The Atlas

Barangays in Davao Region

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 Region

Barangays in Davao Region, at a glance

Barangays: 1,162^[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: 5,389,422^[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: 354 urban^[4]; 808 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: 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: 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: 283 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Napnapan, −7.76% 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.

1,162 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	KaligutanLaak, Davao de Oro	3,543	about 273	about 12.99 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
402	PangianMalita, Davao Occidental	3,543	about 126	about 28.23 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
403	CalianDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	3,534	about 346	about 10.20 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
404	TabayonJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,509	about 93	about 37.92 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
405	Don Aurelio ChicoteGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	3,502	about 828	about 4.23 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
406	CabaywaAsuncion, Davao del Norte	3,486	about 335	about 10.40 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
407	Hagonoy CrossingHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,484	about 213	about 16.35 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
408	CorporacionLupon, Davao Oriental	3,483	about 852	about 4.09 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
409	LanggamMaco, Davao de Oro	3,477	about 1,136	about 3.06 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
410	BaracatanDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,460	about 324	about 10.69 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
411	BusaonTagum City, Davao del Norte	3,450	about 299	about 11.55 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
412	Guihing AplayaHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,430	about 1,345	about 2.55 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
413	PaligueHagonoy, Davao del Sur	3,426	about 514	about 6.66 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
414	FelisMalita, Davao Occidental	3,425	about 763	about 4.49 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
415	Punta LinaoBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	3,417	about 36	about 93.84 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
416	MauswagonMaragusan, Davao de Oro	3,369	about 555	about 6.07 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
417	San AntonioMabini, Davao de Oro	3,366	about 1,261	about 2.67 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
418	San MiguelSanto Tomas, Davao del Norte	3,354	about 445	about 7.53 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
419	CogonIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	3,342	about 467	about 7.16 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
420	Upper LimonzoPadada, Davao del Sur	3,342	about 1,247	about 2.68 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
421	Paradise EmbakDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,338	about 147	about 22.73 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
422	BangkalMatanao, Davao del Sur	3,335	about 363	about 9.18 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
423	MogbongcogonBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	3,334	about 399	about 8.36 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
424	Fishing VillageMalita, Davao Occidental	3,325	about 827	about 4.02 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
425	ConcepcionMaco, Davao de Oro	3,322	about 602	about 5.52 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
426	CabidiananNabunturan, Davao de Oro	3,320	about 435	about 7.64 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
427	Holy CrossManay, Davao Oriental	3,320	about 214	about 15.52 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
428	AngalanDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,319	about 717	about 4.63 km²	4.70% a year	Rural
429	BaonSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	3,318	about 231	about 14.35 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
430	PantaronSanto Tomas, Davao del Norte	3,315	about 496	about 6.68 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
431	AlambreDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,314	about 1,013	about 3.27 km²	2.81% a year	Rural
432	DapnanBaganga, Davao Oriental	3,309	about 360	about 9.20 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
433	Matina BiaoDavao City, Davao del Sur	3,302	about 303	about 10.89 km²	10.17% a year	Rural
434	CebulanoCarmen, Davao del Norte	3,301	about 413	about 7.99 km²	5.30% a year	Rural
435	DalawinonMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	3,299	about 466	about 7.08 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
436	AnibonganCarmen, Davao del Norte	3,293	about 315	about 10.47 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
437	Libay-libayMaco, Davao de Oro	3,292	about 157	about 21.03 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
438	San RafaelCateel, Davao Oriental	3,290	about 968	about 3.40 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
439	Old MacopaManay, Davao Oriental	3,281	about 23	about 143.90 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
440	PanikianBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	3,270	about 642	about 5.09 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
441	Upper BalaMagsaysay, Davao del Sur	3,251	about 265	about 12.29 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
442	TuboranMawab, Davao de Oro	3,250	about 192	about 16.96 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
443	LagabCompostela, Davao de Oro	3,248	about 575	about 5.65 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
444	Bagong SilangMaragusan, Davao de Oro	3,245	about 143	about 22.62 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
445	CamoningAsuncion, Davao del Norte	3,244	about 329	about 9.85 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
446	San JoseMonkayo, Davao de Oro	3,244	about 96	about 33.67 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
447	CaliclicIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	3,242	about 1,001	about 3.24 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
448	LawiganMati City, Davao Oriental	3,239	about 170	about 19.07 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
449	KinanganMalita, Davao Occidental	3,237	about 111	about 29.04 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
450	AnibonganMaco, Davao de Oro	3,236	about 379	about 8.54 km²	0.27% 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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