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Barangays in Davao del Norte

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 del Norte
Agusan del SurBukidnonDavao de OroDavao del SurAsuncionBraulio E. DujaliCarmenPanabo CityTagum CityIsland Garden City of SamalKapalongNew CorellaSanto TomasSawataTalaingod

Barangays in Davao del Norte, at a glance

Barangays
223[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
1,143,931[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
75 urban[4]
148 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Tibal-og[5]
Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte
48,520 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
Mesaoy[5, 7]
New Corella, Davao del Norte
2.92% 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
63 barangays[7]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Southern Davao, −3.97% a year.
Region: Davao Region
Province: Davao del Norte
Town: All
Sort: Most people

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.

223 barangays, 201 to 223 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao del Norte, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
201New SantiagoAsuncion, Davao del Norte1,412about 148about 9.52 km²−0.17% a yearRural
202BuanAsuncion, Davao del Norte1,391about 169about 8.24 km²1.12% a yearRural
203El SalvadorNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,361about 101about 13.43 km²0.30% a yearRural
204CacaoPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,342about 162about 8.26 km²0.69% a yearRural
205Sto. NiñoNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,331about 178about 7.49 km²0.22% a yearRural
206New SambogNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,327about 258about 5.14 km²3.64% a yearRural
207AundanaoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,309about 115about 11.42 km²−0.02% a yearRural
208MindaCarmen, Davao del Norte1,277about 246about 5.20 km²0.98% a yearRural
209Santo NiñoSawata, Davao del Norte1,253about 588about 2.13 km²1.99% a yearRural
210San JoseNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,227about 239about 5.14 km²1.52% a yearRural
211New LoonAsuncion, Davao del Norte1,225about 324about 3.78 km²−5.86% a yearRural
212PatrocenioNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,093about 88about 12.45 km²0.47% a yearRural
213LicupIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,081about 299about 3.61 km²0.82% a yearRural
214LinosutanIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,055about 257about 4.11 km²1.03% a yearRural
215WaterfallPanabo City, Davao del Norte1,050about 282about 3.73 km²1.94% a yearRural
216Del MonteNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,019about 57about 17.87 km²2.48% a yearRural
217TagdaliaoIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte978about 370about 2.64 km²1.08% a yearRural
218LibutonSawata, Davao del Norte974about 95about 10.20 km²0.07% a yearRural
219BuenavistaPanabo City, Davao del Norte893about 112about 7.96 km²2.86% a yearRural
220Santa FilomenaAsuncion, Davao del Norte729about 102about 7.16 km²−0.07% a yearRural
221SionIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte727about 117about 6.22 km²−1.52% a yearRural
222San RoquePanabo City, Davao del Norte676about 109about 6.21 km²0.72% a yearRural
223KatualanPanabo City, Davao del Norte662about 168about 3.95 km²2.14% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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