Component city

Island Garden City of Samal

Island Garden City of Samal is a component city in Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 119,701 in the 2024 census, and it has 46 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
119,701
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 24.9% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
4th
of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte 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 10 of every 100 people in Davao del Norte lived in Island Garden City of Samal in 2024 (10.46%)
Inside itSources
46
barangays
LandSources
280.87 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: Island Garden City of Samal's land would fill a square about 16.8 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: 426 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 4 people 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
33,104
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
3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
35.5%
About 36 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: 1102317000^[4]Formerly 112317000
ZIP code: 8119^{[14, 15, 16]}
ZIP codes by area: ZIP codes by areaBeside Island Garden City of Samal's own code, 8119, PHLPost gives these areas codes of their own.Babak8118Kaputian8120From PHLPost's own lists of ZIP codes^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Island Garden City of Samal had 119,701 people in the 2024 census, up 24.9% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

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.

Island Garden City of Samal had the 4th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte in 2024^[1]

1Tagum City300,042
2Panabo City211,242
3Santo Tomas131,100
4Island Garden City of Samal119,701
5Carmen85,423
6Kapalong80,731
7Asuncion62,929

All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 39 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Miranda7,7486 in 100
Peñaplata6,3635 in 100
Tambo6,1005 in 100
Poblacion4,8864 in 100
Toril4,4374 in 100
Moncado4,0663 in 100
Santa Cruz3,9833 in 100
Cogon3,3423 in 100
Caliclic3,2423 in 100
Mambago-B3,0393 in 100

See all 46 barangays of Island Garden City of Samal

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.5%)
About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.8%)
About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	11,800	6,067	5,733
5 - 9	12,082	6,257	5,825
10 - 14	11,747	6,051	5,696
15 - 19	10,684	5,653	5,031
20 - 24	9,682	5,014	4,668
25 - 29	9,087	4,659	4,428
30 - 34	8,733	4,601	4,132
35 - 39	7,360	3,888	3,472
40 - 44	6,882	3,630	3,252
45 - 49	6,352	3,332	3,020
50 - 54	5,607	2,904	2,703
55 - 59	4,752	2,488	2,264
60 - 64	4,164	2,155	2,009
65 - 69	3,141	1,601	1,540
70 - 74	2,061	1,020	1,041
75 - 79	1,277	611	666
80 years and over	1,227	509	718

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: 119,701^{[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: 33,104^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.6 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Davao del Norte, 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: 10.46%^[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: 35.5% (42,485 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 60,440 men, 56,198 women^[35]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	119,701^{[1, 2]}	0.60% a year	33,104	3.6
2020as of May 1, 2020	116,771^[1]	2.44% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	104,123^[1]	1.58% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	95,874^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	90,291^[33]	1.23% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	82,609^{[33, 34]}	1.52% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	76,995^[33]	1.90% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	69,640^[33]	1.10% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	62,423^[33]	2.14% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	56,144^[33]	2.01% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	50,839^[33]	3.39% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	36,161^[33]	—	—	—

Barangays

Island Garden City of Samal is made up of 46 barangays.

Barangays of Island Garden City of Samal. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Adecor	1,819	1.52%	−1.04% a year	about 2.74 km²	Urban
Anonang	2,952	2.47%	1.65% a year	about 3.74 km²	Rural
Aumbay	2,281	1.91%	0.05% a year	about 5.63 km²	Rural
Aundanao	1,309	1.09%	−0.02% a year	about 11.42 km²	Rural
Balet	2,699	2.25%	−2.35% a year	about 7.08 km²	Rural
Bandera	1,759	1.47%	−0.80% a year	about 9.71 km²	Rural
Caliclic	3,242	2.71%	1.85% a year	about 3.24 km²	Urban
Camudmud	2,799	2.34%	0.34% a year	about 4.61 km²	Urban
Catagman	1,799	1.5%	0.75% a year	about 1.21 km²	Rural
Cawag	2,457	2.05%	0.75% a year	about 2.39 km²	Rural
Cogon	3,342	2.79%	−0.58% a year	about 7.16 km²	Rural
Cogon (Talicod)	2,211	1.85%	0.20% a year	about 6.68 km²	Rural
Dadatan	1,428	1.19%	−0.37% a year	about 7.09 km²	Rural
Del Monte	2,002	1.67%	1.64% a year	about 4.34 km²	Rural
Guilon	1,966	1.64%	3.00% a year	about 5.04 km²	Rural
Kanaan	1,679	1.4%	0.55% a year	about 8.43 km²	Rural
Kinawitnon	2,604	2.18%	0.42% a year	about 2.33 km²	Urban
Libertad	2,632	2.2%	0.38% a year	about 6.63 km²	Rural
Libuak	1,623	1.36%	1.70% a year	about 4.26 km²	Rural
Licup	1,081	0.9%	0.82% a year	about 3.61 km²	Rural
Limao	2,858	2.39%	0.00% a year	about 6.28 km²	Urban
Linosutan	1,055	0.88%	1.03% a year	about 4.11 km²	Rural
Mambago-A	2,515	2.1%	0.52% a year	about 6.31 km²	Rural
Mambago-B	3,039	2.54%	−2.50% a year	about 3.29 km²	Rural
Miranda	7,748	6.47%	0.54% a year	about 2.36 km²	Urban
Moncado	4,066	3.4%	0.93% a year	about 1.27 km²	Urban
Pangubatan	1,494	1.25%	0.42% a year	about 5.67 km²	Rural
Peñaplata	6,363	5.32%	0.14% a year	about 6.89 km²	Urban
Poblacion	4,886	4.08%	1.34% a year	about 6.07 km²	Urban
San Agustin	2,268	1.89%	0.46% a year	about 3.79 km²	Rural
San Antonio	2,330	1.95%	0.37% a year	about 9.20 km²	Rural
San Isidro (Babak)	2,613	2.18%	0.90% a year	about 6.64 km²	Rural
San Isidro (Kaputian)	1,665	1.39%	−3.03% a year	about 8.95 km²	Rural
San Jose	2,207	1.84%	0.53% a year	about 4.60 km²	Rural
San Miguel	1,945	1.62%	3.83% a year	about 3.82 km²	Rural
San Remigio	2,454	2.05%	0.24% a year	about 7.58 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	3,983	3.33%	−0.66% a year	about 10.03 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	1,895	1.58%	1.21% a year	about 3.03 km²	Rural
Sion	727	0.61%	−1.52% a year	about 6.22 km²	Rural
Tagbaobo	2,940	2.46%	2.50% a year	about 9.72 km²	Rural
Tagbay	1,514	1.26%	3.38% a year	about 19.58 km²	Rural
Tagbitan-ag	2,479	2.07%	0.92% a year	about 15.05 km²	Rural
Tagdaliao	978	0.82%	1.08% a year	about 2.64 km²	Rural
Tagpopongan	1,458	1.22%	0.38% a year	about 9.22 km²	Rural
Tambo	6,100	5.1%	2.40% a year	about 6.36 km²	Urban
Toril	4,437	3.71%	1.92% a year	about 5.18 km²	Rural

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

Island Garden City of Samal covers 280.87 km² of land, 426 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 529 m above the sea and it has 124.7 km of coast.

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: 280.87 km²^[6]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: 426 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 7.11706° N, 125.73372° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[29]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 135 m
Highest: 529 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

124.7 km of coastline^[30]

Rivers^[30]

Binoling River1.4 of 1.5 km

Peaks^[30]

Puting Bato510 m
Anggas Peak480 m
Fernandez Peak370 m
Kumaan Hill320 m
Kanaan Ridge230 m
Mount Camanlangan150 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.

Covers about 89 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Davao City, the nearest PAGASA station, 9 km away^[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,836 mm of rain on 136 days a year; 28.2 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Davao City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	167 mm	11	27.3 °C	30.9 °C	23.7 °C
February	114 mm	9	27.5 °C	31.3 °C	23.7 °C
March	107 mm	9	28.2 °C	32.3 °C	24.1 °C
April	115 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.1 °C	24.7 °C
May	166 mm	13	28.9 °C	32.7 °C	25.0 °C
June	193 mm	14	28.4 °C	32.0 °C	24.7 °C
July	169 mm	13	28.1 °C	31.7 °C	24.5 °C
August	167 mm	12	28.2 °C	31.8 °C	24.5 °C
September	162 mm	11	28.3 °C	32.2 °C	24.4 °C
October	195 mm	12	28.5 °C	32.6 °C	24.4 °C
November	140 mm	12	28.3 °C	32.2 °C	24.4 °C
December	142 mm	11	27.9 °C	31.6 °C	24.2 °C
The year	1,836 mm	136	28.2 °C	32.0 °C	24.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 17 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 12 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: 12.2% 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: 2nd class^[4]

About 12 of every 100 people in Island Garden City of Samal lived below the poverty line in 2021 (12.2%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 10.6% and 13.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

31government offices
8hospitals and health centres
72schools
29places of worship
5markets
7stations and terminals
1park
10beaches
1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. 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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Island Garden City of Samal” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices15

9 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 46 barangays of Island Garden City of Samal

Hospitals and health centres8

Markets5

Stations and terminals7

Parks1

Peñaplata Freedom Park · Peñaplata

Beaches10

4 more beaches are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 46 barangays of Island Garden City of Samal

Monuments and memorials1

Air Philippines Flight 541 · Camudmud

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Island Garden City of Samal. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
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 del Norte^{[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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Lemuel T. Reyes^[20]
Vice mayor
Richard A. Guindolman^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Al David Torres Uy^[21]
Vice mayor
Lemuel Tesorero Reyes^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Al David Torres Uy^[22]
Vice mayor
Richard Arnibal Guindolman^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Al David Torres Uy^[23]
Vice mayor
Orly Adormeo Amit^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[24]
Vice mayor
Al David Torres Uy^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[25]
Vice mayor
Al David Torres Uy^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[26]
Vice mayor
Orly Adormeo Amit^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
Rogelio Antalan^[27]
Vice mayor
Austerio Obenza^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rogelio P. Antalan^[28]
Vice mayor
Austerio F. Obenza^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Island Garden City of Samal, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Lemuel T. Reyes^[20]	Richard A. Guindolman^[20]
2022–2025	Al David Torres Uy^[21]	Lemuel Tesorero Reyes^[21]
2019–2022	Al David Torres Uy^[22]	Richard Arnibal Guindolman^[22]
2016–2019	Al David Torres Uy^[23]	Orly Adormeo Amit^[23]
2013–2016	Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[24]	Al David Torres Uy^[24]
2010–2013	Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[25]	Al David Torres Uy^[25]
2007–2010	Aniano Paraiso Antalan^[26]	Orly Adormeo Amit^[26]
2004–2007	Rogelio Antalan^[27]	Austerio Obenza^[27]
2001–2004	Rogelio P. Antalan^[28]	Austerio F. Obenza^[28]

History & Identity

Stories from Davao Region

Island Garden City of Samal has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Davao Region, which Island Garden City of Samal is part of.

Film, 0:59
Davao Region
Davao Region: the name the river gave back
Davao was once Nueva Vergara. Its people asked for the river's name, which the city's history traces to Bagobo words. Davao became official in 1868 and names the whole region today.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Island Garden City of Samal's fiesta and days

Foundation Day of the Island Garden City of SamalLocal special day · Every 7 March · next Sunday, 7 March 2027

Everything listed for Island Garden City of Samal in Now

Created: Republic Act No. 8471, approved 30 January 1998, merged the municipalities of Babak, Samal and Kaputian into the component city called the Island Garden City of Samal. The city website says residents ratified it in a plebiscite on 7 March 1998.^[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe city government says the Samal district took its name from early settlers who formed one tribe called Sama.^[10]

Local traditionThe same page says Babak district is named for a shrub called tagbak, and Kaputian for the white sand of its shore, "puting balas".^[10]

Its story

The city website says Samal Island was settled by indigenous people from the northern and eastern coasts of the undivided Davao Province.^[10]

Executive Order No. 151 of President Quirino, dated 8 July 1948, organized the municipal district of Samal into a regular municipality, effective 1 August 1948.^[11]

In 1998 Republic Act No. 8471 joined Babak, Samal and Kaputian into one city, seated at Samal; the city began exercising its corporate powers on 30 June 1998, per its website.^{[9, 10]}

Timeline

8 July 1948
Executive Order No. 151 organizes Samal into a regular municipality (effective 1 August 1948).^[11]

Nearby

How it compares

Island Garden City of Samal beside Davao del Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte.

Island Garden City of Samal beside Davao del Norte
Figure	Island Garden City of Samal	Davao del Norte	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte
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	119,701^{[1, 2]}	1,143,931	4th 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 glossary	0.60% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.40% a year	3rd 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 glossary	426^[6]more crowded	311	5th 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 glossary	280.87 km²^[6]	3,676.99 km²	3rd 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 glossary	3.6^{[1, 2]}lower	3.7	not 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 glossary	35.5%^[5]lower	68.3%	not ranked

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Tagum City, the capital of Davao del Norte: 32.9 km north
Manila: 979.9 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]

Panabo CityDavao del Norte25.4 km northwest
MabiniDavao de Oro26.6 km northeast
PantukanDavao de Oro26.7 km east
CarmenDavao del Norte28.6 km north
BanaybanayDavao Oriental31.5 km east
Tagum CityDavao del Norte32.9 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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.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.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
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Scene.ph. “Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/davao-del-norte/island-garden-city-of-samal