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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, 301 to 350 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
301	Quirino DistrictPadada, Davao del Sur	1,581	about 1,307	about 1.21 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
302	New OponMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,567	about 419	about 3.74 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
303	San JoseKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,561	about 159	about 9.80 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
304	BuenavistaBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,546	about 505	about 3.06 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
305	LuparanSulop, Davao del Sur	1,540	about 185	about 8.31 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
306	KilateDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,522	about 226	about 6.72 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
307	KisulanKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,517	about 142	about 10.66 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
308	Barangay 26-CDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,511	about 18,654	about 0.081 km²	−2.52% a year	Urban
309	Atan-AweDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,507	about 518	about 2.91 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
310	Lower MalinaoPadada, Davao del Sur	1,498	about 486	about 3.08 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
311	BonifacioKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,481	about 261	about 5.67 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
312	CamansiDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,480	about 410	about 3.61 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
313	Punta PiapePadada, Davao del Sur	1,478	about 2,019	about 0.732 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
314	Lower MarberMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,477	about 420	about 3.52 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
315	PiapePadada, Davao del Sur	1,470	about 1,267	about 1.16 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
316	GlamangMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,464	about 168	about 8.72 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
317	SolongvaleSulop, Davao del Sur	1,457	about 340	about 4.29 km²	6.08% a year	Rural
318	LanuroHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,442	about 309	about 4.67 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
319	Jose RizalSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur	1,431	about 184	about 7.78 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
320	TaguranoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,426	about 243	about 5.87 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
321	New SibongaKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,417	about 317	about 4.47 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
322	RizalMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,411	about 261	about 5.40 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
323	Lower LimonzoPadada, Davao del Sur	1,381	about 580	about 2.38 km²	−4.96% a year	Rural
324	AsbangMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,377	about 94	about 14.64 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
325	Lati-anKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,355	about 177	about 7.66 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
326	Barangay 38-DDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,349	about 11,432	about 0.118 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
327	New MurciaMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,346	about 250	about 5.39 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
328	LabonSulop, Davao del Sur	1,333	about 165	about 8.09 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
329	Barangay 36-DDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,326	about 20,686	about 0.0641 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
330	LampianaoDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,319	about 140	about 9.42 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
331	KapokMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,315	about 283	about 4.65 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
332	MolopoloKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,300	about 353	about 3.68 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
333	KinuskusanBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,291	about 402	about 3.21 km²	11.96% a year	Rural
334	PaliliPadada, Davao del Sur	1,287	about 319	about 4.04 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
335	BunotKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,250	about 130	about 9.63 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
336	Barangay 12-BDavao City, Davao del Sur	1,249	about 7,616	about 0.164 km²	1.92% a year	Urban
337	Santo NiñoKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,249	about 263	about 4.75 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
338	New CebuSulop, Davao del Sur	1,241	about 186	about 6.68 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
339	San PedroKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,235	about 244	about 5.07 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
340	MatutunganSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur	1,232	about 259	about 4.75 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
341	San JoseMatanao, Davao del Sur	1,227	about 228	about 5.37 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
342	LinawanBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,221	about 138	about 8.88 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
343	Harada ButaiSulop, Davao del Sur	1,218	about 414	about 2.94 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
344	KiblagonMalalag, Davao del Sur	1,217	about 116	about 10.50 km²	−6.13% a year	Rural
345	New IlocosMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	1,200	about 264	about 4.54 km²	−3.73% a year	Rural
346	AlegreBansalan, Davao del Sur	1,195	about 52	about 23.15 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
347	MahayahayDigos City, Davao del Sur	1,193	about 526	about 2.27 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
348	Maraga-aKiblawan, Davao del Sur	1,181	about 237	about 4.98 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
349	Upper MalinaoPadada, Davao del Sur	1,171	about 271	about 4.32 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
350	Maliit DigosHagonoy, Davao del Sur	1,132	about 210	about 5.38 km²	2.48% 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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