Skip to content

Municipality

Laak

Laak is a municipality in Davao de Oro, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 83,632 in the 2024 census, and it has 40 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Laak by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AsuncionKapalongLoretoMonkayoMontevistaSawataVeruelaAguinaldo: 4,717 people, 87 per km², 0.91% a yearBanbanon: 1,661 people, 135 per km², 0.03% a yearBinasbas: 1,008 people, 210 per km², −1.00% a yearCebulida: 1,912 people, 173 per km², 0.39% a yearIl Papa: 1,372 people, 289 per km², 3.49% a yearKaligutan: 3,543 people, 273 per km², 0.49% a yearKapatagan: 5,527 people, 256 per km², 1.37% a yearKidawa: 3,762 people, 68 per km², 0.35% a yearKilagding: 2,254 people, 222 per km², 0.54% a yearKiokmay: 1,476 people, 52 per km², 0.13% a yearLangtud: 3,015 people, 215 per km², 0.10% a yearLonganapan: 1,930 people, 55 per km², −0.64% a yearNaga: 1,456 people, 170 per km², 1.05% a yearLaac: 8,005 people, 289 per km², 0.03% a yearSan Antonio: 2,635 people, 59 per km², 1.36% a yearAmor Cruz: 3,049 people, 223 per km², 0.32% a yearAmpawid: 2,821 people, 109 per km², 0.44% a yearAndap: 2,150 people, 336 per km², 1.48% a yearAnitap: 515 people, 35 per km², 1.65% a yearBagong Silang: 1,055 people, 125 per km², 2.60% a yearBelmonte: 1,376 people, 278 per km², 1.20% a yearBullucan: 1,572 people, 120 per km², 4.34% a yearConcepcion: 1,415 people, 58 per km², 1.12% a yearDatu Ampunan: 1,768 people, 30 per km², 0.38% a yearDatu Davao: 2,952 people, 133 per km², 4.45% a yearDoña Josefa: 1,061 people, 211 per km², 0.41% a yearEl Katipunan: 1,107 people, 282 per km², 1.79% a yearImelda: 2,195 people, 131 per km², 0.24% a yearInacayan: 1,312 people, 87 per km², 4.96% a yearMabuhay: 2,101 people, 146 per km², 0.31% a yearMacopa: 681 people, 124 per km², 0.50% a yearMalinao: 941 people, 130 per km², 8.60% a yearMangloy: 1,139 people, 88 per km², −0.19% a yearMelale: 2,030 people, 257 per km², 1.18% a yearNew Bethlehem: 832 people, 68 per km², 1.84% a yearPanamoren: 1,074 people, 65 per km², 0.52% a yearSabud: 2,022 people, 91 per km², 8.57% a yearSanta Emilia: 1,841 people, 87 per km², 1.63% a yearSanto Niño: 1,299 people, 136 per km², 0.04% a yearSisimon: 1,051 people, 217 per km², 1.35% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3, 4]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    83,632

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 18% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao de Oro by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 11 of every 100 people in Davao de Oro lived in Laak in 2024 (10.67%)

  • Inside itSources

    40

    barangays

  • LandSources

    831.57 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Laak's land would fill a square about 28.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 101 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    22,647

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    26.1%

    About 26 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1108202000[5]Formerly 118202000
ZIP code
8810[14, 15, 16]

People

Laak had 83,632 people in the 2024 census, up 18% from 2010.
People at each census since 1980

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Laak had the 6th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao de Oro in 2024[1]
  1. 3Compostela89,224
  2. 4Maco87,680
  3. 5Nabunturan85,949
  4. 6Laak83,632
  5. 7Maragusan67,759
  6. 8New Bataan50,212
  7. 9Montevista46,581
All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao de Oro
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Laac8,00510 in 100
  2. Kapatagan5,5277 in 100
  3. Aguinaldo4,7176 in 100
  4. Kidawa3,7624 in 100
  5. Kaligutan3,5434 in 100
  6. Amor Cruz3,0494 in 100
  7. Langtud3,0154 in 100
  8. Datu Davao2,9524 in 100
  9. Ampawid2,8213 in 100
  10. San Antonio2,6353 in 100
See all 40 barangays of Laak
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.1%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 48,9444,6434,301
5 - 99,1914,7554,436
10 - 148,9874,5604,427
15 - 198,2534,3333,920
20 - 246,6463,5403,106
25 - 296,3543,3812,973
30 - 345,7413,1662,575
35 - 394,7502,6092,141
40 - 444,1942,3551,839
45 - 493,7692,0261,743
50 - 543,4171,8581,559
55 - 592,9561,5921,364
60 - 642,5021,3191,183
65 - 691,635869766
70 - 741,027548479
75 - 79661357304
80 years and over610283327

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
83,632[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
22,647[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao de Oro, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
10.67%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
26.1% (21,792 people)[6]
Men and women, 2020
42,194 men, 37,443 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202483,632[1, 2]1.15% a year22,6473.7
2020as of May 1, 202079,744[1]1.62% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201573,874[1]0.80% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201070,856[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then66,607[32]1.58% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders59,450[32, 33]3.31% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then51,073[32]6.83% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then35,895[32]1.29% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then31,581[32]———

Barangays

Laak is made up of 40 barangays.
Barangays of Laak. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguinaldo4,7175.64%0.91% a yearabout 54.07 km²Urban
Amor Cruz3,0493.65%0.32% a yearabout 13.65 km²Rural
Ampawid2,8213.37%0.44% a yearabout 25.92 km²Rural
Andap2,1502.57%1.48% a yearabout 6.40 km²Rural
Anitap5150.62%1.65% a yearabout 14.91 km²Rural
Bagong Silang1,0551.26%2.60% a yearabout 8.41 km²Rural
Banbanon1,6611.99%0.03% a yearabout 12.34 km²Rural
Belmonte1,3761.65%1.20% a yearabout 4.95 km²Rural
Binasbas1,0081.21%−1.00% a yearabout 4.80 km²Rural
Bullucan1,5721.88%4.34% a yearabout 13.08 km²Rural
Cebulida1,9122.29%0.39% a yearabout 11.08 km²Rural
Concepcion1,4151.69%1.12% a yearabout 24.53 km²Rural
Datu Ampunan1,7682.11%0.38% a yearabout 58.80 km²Rural
Datu Davao2,9523.53%4.45% a yearabout 22.24 km²Rural
Doña Josefa1,0611.27%0.41% a yearabout 5.04 km²Rural
El Katipunan1,1071.32%1.79% a yearabout 3.92 km²Rural
Il Papa1,3721.64%3.49% a yearabout 4.75 km²Rural
Imelda2,1952.62%0.24% a yearabout 16.72 km²Rural
Inacayan1,3121.57%4.96% a yearabout 15.02 km²Rural
Kaligutan3,5434.24%0.49% a yearabout 12.99 km²Urban
Kapatagan5,5276.61%1.37% a yearabout 21.56 km²Urban
Kidawa3,7624.5%0.35% a yearabout 54.97 km²Rural
Kilagding2,2542.7%0.54% a yearabout 10.17 km²Rural
Kiokmay1,4761.76%0.13% a yearabout 28.48 km²Rural
Laac8,0059.57%0.03% a yearabout 27.74 km²Urban
Langtud3,0153.61%0.10% a yearabout 14.02 km²Rural
Longanapan1,9302.31%−0.64% a yearabout 35.05 km²Rural
Mabuhay2,1012.51%0.31% a yearabout 14.35 km²Rural
Macopa6810.81%0.50% a yearabout 5.48 km²Rural
Malinao9411.13%8.60% a yearabout 7.23 km²Rural
Mangloy1,1391.36%−0.19% a yearabout 12.90 km²Rural
Melale2,0302.43%1.18% a yearabout 7.91 km²Rural
Naga1,4561.74%1.05% a yearabout 8.54 km²Rural
New Bethlehem8320.99%1.84% a yearabout 12.23 km²Rural
Panamoren1,0741.28%0.52% a yearabout 16.50 km²Rural
Sabud2,0222.42%8.57% a yearabout 22.10 km²Rural
San Antonio2,6353.15%1.36% a yearabout 44.74 km²Rural
Santa Emilia1,8412.2%1.63% a yearabout 21.13 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,2991.55%0.04% a yearabout 9.58 km²Rural
Sisimon1,0511.26%1.35% a yearabout 4.85 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Laak covers 831.57 km² of land, 101 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 824 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand 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
831.57 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
101 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
7.85331° N, 125.81806° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
27 m
Average
172 m
Highest
824 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[30]

  1. Baobo River38.5 of 56.4 km
  2. Ihawan River23.3 of 75.0 km
  3. Sabud River20.7 of 32.6 km
  4. Madgao River20.0 of 43.3 km
  5. Macgum River17.4 of 28.4 km
  6. Bega River17.3 km
  7. Lagom River12.0 of 47.1 km
  8. Kidawa Creek7.0 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Ampawid844 m
  2. Mount Banbanon370 m
  3. Mount Caunabayan170 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[31]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 23 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
22.6% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[5]
About 23 of every 100 people in Laak lived below the poverty line in 2021 (22.6%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.6% and 25.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 59schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 9]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Laak. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Davao de Oro[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[20]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Limlao Libuangan[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Antonio Limlao Libuangan[21]
    Vice mayor
    Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Antonio Limlao Libuangan[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Antonio Limlao Libuangan[23]
    Vice mayor
    Milagros Yap Camile[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[24]
    Vice mayor
    Carlito Aringo Pacatang[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[25]
    Vice mayor
    Christopher Libuangan Jovita[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[26]
    Vice mayor
    Christopher Ubuangan Jovita[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rogelio I Arambala[27]
    Vice mayor
    Milagros Camile[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Rogelio C. Arambala[28]
    Vice mayor
    Milagros Y. Camile[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Laak, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[20]Antonio Limlao Libuangan[20]
2022–2025Antonio Limlao Libuangan[21]Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[21]
2019–2022Antonio Limlao Libuangan[22]Mark Anthony Suaybaguio Libuangan[22]
2016–2019Antonio Limlao Libuangan[23]Milagros Yap Camile[23]
2013–2016Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[24]Carlito Aringo Pacatang[24]
2010–2013Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[25]Christopher Libuangan Jovita[25]
2007–2010Reynaldo Bonghanoy Navarro[26]Christopher Ubuangan Jovita[26]
2004–2007Rogelio I Arambala[27]Milagros Camile[27]
2001–2004Rogelio C. Arambala[28]Milagros Y. Camile[28]

History & Identity

Former name
San Vicente[5]
Created
Batas Pambansa Blg. 23, approved 4 April 1979, separated 15 barangays and several sitios from Asuncion and created the Municipality of San Vicente in Davao del Norte, the town now called Laak.[10]

Its story

The seat of government of the new San Vicente was placed in barangay La-ac.[10]

The first mayor and council were to be appointed by the President after a plebiscite, and the town would begin to exist once its officers were appointed and qualified.[10]

In 1998 the town, by then called Laak, was placed in the new province of Compostela Valley (now Davao de Oro).[11]

Timeline

  1. 1979-04-04 (approved)

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 23 creates the Municipality of San Vicente, Davao del Norte.[10]

  2. 1998-01-30 (approved)

    Republic Act No. 8470 creates Compostela Valley province with Laak among its municipalities.[11]

Nearby

Laak shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Laak beside Davao de Oro, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao de Oro.

Laak beside Davao de Oro
FigureLaakDavao de OroRank among the cities and municipalities of Davao de Oro
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 glossary83,632[1, 2]783,7756th of 11
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary1.15% a year[1, 2]faster0.50% a year3rd of 11
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary101[7]less crowded1498th of 11
Land areaLand 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 glossary831.57 km²[7]5,257.86 km²2nd of 11
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]about the same3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary26.1%[6]lower50.7%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Nabunturan, the capital of Davao de Oro
33.5 km southeast
Manila
916.3 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3, 4]

  1. SawataDavao del Norte15.0 km southwest
  2. MontevistaDavao de Oro23.6 km southeast
  3. VeruelaAgusan del Sur26.0 km northeast
  4. LoretoAgusan del Sur26.4 km north
  5. Santa JosefaAgusan del Sur27.1 km northeast
  6. KapalongDavao del Norte28.3 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
  1. 1.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
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.OpenStreetMap contributors. Barangay boundaries from OpenStreetMap, where UN OCHA's layer has none. Published September 25, 2026. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  10. 10.LawPhil Project. Batas Pambansa Blg. 23: An Act Creating the Municipality of San Vicente. Published April 4, 1979. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.The LawPhil Project. Republic Act No. 8470 (Compostela Valley). Published January 30, 1998. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
  15. 15.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). ZIP Code Locator, as the Internet Archive captured it on 2022-05-21 (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published May 21, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
  16. 16.Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost). Philippine ZIP Codes (the directory "ZipCode 2019.pdf", made 2019-12-02), as the Internet Archive keeps it (its SHA-1 matches the Archive's index). Published December 2, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1; a government-owned corporation's work is the Government's, Section 171.9). Open the source
  17. 17.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 8470: An Act creating the Province of Compostela Valley from the Province of Davao del Norte. Published January 30, 1998. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  20. 20.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  21. 21.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  22. 22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  23. 23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECED CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  30. 30.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  31. 31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.

Cite this page

Scene.ph. “Laak, Davao de Oro.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/davao-de-oro/laak