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Municipality

Sulop

Sulop is a municipality in Davao del Sur, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 40,134 in the 2024 census, and it has 25 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Sulop by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
KiblawanMalalagPadadaBalasinon: 866 people, 359 per km², 2.32% a yearBuguis: 972 people, 204 per km², 5.68% a yearCarre: 381 people, 114 per km², 0.97% a yearClib: 517 people, 130 per km², 3.06% a yearHarada Butai: 1,218 people, 414 per km², 0.80% a yearKatipunan: 1,107 people, 383 per km², 4.11% a yearKiblagon: 3,054 people, 1,053 per km², 8.35% a yearLabon: 1,333 people, 165 per km², 1.91% a yearLaperas: 713 people, 108 per km², −0.76% a yearLapla: 317 people, 94 per km², 9.39% a yearLitos: 734 people, 95 per km², 1.01% a yearLuparan: 1,540 people, 185 per km², 1.59% a yearMckinley: 2,110 people, 326 per km², 3.16% a yearNew Cebu: 1,241 people, 186 per km², 3.37% a yearOsmeña: 792 people, 157 per km², 6.50% a yearPalili: 2,501 people, 359 per km², 5.46% a yearParame: 928 people, 195 per km², 4.55% a yearPoblacion: 8,343 people, 1,021 per km², 0.94% a yearRoxas: 738 people, 189 per km², 0.16% a yearSolongvale: 1,457 people, 340 per km², 6.08% a yearTagolilong: 818 people, 151 per km², 0.63% a yearTala-o: 2,082 people, 434 per km², 4.61% a yearTalas: 2,372 people, 587 per km², 3.67% a yearTanwalang: 1,957 people, 298 per km², 3.62% a yearWaterfall: 2,043 people, 391 per km², 4.91% 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

    40,134

    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 24.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    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 6 of every 100 people in Davao del Sur lived in Sulop in 2024 (5.69%)

  • Inside itSources

    25

    barangays

  • LandSources

    161.02 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: Sulop's land would fill a square about 12.7 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: 249 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 2 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

    11,367

    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

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    25.7%

    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
1102414000[4]Formerly 112414000
ZIP code
8009[14, 15, 16]

People

Sulop had 40,134 people in the 2024 census, up 24.8% 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.

Sulop had the 10th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 5Matanao62,773
  2. 6Hagonoy58,689
  3. 7Magsaysay57,936
  4. 8Kiblawan53,757
  5. 9Malalag40,280
  6. 10Sulop40,134
  7. 11Padada29,888
All 11 cities and municipalities of Davao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 68 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion8,34321 in 100
  2. Kiblagon3,0548 in 100
  3. Palili2,5016 in 100
  4. Talas2,3726 in 100
  5. Mckinley2,1105 in 100
  6. Tala-o2,0825 in 100
  7. Waterfall2,0435 in 100
  8. Tanwalang1,9575 in 100
  9. Luparan1,5404 in 100
  10. Solongvale1,4574 in 100
See all 25 barangays of Sulop
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.5%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,3021,7541,548
5 - 93,3681,7391,629
10 - 143,6961,9321,764
15 - 193,2391,6721,567
20 - 242,9081,4931,415
25 - 292,7791,4771,302
30 - 342,5851,3611,224
35 - 392,1771,1151,062
40 - 442,1351,138997
45 - 491,842998844
50 - 541,768898870
55 - 591,492758734
60 - 641,323642681
65 - 691,074531543
70 - 74632312320
75 - 79421184237
80 years and over408164244

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
40,134[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
11,367[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 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
5.69%[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
25.7% (10,300 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
18,168 men, 16,981 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202440,134[1, 2]3.23% a year11,3673.5
2020as of May 1, 202035,151[1]0.95% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201533,613[1]0.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201032,163[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then29,082[32]0.86% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders27,340[32, 33]1.11% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then25,968[32]1.09% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then24,513[32]0.60% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then23,094[32]0.96% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then22,014[32]−0.67% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,762[32]−2.14% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then28,385[32]———

Barangays

Sulop is made up of 25 barangays.
Barangays of Sulop. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balasinon8662.16%2.32% a yearabout 2.41 km²Rural
Buguis9722.42%5.68% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
Carre3810.95%0.97% a yearabout 3.33 km²Rural
Clib5171.29%3.06% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural
Harada Butai1,2183.03%0.80% a yearabout 2.94 km²Rural
Katipunan1,1072.76%4.11% a yearabout 2.89 km²Rural
Kiblagon3,0547.61%8.35% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Labon1,3333.32%1.91% a yearabout 8.09 km²Rural
Laperas7131.78%−0.76% a yearabout 6.58 km²Rural
Lapla3170.79%9.39% a yearabout 3.39 km²Rural
Litos7341.83%1.01% a yearabout 7.74 km²Rural
Luparan1,5403.84%1.59% a yearabout 8.31 km²Rural
Mckinley2,1105.26%3.16% a yearabout 6.47 km²Rural
New Cebu1,2413.09%3.37% a yearabout 6.68 km²Rural
Osmeña7921.97%6.50% a yearabout 5.05 km²Rural
Palili2,5016.23%5.46% a yearabout 6.97 km²Rural
Parame9282.31%4.55% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
Poblacion8,34320.79%0.94% a yearabout 8.17 km²Urban
Roxas7381.84%0.16% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Solongvale1,4573.63%6.08% a yearabout 4.29 km²Rural
Tagolilong8182.04%0.63% a yearabout 5.40 km²Rural
Tala-o2,0825.19%4.61% a yearabout 4.80 km²Rural
Talas2,3725.91%3.67% a yearabout 4.04 km²Rural
Tanwalang1,9574.88%3.62% a yearabout 6.57 km²Urban
Waterfall2,0435.09%4.91% a yearabout 5.22 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

Sulop covers 161.02 km² of land, 249 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 491 m above the sea and it has 2 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
161.02 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
249 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.59939° N, 125.30756° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
1 m
Average
105 m
Highest
491 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

2.0 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Mainit River23.9 of 47.9 km
  2. Balasinon River4.1 of 5.8 km

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 94 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.

Life & Economy

About 16 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
16.0% 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 16 of every 100 people in Sulop lived below the poverty line in 2021 (16.0%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 13.1% and 18.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 10government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 30schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2stations and terminals

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 Sulop. 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
Lone district of Davao del Sur[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
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[20]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[21]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[22]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Maria Saranilllo Sagarino[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[24]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[25]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[26]
    Vice mayor
    Willie Sanchez Villegas[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Restituto Ornales[27]
    Vice mayor
    Amado Fernandez[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino[28]
    Vice mayor
    Sebastian C. Modelar Jr.[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Sulop, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[20]Willie Sanchez Villegas[20]
2022–2025Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[21]Willie Sanchez Villegas[21]
2019–2022Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[22]Willie Sanchez Villegas[22]
2016–2019Maria Saranilllo Sagarino[23]Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[23]
2013–2016Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[24]Willie Sanchez Villegas[24]
2010–2013Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[25]Willie Sanchez Villegas[25]
2007–2010Jose Jimmy Saranillo Sagarino[26]Willie Sanchez Villegas[26]
2004–2007Restituto Ornales[27]Amado Fernandez[27]
2001–2004Jose Jimmy S. Sagarino[28]Sebastian C. Modelar Jr.[28]

History & Identity

Sulop's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Sulop in Now

Created
The municipality of Sulop was created by Executive Order No. 295, dated April 24, 1958, out of the barrio of Sulop and adjacent barrios and sitios of Padada; it was to begin to exist once its mayor, vice-mayor and a majority of councilors were appointed and qualified.[9]

How it got its name

The 1958 order names the new town after its seat, the barrio of Sulop; it does not say what the word means.[9]

Its story

The order drew the new boundary from the Davao Gulf westward to the Cotabato-Davao boundary, and its southern boundary was the Padada-Malalag line fixed in Republic Act No. 1008.[9]

In 1967 the old Province of Davao was split, and Sulop became part of Davao del Sur.[10]

Republic Act No. 12273 of 2025 set April 24 each year as Araw ng Sulop, marking the town's foundation anniversary.[11]

Timeline

  1. April 24, 1958

    Executive Order No. 295 creates the Municipality of Sulop out of Padada.[9]

  2. May 8, 1967

    Republic Act No. 4867 divided the old Province of Davao into three; Davao del Sur was one of them, and the new provinces began functioning on July 1, 1967.[10]

  3. September 7, 2025

    Republic Act No. 12273 declares April 24 a special working holiday, Araw ng Sulop.[11]

Nearby

Sulop shares a border with Kiblawan, Malalag and Padada.

How it compares

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

Sulop beside Davao del Sur
FigureSulopDavao 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 glossary40,134[1, 2]705,12910th 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 glossary3.23% a year[1, 2]faster0.86% a year1st 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 glossary249[6]less crowded3178th 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 glossary161.02 km²[6]2,221.11 km²9th 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 glossary3.5[1, 2]higher3.4not 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 glossary25.7%[5]lower54.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Digos City, the capital of Davao del Sur
28.2 km north
Manila
1,006.8 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. PadadaDavao del Sur7.8 km northeast
  2. MalalagDavao del Sur10.3 km southeast
  3. HagonoyDavao del Sur11.4 km north
  4. KiblawanDavao del Sur14.2 km southwest
  5. MatanaoDavao del Sur21.1 km west
  6. Santa MariaDavao Occidental22.1 km southeast

Sources

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