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Barangays in Davao Oriental

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 Oriental, at a glance

Barangays: 183^[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: 590,042^[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: 30 urban^[4]; 153 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Central^[5]; Mati City, Davao Oriental; 31,934 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: Batawan^[6]; Baganga, Davao Oriental; about 192.80 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: Macambol^{[5, 7]}; Mati City, Davao Oriental; 5.90% 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: 30 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Central, −2.14% 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.

183 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Davao Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	CentralMati City, Davao Oriental	31,934	about 3,015	about 10.59 km²	−2.14% a year	Urban
2	DahicanMati City, Davao Oriental	18,756	about 625	about 29.99 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionLupon, Davao Oriental	17,427	about 3,015	about 5.78 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
4	MatiaoMati City, Davao Oriental	16,719	about 1,641	about 10.19 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
5	SainzMati City, Davao Oriental	10,710	about 401	about 26.69 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
6	TibanbanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	10,597	about 3,680	about 2.88 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
7	CentralManay, Davao Oriental	9,588	about 541	about 17.71 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
8	PoblacionCateel, Davao Oriental	9,329	about 1,840	about 5.07 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
9	PoblacionBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	9,223	about 832	about 11.09 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
10	BatobatoSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	8,382	about 622	about 13.47 km²	1.17% a year	Urban
11	LambajonBaganga, Davao Oriental	7,345	about 737	about 9.96 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
12	BadasMati City, Davao Oriental	7,154	about 550	about 13.01 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
13	San IgnacioManay, Davao Oriental	6,987	about 321	about 21.74 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
14	MacambolMati City, Davao Oriental	6,290	about 35	about 177.23 km²	5.90% a year	Urban
15	IlangayLupon, Davao Oriental	6,265	about 387	about 16.17 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
16	TaytayanCateel, Davao Oriental	6,130	about 139	about 43.95 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
17	KinablanganBaganga, Davao Oriental	6,108	about 521	about 11.72 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
18	PoblacionGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	5,855	about 1,717	about 3.41 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
19	La UnionSan Isidro, Davao Oriental	5,591	about 160	about 34.84 km²	5.42% a year	Urban
20	BagumbayanLupon, Davao Oriental	5,581	about 526	about 10.61 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
21	LucodBaganga, Davao Oriental	5,432	about 1,232	about 4.41 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
22	NanganGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	5,178	about 331	about 15.66 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
23	BobonMati City, Davao Oriental	5,142	about 208	about 24.78 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
24	PoblacionCaraga, Davao Oriental	5,123	about 506	about 10.13 km²	−1.62% a year	Urban
25	SobrecareyCaraga, Davao Oriental	5,102	about 36	about 141.43 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
26	Don Martin MarundanMati City, Davao Oriental	5,098	about 215	about 23.69 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
27	MarayagLupon, Davao Oriental	5,073	about 32	about 156.76 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
28	Don Salvador Lopez, Sr.Mati City, Davao Oriental	4,832	about 98	about 49.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
29	CentralBaganga, Davao Oriental	4,815	about 1,149	about 4.19 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
30	TubaonTarragona, Davao Oriental	4,672	about 56	about 83.27 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
31	TiblawanGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	4,582	about 217	about 21.14 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
32	PichonCaraga, Davao Oriental	4,552	about 52	about 88.33 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
33	MahanubBaganga, Davao Oriental	4,471	about 257	about 17.43 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
34	San AntonioCateel, Davao Oriental	4,458	about 353	about 12.64 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
35	CalubihanBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	4,365	about 634	about 6.88 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
36	CentralTarragona, Davao Oriental	4,339	about 676	about 6.42 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
37	Don Enrique LopezMati City, Davao Oriental	4,303	about 454	about 9.47 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
38	MaputiBanaybanay, Davao Oriental	4,157	about 172	about 24.16 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
39	San AlfonsoCateel, Davao Oriental	4,068	about 276	about 14.72 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
40	BaculinBaganga, Davao Oriental	4,061	about 107	about 37.87 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
41	DawanMati City, Davao Oriental	4,052	about 228	about 17.81 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
42	CabagayanTarragona, Davao Oriental	4,042	about 234	about 17.26 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
43	BinondoBaganga, Davao Oriental	4,031	about 22	about 186.98 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
44	BusoMati City, Davao Oriental	3,970	about 328	about 12.09 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
45	CalapaganLupon, Davao Oriental	3,858	about 27	about 141.52 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
46	Don Mariano MarcosLupon, Davao Oriental	3,781	about 47	about 80.20 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
47	PoblacionBoston, Davao Oriental	3,709	about 422	about 8.79 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
48	TamisanMati City, Davao Oriental	3,690	about 354	about 10.41 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
49	SaoquegueBaganga, Davao Oriental	3,643	about 330	about 11.05 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
50	Don Aurelio ChicoteGovernor Generoso, Davao Oriental	3,502	about 828	about 4.23 km²	5.42% 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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