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Municipality

Magsaysay

Magsaysay is a municipality in Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 57,936 in the 2024 census, and it has 22 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Magsaysay by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BansalanColumbioMakilalaMatanaoTulunanBacungan: 2,808 people, 103 per km², −0.94% a yearBalnate: 2,439 people, 369 per km², 14.03% a yearBarayong: 6,080 people, 722 per km², 0.50% a yearBlocon: 1,938 people, 306 per km², 0.60% a yearDalawinon: 3,299 people, 466 per km², 1.54% a yearDalumay: 1,067 people, 227 per km², 0.45% a yearGlamang: 1,464 people, 168 per km², −2.14% a yearKanapulo: 2,009 people, 208 per km², 2.12% a yearKasuga: 2,086 people, 480 per km², 0.20% a yearLower Bala: 3,755 people, 290 per km², 1.07% a yearMabini: 1,936 people, 256 per km², −0.31% a yearMalawanit: 1,932 people, 55 per km², −0.91% a yearMalongon: 679 people, 157 per km², 0.14% a yearNew Ilocos: 1,200 people, 264 per km², −3.73% a yearPoblacion: 7,966 people, 689 per km², 0.72% a yearSan Isidro: 4,316 people, 308 per km², 0.93% a yearSan Miguel: 2,449 people, 291 per km², 8.63% a yearTacul: 3,965 people, 328 per km², 4.07% a yearTagaytay: 17 people, 1 per km², −66.50% a yearUpper Bala: 3,251 people, 265 per km², 2.73% a yearMaibo: 1,713 people, 119 per km², 1.79% a yearNew Opon: 1,567 people, 419 per km², −1.84% 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]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    57,936

    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 17.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    7th

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur 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 8 of every 100 people in Davao del Sur lived in Magsaysay in 2024 (8.22%)

  • Inside itSources

    22

    barangays

  • LandSources

    196.82 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: Magsaysay's land would fill a square about 14.0 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: 294 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 3 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

    17,360

    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

    3.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    24.2%

    About 24 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
1102407000[4]Formerly 112407000
ZIP code
8004[13, 14, 15]

People

Magsaysay had 57,936 people in the 2024 census, up 17.9% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Magsaysay had the 7th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 4Bansalan64,816
  2. 5Matanao62,773
  3. 6Hagonoy58,689
  4. 7Magsaysay57,936
  5. 8Kiblawan53,757
  6. 9Malalag40,280
  7. 10Sulop40,134
All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 70 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion7,96614 in 100
  2. Barayong6,08010 in 100
  3. San Isidro4,3167 in 100
  4. Tacul3,9657 in 100
  5. Lower Bala3,7556 in 100
  6. Dalawinon3,2996 in 100
  7. Upper Bala3,2516 in 100
  8. Bacungan2,8085 in 100
  9. San Miguel2,4494 in 100
  10. Balnate2,4394 in 100
See all 22 barangays of Magsaysay
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.4%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,7602,9312,829
5 - 95,9493,1502,799
10 - 145,9383,0722,866
15 - 195,1982,6982,500
20 - 244,7282,3802,348
25 - 294,4902,3002,190
30 - 344,3172,3092,008
35 - 393,5601,9071,653
40 - 443,1621,6891,473
45 - 492,8761,5331,343
50 - 542,7071,3711,336
55 - 592,3971,2421,155
60 - 642,0191,041978
65 - 691,318663655
70 - 74816379437
75 - 79480227253
80 years and over548216332

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
57,936[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
17,360[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao del Sur, 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
8.22%[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
24.2% (14,046 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
29,108 men, 27,155 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202457,936[1, 2]0.71% a year17,3603.3
2020as of May 1, 202056,263[1]0.92% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201553,876[1]1.77% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201049,141[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then45,005[32]0.57% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders43,172[32, 33]0.60% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then41,979[32]1.62% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then38,531[32]2.02% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then31,538[32]2.02% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then28,531[32]−1.60% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then30,920[32]———

Barangays

Magsaysay is made up of 22 barangays.
Barangays of Magsaysay. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bacungan2,8084.85%−0.94% a yearabout 27.32 km²Rural
Balnate2,4394.21%14.03% a yearabout 6.61 km²Rural
Barayong6,08010.49%0.50% a yearabout 8.42 km²Urban
Blocon1,9383.35%0.60% a yearabout 6.34 km²Rural
Dalawinon3,2995.69%1.54% a yearabout 7.08 km²Rural
Dalumay1,0671.84%0.45% a yearabout 4.70 km²Rural
Glamang1,4642.53%−2.14% a yearabout 8.72 km²Rural
Kanapulo2,0093.47%2.12% a yearabout 9.65 km²Rural
Kasuga2,0863.6%0.20% a yearabout 4.35 km²Rural
Lower Bala3,7556.48%1.07% a yearabout 12.93 km²Rural
Mabini1,9363.34%−0.31% a yearabout 7.57 km²Rural
Maibo1,7132.96%1.79% a yearabout 14.44 km²Rural
Malawanit1,9323.33%−0.91% a yearabout 34.84 km²Rural
Malongon6791.17%0.14% a yearabout 4.33 km²Rural
New Ilocos1,2002.07%−3.73% a yearabout 4.54 km²Rural
New Opon1,5672.7%−1.84% a yearabout 3.74 km²Rural
Poblacion7,96613.75%0.72% a yearabout 11.56 km²Urban
San Isidro4,3167.45%0.93% a yearabout 14.01 km²Rural
San Miguel2,4494.23%8.63% a yearabout 8.43 km²Rural
Tacul3,9656.84%4.07% a yearabout 12.10 km²Rural
Tagaytay170.03%−66.50% a yearabout 12.25 km²Rural
Upper Bala3,2515.61%2.73% a yearabout 12.29 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

Magsaysay covers 196.82 km² of land, 294 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 964 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
196.82 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
294 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.75777° N, 125.12549° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
58 m
Average
318 m
Highest
964 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. Blocon River23.5 km
  2. Bulatukan River19.7 of 39.6 km
  3. Matanao River8.1 of 43.4 km
  4. Bala River8.0 km
  5. Malawanit River7.1 of 8.8 km
  6. Bulatukan Riverdries up1.7 km
  7. Padada River1.1 of 37.3 km
  8. Bulatukan River0.6 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Lamabal810 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 21 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
21.3% of people[18]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[4]
About 21 of every 100 people in Magsaysay lived below the poverty line in 2021 (21.3%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.0% and 23.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 33schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Magsaysay. 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.[11, 12]

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
Lone district of Davao del Sur[16, 17]

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
    Arthur Dedace Davin[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ronie Lagmay Sarande[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ronie Lagmay Sarande[20]
    Vice mayor
    Arthur Dedace Davin[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Arthur Dedace Davin[21]
    Vice mayor
    Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Arthur Dedace Davin[22]
    Vice mayor
    Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Arthur Dedace Davin[23]
    Vice mayor
    Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jess Lara Lumanog[24]
    Vice mayor
    Marty Ranalan Basunillo[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jess Lara Lumanog[25]
    Vice mayor
    Arthur Dedace Davin[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Arthur Davin[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jess Lumanog[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Arthur D. Davin[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jess L. Lumanog[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Magsaysay, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Arthur Dedace Davin[19]Ronie Lagmay Sarande[19]
2022–2025Ronie Lagmay Sarande[20]Arthur Dedace Davin[20]
2019–2022Arthur Dedace Davin[21]Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[21]
2016–2019Arthur Dedace Davin[22]Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[22]
2013–2016Arthur Dedace Davin[23]Donnabel Joy Ferolino Mejia[23]
2010–2013Jess Lara Lumanog[24]Marty Ranalan Basunillo[24]
2007–2010Jess Lara Lumanog[25]Arthur Dedace Davin[25]
2004–2007Arthur Davin[26]Jess Lumanog[26]
2001–2004Arthur D. Davin[27]Jess L. Lumanog[27]

Before 2001

The heads of Magsaysay before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Magsaysay before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
from 1967Arceli Villafuerte Malag[28]Mayor
from 1965Pedro Tecala[28]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 4976, approved June 17, 1967, out of eighteen barrios of the municipality of Bansalan.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe provincial profile says the town is often called Kialeg, after a brave native chief said to have been killed by another chief named Guinang in a duel.[10]

Its story

The provincial profile calls Magsaysay the daughter municipality of Bansalan.[10]

The new municipality was to gain corporate existence when its first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors were elected and qualified in the next general local elections.[9]

The provincial profile says Arceli Villafuerte Malag was the first elected mayor, in the 1967 elections.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1967

    First mayor elected in the 1967 elections.[10]

  2. June 17, 1967

    Republic Act No. 4976 creates the municipality of Magsaysay.[9]

Nearby

Magsaysay shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Magsaysay beside Davao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur.

Magsaysay beside Davao del Sur
FigureMagsaysayDavao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur
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 glossary57,936[1, 2]705,1297th 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 glossary0.71% a year[1, 2]slower0.86% a year8th 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 glossary294[6]less crowded3176th 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 glossary196.82 km²[6]2,221.11 km²8th 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 glossary3.3[1, 2]lower3.4not 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 glossary24.2%[5]lower54.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Digos City, the capital of Davao del Sur
22.3 km northeast
Manila
981.9 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]

  1. BansalanDavao del Sur12.2 km northeast
  2. TulunanCotabato15.1 km northwest
  3. MatanaoDavao del Sur16.5 km south
  4. HagonoyDavao del Sur18.0 km east
  5. ColumbioSultan Kudarat18.2 km southwest
  6. MakilalaCotabato19.0 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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Scene.ph. “Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/davao-del-sur/magsaysay