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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, 251 to 300 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
251	TologanHagonoy, Davao del Sur	2,093	about 330	about 6.34 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
252	KasugaMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,086	about 480	about 4.35 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
253	Tala-oSulop, Davao del Sur	2,082	about 434	about 4.80 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
254	San RoqueDigos City, Davao del Sur	2,080	about 438	about 4.75 km²	5.57% a year	Rural
255	TagansuleMalalag, Davao del Sur	2,064	about 209	about 9.87 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
256	CabliganMatanao, Davao del Sur	2,060	about 539	about 3.82 km²	5.87% a year	Rural
257	WaterfallSulop, Davao del Sur	2,043	about 391	about 5.22 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
258	DarapuayBansalan, Davao del Sur	2,039	about 159	about 12.85 km²	3.55% a year	Rural
259	KanapuloMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	2,009	about 208	about 9.65 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
260	Barangay 24-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	2,001	about 24,919	about 0.0803 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
261	MabiniMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,994	about 96	about 20.81 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
262	PituMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,991	about 136	about 14.60 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
263	TanwalangSulop, Davao del Sur	1,957	about 298	about 6.57 km²	3.62% a year	Urban
264	BloconMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,938	about 306	about 6.34 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
265	MabiniMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,936	about 256	about 7.57 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
266	PanalumDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,936	about 187	about 10.33 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
267	MalawanitMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,932	about 55	about 34.84 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
268	MarberBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,931	about 621	about 3.11 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
269	Datu SalumayDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,920	about 95	about 20.24 km²	14.29% a year	Rural
270	LapulabaoHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,910	about 297	about 6.43 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
271	CaputianMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,909	about 242	about 7.89 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
272	SumimaoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,897	about 68	about 27.94 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
273	EmanBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,895	about 254	about 7.45 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
274	La SuerteMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,892	about 393	about 4.81 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
275	San IsidroHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,886	about 650	about 2.90 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
276	Dongan-PekongMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,877	about 70	about 26.82 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
277	GatunganDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,875	about 244	about 7.68 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
278	ColonsabakMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,873	about 37	about 50.02 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
279	TaglunoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,869	about 330	about 5.66 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
280	Northern PaliguePadada, Davao del Sur	1,835	about 653	about 2.81 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
281	Bulol-SaloKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,819	about 49	about 37.00 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
282	N C Ordaneza DistrictPadada, Davao del Sur	1,799	about 2,358	about 0.763 km²	−4.29% a year	Urban
283	Barangay 4-ADavao City, Davao del Sur	1,749	about 7,539	about 0.232 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
284	Barangay 33-DDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,738	about 15,113	about 0.115 km²	−1.19% a year	Urban
285	LumiadDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,738	about 65	about 26.82 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
286	BagumbayanKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,726	about 275	about 6.27 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
287	Santo NiñoBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,717	about 576	about 2.98 km²	−3.86% a year	Rural
288	TiboloSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur	1,715	about 112	about 15.28 km²	5.41% a year	Rural
289	MaiboMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,713	about 119	about 14.44 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
290	ManualKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,693	about 403	about 4.20 km²	6.50% a year	Rural
291	MabuhayDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,686	about 134	about 12.58 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
292	IboMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,684	about 192	about 8.76 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
293	KauswaganMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,683	about 261	about 6.46 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
294	SoongDigos City, Davao del Sur	1,670	about 474	about 3.52 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
295	Bagong NegrosKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,637	about 182	about 9.00 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
296	Barangay 32-DDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,633	about 10,604	about 0.154 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
297	San IsidroMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,627	about 253	about 6.42 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
298	BalabagDigos City, Davao del Sur	1,625	about 78	about 20.76 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
299	DomingaDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,614	about 190	about 8.48 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
300	SinoronSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur	1,590	about 50	about 31.99 km²	0.85% 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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