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Barangays in Davao Occidental

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 Occidental

Barangays in Davao Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 105^[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: 317,598^[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: 14 urban^[4]; 91 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Malita, Davao Occidental; 20,289 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: Little Baguio^[6]; Malita, Davao Occidental; about 126.27 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: Poblacion^{[5, 7]}; Malita, Davao Occidental; 1.49% 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: 55 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Datu Danwata, −1.69% 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.

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

Barangays in Davao Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionMalita, Davao Occidental	20,289	about 5,353	about 3.79 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
2	Little BaguioMalita, Davao Occidental	12,848	about 102	about 126.27 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	10,422	about 723	about 14.41 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
4	BasiawanSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	7,650	about 369	about 20.72 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
5	Caburan SmallJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	7,168	about 121	about 59.03 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
6	TalagutongDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	6,986	about 220	about 31.80 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
7	DemolocMalita, Davao Occidental	6,053	about 149	about 40.67 km²	−0.40% a year	Urban
8	Datu DanwataMalita, Davao Occidental	5,582	about 263	about 21.22 km²	−1.69% a year	Urban
9	San AgustinSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	5,286	about 1,224	about 4.32 km²	0.29% a year	Urban
10	LagumitMalita, Davao Occidental	5,259	about 184	about 28.61 km²	−1.14% a year	Urban
11	LapuanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	5,166	about 114	about 45.34 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
12	MabilaSarangani, Davao Occidental	5,117	about 975	about 5.25 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
13	MarabutuanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	4,844	about 114	about 42.62 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
14	TubalanMalita, Davao Occidental	4,588	about 631	about 7.27 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
15	Caburan BigJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	4,432	about 123	about 36.12 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
16	LacaronMalita, Davao Occidental	4,419	about 423	about 10.44 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
17	LawaDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	4,245	about 438	about 9.70 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
18	KinangaDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	4,150	about 454	about 9.14 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
19	PinalpalanMalita, Davao Occidental	4,148	about 121	about 34.26 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
20	ManaMalita, Davao Occidental	4,142	about 685	about 6.05 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
21	BuhanginMalita, Davao Occidental	4,035	about 231	about 17.49 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
22	CulamanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	4,023	about 48	about 84.09 km²	5.13% a year	Rural
23	KalbayJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,636	about 150	about 24.23 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
24	PangianMalita, Davao Occidental	3,543	about 126	about 28.23 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
25	CalianDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	3,534	about 346	about 10.20 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
26	TabayonJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,509	about 93	about 37.92 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
27	FelisMalita, Davao Occidental	3,425	about 763	about 4.49 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
28	Fishing VillageMalita, Davao Occidental	3,325	about 827	about 4.02 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
29	KinanganMalita, Davao Occidental	3,237	about 111	about 29.04 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
30	SangayMalita, Davao Occidental	3,207	about 143	about 22.35 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
31	MangileJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,178	about 54	about 58.72 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
32	BucaSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	3,171	about 200	about 15.84 km²	6.68% a year	Rural
33	DalupanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	3,134	about 127	about 24.75 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
34	West LamidanDon Marcelino, Davao Occidental	3,111	about 48	about 64.38 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
35	BalangonanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	3,094	about 179	about 17.31 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
36	TangladSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	3,091	about 653	about 4.73 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
37	MamacaoSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	3,080	about 475	about 6.49 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
38	KilalagMalita, Davao Occidental	3,072	about 179	about 17.14 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
39	San IsidroSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	3,026	about 285	about 10.63 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
40	SugalJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,926	about 168	about 17.37 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
41	BukidJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,841	about 158	about 17.98 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
42	MagulibasJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,784	about 62	about 45.21 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
43	NuingJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,740	about 158	about 17.37 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
44	ButulanJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,670	about 159	about 16.83 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
45	PatucoSarangani, Davao Occidental	2,647	about 247	about 10.73 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
46	KidalapongMalita, Davao Occidental	2,629	about 338	about 7.77 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
47	Manuel PeraltaMalita, Davao Occidental	2,590	about 62	about 41.73 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
48	TiculonMalita, Davao Occidental	2,563	about 127	about 20.20 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
49	MeybioJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental	2,534	about 68	about 37.25 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
50	San AntonioSanta Maria, Davao Occidental	2,515	about 136	about 18.51 km²	0.36% 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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