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Barangays in Davao del Sur

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 del Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 414^[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: 2,554,076^[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: 181 urban^[4]; 233 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: Marilog^[6]; Davao City, Davao del Sur; about 174.04 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: 95 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion Dos, −3.42% 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.

414 barangays, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao del Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	AlmendrasPadada, Davao del Sur	2,889	about 5,621	about 0.514 km²	−6.20% a year	Urban
202	Harada ButaiPadada, Davao del Sur	2,869	about 3,736	about 0.768 km²	2.44% a year	Urban
203	SaloyDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,862	about 130	about 22.07 km²	6.63% a year	Rural
204	BacunganMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,808	about 103	about 27.32 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
205	TubodBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,794	about 768	about 3.64 km²	−5.40% a year	Rural
206	PanaglibKiblawan, Davao del Sur	2,741	about 387	about 7.09 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
207	BuriMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,695	about 366	about 7.36 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
208	MegkawayanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,668	about 140	about 19.04 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
209	SalapawanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,660	about 89	about 29.73 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
210	CarmenDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,626	about 331	about 7.93 km²	3.75% a year	Rural
211	Barangay 1-ADavao City, Davao del Sur	2,582	about 16,766	about 0.154 km²	−4.21% a year	Urban
212	EdenDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,542	about 313	about 8.12 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
213	SibulanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,529	about 146	about 17.29 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
214	DulanganDigos City, Davao del Sur	2,526	about 126	about 20.10 km²	7.07% a year	Rural
215	PaliliSulop, Davao del Sur	2,501	about 359	about 6.97 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
216	GumitanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,476	about 44	about 56.11 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
217	San MiguelMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,449	about 291	about 8.43 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
218	BalengaengDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,444	about 550	about 4.44 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
219	BalnateMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,439	about 369	about 6.61 km²	14.03% a year	Rural
220	New VisayasMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,422	about 343	about 7.06 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
221	BudaDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,401	about 123	about 19.58 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
222	Barangay 11-BDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,399	about 17,384	about 0.138 km²	2.64% a year	Urban
223	SinaraganMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,394	about 717	about 3.34 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
224	Barangay 25-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,388	about 45,573	about 0.0524 km²	5.34% a year	Rural
225	UbaldeDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,386	about 25,991	about 0.0918 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
226	Cogon-BacacaKiblawan, Davao del Sur	2,382	about 206	about 11.55 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
227	Southern PaliguePadada, Davao del Sur	2,373	about 1,372	about 1.73 km²	6.56% a year	Rural
228	TalasSulop, Davao del Sur	2,372	about 587	about 4.04 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
229	DalagDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,364	about 71	about 33.22 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
230	PangyanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,358	about 272	about 8.66 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
231	AnonangBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,331	about 230	about 10.12 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
232	MabungaBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,326	about 448	about 5.19 km²	12.26% a year	Rural
233	New KatipunanMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,321	about 290	about 8.00 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
234	Barangay 14-BDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,312	about 12,916	about 0.179 km²	5.44% a year	Urban
235	SaboyMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,311	about 256	about 9.03 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
236	KibuayaHagonoy, Davao del Sur	2,273	about 511	about 4.45 km²	3.14% a year	Urban
237	TowakMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,258	about 241	about 9.36 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
238	Barangay 6-ADavao City, Davao del Sur	2,250	about 14,706	about 0.153 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
239	New ValenciaDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,231	about 252	about 8.87 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
240	Barangay 15-BDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,228	about 7,257	about 0.307 km²	−3.66% a year	Urban
241	CamanchilesMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,211	about 598	about 3.70 km²	4.65% a year	Urban
242	Barangay 40-DDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,190	about 16,977	about 0.129 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
243	KabasaganMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,188	about 383	about 5.71 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
244	BantolDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,158	about 112	about 19.33 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
245	TacubKiblawan, Davao del Sur	2,153	about 177	about 12.19 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
246	BaganihanDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,126	about 110	about 19.24 km²	8.60% a year	Rural
247	MahayahayHagonoy, Davao del Sur	2,115	about 253	about 8.35 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
248	MckinleySulop, Davao del Sur	2,110	about 326	about 6.47 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
249	Barangay 27-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,106	about 6,707	about 0.314 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
250	San IsidroPadada, Davao del Sur	2,103	about 1,107	about 1.90 km²	2.28% 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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