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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.
Region: Davao Region
Province: Davao del Sur
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.

414 barangays, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao del Sur, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
351KatipunanSulop, Davao del Sur1,107about 383about 2.89 km²4.11% a yearRural
352Barangay 34-DDavao City, Davao del Sur1,094about 5,728about 0.191 km²0.44% a yearUrban
353TuloganPadada, Davao del Sur1,092about 501about 2.18 km²0.81% a yearRural
354TinongtonganBansalan, Davao del Sur1,087about 204about 5.34 km²1.56% a yearRural
355San GuillermoHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,084about 228about 4.76 km²−0.50% a yearRural
356DalumayMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,067about 227about 4.70 km²0.45% a yearRural
357PasigKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,066about 225about 4.73 km²0.76% a yearRural
358LibertadBansalan, Davao del Sur1,059about 274about 3.86 km²3.87% a yearRural
359TamlangonMatanao, Davao del Sur1,056about 508about 2.08 km²2.29% a yearRural
360BitaugBansalan, Davao del Sur1,048about 138about 7.57 km²6.82% a yearRural
361BuasMatanao, Davao del Sur1,037about 319about 3.25 km²0.23% a yearRural
362Barangay 18-BDavao City, Davao del Sur1,024about 5,120about 0.20 km²−4.32% a yearUrban
363Malabang DamsiteHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,018about 233about 4.36 km²−2.72% a yearRural
364Alta VistaBansalan, Davao del Sur1,009about 49about 20.52 km²−0.07% a yearRural
365DapokKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,007about 899about 1.12 km²1.61% a yearRural
366DalagdagDavao City, Davao del Sur1,000about 275about 3.63 km²0.73% a yearRural
367New QuezonHagonoy, Davao del Sur998about 263about 3.80 km²0.19% a yearRural
368San VicenteMatanao, Davao del Sur992about 245about 4.05 km²5.29% a yearRural
369UnionBansalan, Davao del Sur977about 289about 3.38 km²−0.63% a yearRural
370BuguisSulop, Davao del Sur972about 204about 4.77 km²5.68% a yearRural
371Barangay 17-BDavao City, Davao del Sur969about 17,459about 0.0555 km²1.63% a yearUrban
372SaliduconSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur957about 184about 5.19 km²2.06% a yearRural
373San MiguelMatanao, Davao del Sur931about 433about 2.15 km²−6.09% a yearRural
374ParameSulop, Davao del Sur928about 195about 4.77 km²4.55% a yearRural
375Barangay 30-CDavao City, Davao del Sur922about 4,542about 0.203 km²−3.22% a yearUrban
376TibongbongMatanao, Davao del Sur894about 379about 2.36 km²1.83% a yearRural
377Don Sergio Osmeña, Sr.Padada, Davao del Sur872about 445about 1.96 km²4.53% a yearRural
378BalasinonSulop, Davao del Sur866about 359about 2.41 km²2.32% a yearRural
379San IsidroKiblawan, Davao del Sur858about 204about 4.21 km²2.06% a yearRural
380MeliliaSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur850about 186about 4.56 km²−0.83% a yearRural
381Lower KatipunanPadada, Davao del Sur848about 322about 2.63 km²5.89% a yearRural
382AsinanMatanao, Davao del Sur846about 149about 5.67 km²−1.07% a yearRural
383SibayanBansalan, Davao del Sur820about 115about 7.11 km²3.62% a yearRural
384TagolilongSulop, Davao del Sur818about 151about 5.40 km²0.63% a yearRural
385Langa-anMatanao, Davao del Sur811about 181about 4.47 km²1.41% a yearRural
386CebozaMatanao, Davao del Sur802about 250about 3.21 km²1.30% a yearRural
387AbnateKiblawan, Davao del Sur799about 43about 18.75 km²5.15% a yearRural
388OsmeñaSulop, Davao del Sur792about 157about 5.05 km²6.50% a yearRural
389LungagDigos City, Davao del Sur775about 259about 2.99 km²4.23% a yearRural
390ClibHagonoy, Davao del Sur760about 309about 2.46 km²−1.72% a yearRural
391La UnionHagonoy, Davao del Sur758about 276about 2.75 km²0.13% a yearRural
392RoxasSulop, Davao del Sur738about 189about 3.90 km²0.16% a yearRural
393LitosSulop, Davao del Sur734about 95about 7.74 km²1.01% a yearRural
394LaperasSulop, Davao del Sur713about 108about 6.58 km²−0.76% a yearRural
395PocaleelKiblawan, Davao del Sur694about 135about 5.15 km²1.55% a yearRural
396KibaoMatanao, Davao del Sur683about 184about 3.72 km²−3.63% a yearRural
397MalongonMagsaysay, Davao del Sur679about 157about 4.33 km²0.14% a yearRural
398WaterfallKiblawan, Davao del Sur671about 228about 2.94 km²1.72% a yearRural
399BagumbayanMatanao, Davao del Sur655about 366about 1.79 km²1.05% a yearRural
400SaubMatanao, Davao del Sur649about 233about 2.78 km²2.11% 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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