	1,069	about 64	about 16.60 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
159	MahayahayLupon, Davao Oriental	1,064	about 213	about 4.99 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
160	CayawanManay, Davao Oriental	1,036	about 55	about 18.82 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
161	IbaSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	951	about 191	about 4.97 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
162	San VicenteCateel, Davao Oriental	933	about 212	about 4.41 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
163	San MiguelSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	932	about 137	about 6.81 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
164	MagsaysayLupon, Davao Oriental	925	about 228	about 4.05 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
165	Santo RosarioSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	913	about 94	about 9.72 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
166	CawayananBoston, Davao Oriental	911	about 86	about 10.65 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
167	BaybayCateel, Davao Oriental	901	about 261	about 3.45 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
168	ConcepcionManay, Davao Oriental	886	about 80	about 11.14 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
169	LambogManay, Davao Oriental	884	about 172	about 5.14 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
170	MaagSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	872	about 66	about 13.12 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
171	DanaoMati City, Davao Oriental	775	about 100	about 7.77 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
172	Lapu-lapuSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	757	about 89	about 8.50 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
173	San JoseLupon, Davao Oriental	751	about 949	about 0.791 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
174	New VisayasLupon, Davao Oriental	722	about 106	about 6.83 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
175	SudlonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	721	about 56	about 12.92 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
176	ManrezaManay, Davao Oriental	712	about 87	about 8.20 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
177	GuzaManay, Davao Oriental	707	about 91	about 7.80 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
178	AlvarCaraga, Davao Oriental	695	about 72	about 9.67 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
179	MaputiSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	640	about 60	about 10.65 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
180	MabiniManay, Davao Oriental	637	about 188	about 3.38 km²	7.13% a year	Rural
181	BatawanBaganga, Davao Oriental	617	about 3	about 192.80 km²	−3.54% a year	Rural
182	CapasnanManay, Davao Oriental	603	about 58	about 10.47 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
183	LantawanLupon, Davao Oriental	338	about 81	about 4.18 km²	−3.73% 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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