The Atlas
Barangays in Tagum City
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]
Barangays in Tagum City, at a glance
- Barangays
- 23[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
- 300,042[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
- 15 urban[4]
- 8 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
- 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
- Madaum[6]
- Tagum City, Davao del Norte
- about 29.86 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
- La Filipina[5, 7]
- Tagum City, Davao del Norte
- 2.49% 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
- 10 barangays[7]
- Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magugpo South, −3.00% a year.
Province: Davao del Norte
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.
23 barangays, most people first.
| Rank | Name | People, 2024 | People per km² | Area | Growth, 2020–2024 | Urban or rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MankilamTagum City, Davao del Norte | 42,540 | about 2,795 | about 15.22 km² | 0.69% a year | Urban |
| 2 | Visayan VillageTagum City, Davao del Norte | 40,921 | about 4,990 | about 8.20 km² | −0.99% a year | Urban |
| 3 | ApokonTagum City, Davao del Norte | 40,500 | about 5,186 | about 7.81 km² | 1.55% a year | Urban |
| 4 | La FilipinaTagum City, Davao del Norte | 23,556 | about 2,733 | about 8.62 km² | 2.49% a year | Urban |
| 5 | San MiguelTagum City, Davao del Norte | 23,022 | about 2,231 | about 10.32 km² | 1.39% a year | Urban |
| 6 | MadaumTagum City, Davao del Norte | 15,454 | about 518 | about 29.86 km² | 1.67% a year | Urban |
| 7 | Magugpo EastTagum City, Davao del Norte | 15,065 | about 5,005 | about 3.01 km² | −1.09% a year | Urban |
| 8 | CuamboganTagum City, Davao del Norte | 13,416 | about 1,518 | about 8.84 km² | 0.50% a year | Urban |
| 9 | MagdumTagum City, Davao del Norte | 13,331 | about 1,794 | about 7.43 km² | −0.41% a year | Urban |
| 10 | Magugpo WestTagum City, Davao del Norte | 12,710 | about 7,181 | about 1.77 km² | −0.40% a year | Urban |
| 11 | Magugpo SouthTagum City, Davao del Norte | 10,182 | about 7,325 | about 1.39 km² | −3.00% a year | Urban |
| 12 | CanocotanTagum City, Davao del Norte | 9,510 | about 823 | about 11.56 km² | −0.60% a year | Urban |
| 13 | Magugpo NorthTagum City, Davao del Norte | 8,530 | about 7,108 | about 1.20 km² | −0.18% a year | Urban |
| 14 | PagsabanganTagum City, Davao del Norte | 5,332 | about 539 | about 9.89 km² | −0.98% a year | Urban |
| 15 | San IsidroTagum City, Davao del Norte | 4,832 | about 601 | about 8.04 km² | 0.18% a year | Rural |
| 16 | BincunganTagum City, Davao del Norte | 4,113 | about 351 | about 11.73 km² | 0.40% a year | Rural |
| 17 | BusaonTagum City, Davao del Norte | 3,450 | about 299 | about 11.55 km² | 1.84% a year | Rural |
| 18 | LiboganonTagum City, Davao del Norte | 3,035 | about 579 | about 5.24 km² | 1.93% a year | Rural |
| 19 | Nueva FuerzaTagum City, Davao del Norte | 2,709 | about 595 | about 4.55 km² | 1.98% a year | Rural |
| 20 | PandapanTagum City, Davao del Norte | 2,471 | about 456 | about 5.42 km² | −0.32% a year | Rural |
| 21 | Magugpo PoblacionTagum City, Davao del Norte | 2,081 | about 2,159 | about 0.964 km² | −7.99% a year | Urban |
| 22 | New BalambanTagum City, Davao del Norte | 1,654 | about 195 | about 8.47 km² | 0.86% a year | Rural |
| 23 | San AgustinTagum City, Davao del Norte | 1,628 | about 388 | about 4.20 km² | 0.92% 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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