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Province

Davao Occidental

Davao Occidental is a province in the Davao Region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 317,598 in the 2024 census, and it has 5 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Rooftops of a small coastal town among palms and trees beyond a grassy field, with a long warehouse, a white facade with two pointed spires and two communication towers, and a grey sea under an overcast sky.
Malita, seen from the national highway above the town, with the Davao Gulf beyond.Photo: “Malita, Davao Occidental (2026-09-30)” by General-chikuwa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    317,598

    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 8.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 5 provinces of Davao Region 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 Region lived in Davao Occidental in 2024 (5.89%)

  • Inside itSources

    5

    cities and municipalities

    105 barangays

  • LandSources

    2,051.08 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: Davao Occidental's land would fill a square about 45.3 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: 155 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

    88,084

    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

    32.9%

    About 33 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
1108600000[4]Formerly 118600000

People

Davao Occidental had 317,598 people in the 2024 census, up 8.1% 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.

Davao Occidental had the fewest people of the 5 provinces of Davao Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Davao del Norte1,143,931
  2. 2Davao de Oro783,775
  3. 3Davao del Sur705,129
  4. 4Davao Oriental590,042
  5. 5Davao Occidental317,598
All 5 provinces of Davao Region
Of every 100 people in Davao Occidental in 2024[1]

Corrected by Scene from the PSA's men and women counts. The PSA's age table prints a both-sexes count for 80 - 84 (2,776 printed against 1,369 men and women) and 85 and over (2,446 printed against 1,407 men and women) that is not the sum of its men and women, although its men and women columns add up exactly to the Davao Occidental totals. Scene shows the sum of the two for these groups and keeps the printed values.[5]

Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.1%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 525,52513,10412,421
5 - 932,55616,90015,656
10 - 1437,38219,42517,957
15 - 1934,94918,00916,940
20 - 2426,12913,25512,874
25 - 2923,03812,05910,979
30 - 3422,64811,64910,999
35 - 3921,59611,6509,946
40 - 4418,52810,0298,499
45 - 4917,9659,5948,371
50 - 5415,6648,3187,346
55 - 5912,3506,2916,059
60 - 6410,1815,2694,912
65 - 697,8943,9123,982
70 - 745,3262,4762,850
75 - 792,7931,2061,587
80 - 841,369Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 2,776568801
85 and over1,407Corrected by Scene · the PSA prints 2,446458949

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
317,598[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
88,084[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao Region, 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
5.89%[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
32.9% (104,359 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
164,172 men, 153,128 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024317,598[1, 2]0.03% a year88,0843.6
2020as of May 1, 2020317,159[1]0.05% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015316,342[1]1.42% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010293,780[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then272,570[32]0.95% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders254,512[32, 33]3.19% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then219,825[32]0.91% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then209,429[32]2.64% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then161,366[32]4.80% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then127,604[32]5.03% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then99,907[32]7.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then48,704[32]———

Cities and municipalities

Davao Occidental is made up of 5 municipalities, with 105 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Davao Occidental by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Davao del SurSaranganiDon Marcelino: 45,681 people, 110 per km², 0.07% a yearJose Abad Santos: 72,552 people, 105 per km², −0.27% a yearMalita: 118,438 people, 189 per km², 0.05% a yearSanta Maria: 58,886 people, 258 per km², 0.56% a yearSarangani: 22,041 people, 248 per km², −0.51% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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
Cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Don Marcelino45,68114.38%0.07% a year414.02 km²
Jose Abad Santos72,55222.84%−0.27% a year691.18 km²
Malita118,43837.29%0.05% a year628.26 km²
Santa Maria58,88618.54%0.56% a year228.66 km²
Sarangani22,0416.94%−0.51% a year88.96 km²

Land & Environment

Davao Occidental covers 2,051.08 km² of land, 155 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,801 m above the sea and it has 322.1 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
2,051.08 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
155 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
6.17879° N, 125.60556° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
0 m
Average
513 m
Highest
1,801 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

322.1 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Malita River29.4 km
  2. Marabatuan River23.4 km
  3. Lais River20.9 of 21.0 km
  4. Domolok River18.2 of 75.9 km
  5. Lumabat River18.1 of 57.3 km
  6. Nuing River15.6 km
  7. Lun Padidu River15.0 of 58.2 km
  8. Lawayon River14.8 km

The longest inside it: 17 in all.

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Latian1,600 m
  2. Mount Nara1,465 m
  3. Mount Macaayao1,428 m
  4. Mount Kibongcal1,224 m
  5. Mount Cabituroan1,192 m
  6. Mount Bagsak1,142 m

The highest: 73 in all.

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[30]

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

Covers about 91 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 General Santos, the nearest PAGASA station, 57 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 958 mm of rain on 106 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at General Santos, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January97 mm927.5 °C32.3 °C22.6 °C
February53 mm727.9 °C32.9 °C22.8 °C
March55 mm628.5 °C34.0 °C23.0 °C
April54 mm628.9 °C34.3 °C23.5 °C
May72 mm828.5 °C33.5 °C23.6 °C
June102 mm1227.7 °C32.2 °C23.1 °C
July98 mm1127.2 °C31.7 °C22.8 °C
August91 mm1127.3 °C31.7 °C22.8 °C
September83 mm1027.5 °C32.2 °C22.8 °C
October100 mm1027.7 °C32.6 °C22.8 °C
November78 mm827.9 °C32.8 °C23.0 °C
December75 mm827.8 °C32.6 °C23.0 °C
The year958 mm10627.9 °C32.7 °C23.0 °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 132 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Davao Occidental's economy made ₱55.3 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱173,620 for each person. About 28 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱55.3 billion[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱43.1 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.5%[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱173,620[22]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
27.9% of people[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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 28 of every 100 people in Davao Occidental lived below the poverty line in 2023 (27.9%)[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 22.0% and 33.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱28,905 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 31government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 168schools
  • 15places of worship
  • 1market
  • 7stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 2beaches
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Davao Occidental. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[18, 19]

Capital
Malita[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
Lone district of Davao Occidental[9]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2016, 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

    Governor
    Franklin Peralta Bautista[24]
    Vice governor
    Lorna Bandigan Bautista[24]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Franklin Peralta Bautista[25]
    Vice governor
    Lorna Bautista Bandigan[25]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Claude Peralta Bautista[26]
    Vice governor
    Franklin Peralta Bautista[26]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Claude Peralta Bautista[27]
    Vice governor
    Franklin Peralta Bautista[27]
Governors and vice governors of Davao Occidental, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Franklin Peralta Bautista[24]Lorna Bandigan Bautista[24]
2022–2025Franklin Peralta Bautista[25]Lorna Bautista Bandigan[25]
2019–2022Claude Peralta Bautista[26]Franklin Peralta Bautista[26]
2016–2019Claude Peralta Bautista[27]Franklin Peralta Bautista[27]

History & Identity

Davao Occidental's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Davao Occidental in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 10360, approved 14 January 2013, out of the Province of Davao del Sur; ratified in a plebiscite on 28 October 2013[9, 10, 11]

How it got its name

Its name comes from its place at the south-western tip of the Davao Region: occidental means western.[11]

Local traditionAs the government of Davao del Sur explains the name the Davao provinces share, local historians say Davao blends the names the Bagobo peoples gave the Davao River.[13]

Its story

After a storm off what is now Glan, in Sarangani, on 26 October 1521, the Magellan-Elcano expedition passed Candighar, thought to be today's Balut, and on 27 October anchored at the island of Sarangani. Two of its people were forced to pilot the ships to the spice islands of Maluku, and the fleet sailed on 28 October.[14, 15]

Its towns were part of the second district of Davao del Sur, far from the provincial capital at Digos, and a province of their own was long sought for them.[11]

Republic Act No. 10360, signed on 14 January 2013, made Santa Maria, Malita, Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos and Sarangani the Province of Davao Occidental, with Malita as its capital. Voters ratified it in a plebiscite on 28 October 2013.[9, 11, 12]

The province keeps 28 October, the day of the plebiscite, as its founding anniversary, Araw ng Davao Occidental; a law of 2018 made it a yearly holiday in the province.[11, 16, 17]

Timeline

  1. 27 October 1521

    The Magellan-Elcano expedition anchors at the island of Sarangani.[14, 15]

  2. 28 October 1521

    The expedition sails for Maluku with two Sarangani men as pilots.[14]

  3. 14 January 2013

    Republic Act No. 10360 creates Davao Occidental, with Malita as its capital.[9]

  4. 28 October 2013

    A plebiscite ratifies the new province.[10, 11]

  5. 9 November 2018

    Republic Act No. 11135 makes 28 October a provincial holiday for the founding anniversary.[16]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July to September 2013

    Created, by RA 10360.[34]

Nearby

Davao Occidental shares a border with Davao del Sur and Sarangani.

How it compares

Davao Occidental beside Davao Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Davao Region.

Davao Occidental beside Davao Region
FigureDavao OccidentalDavao RegionRank among the provinces of Davao Region
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 glossary317,598[1, 2]5,389,4225th of 5
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 glossary0.03% a year[1, 2]slower0.66% a year5th of 5
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 glossary155[7]less crowded2483rd of 5
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 glossary2,051.08 km²[7]21,733.04 km²5th of 5
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 glossary3.6[1, 2]higher3.5not 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 glossary32.9%[6]lower67%not ranked

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