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Municipality

Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a municipality in Davao Occidental, Davao Region, Philippines. Its population was 58,886 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 Santa Maria by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
MalalagMalitaMalungonBasiawan: 7,650 people, 369 per km², 0.14% a yearBuca: 3,171 people, 200 per km², 6.68% a yearCadaatan: 1,774 people, 268 per km², −2.21% a yearKidadan: 1,257 people, 126 per km², 3.61% a yearKisulad: 1,337 people, 251 per km², 0.36% a yearMalalag Tubig: 1,049 people, 163 per km², 1.65% a yearMamacao: 3,080 people, 475 per km², 0.54% a yearOgpao: 1,336 people, 437 per km², 2.81% a yearPoblacion: 10,422 people, 723 per km², 0.71% a yearPongpong: 2,152 people, 112 per km², −0.18% a yearSan Agustin: 5,286 people, 1,224 per km², 0.29% a yearSan Antonio: 2,515 people, 136 per km², 0.36% a yearSan Isidro: 3,026 people, 285 per km², 0.57% a yearSan Juan: 1,224 people, 109 per km², −5.09% a yearSan Pedro: 1,707 people, 125 per km², −4.39% a yearSan Roque: 1,715 people, 295 per km², 0.81% a yearTanglad: 3,091 people, 653 per km², −0.13% a yearSanto Niño: 1,509 people, 1,118 per km², −1.44% a yearSanto Rosario: 1,631 people, 295 per km², 2.59% a yearDatu Daligasao: 999 people, 72 per km², 4.22% a yearDatu Intan: 1,620 people, 222 per km², 1.24% a yearKinilidan: 1,335 people, 152 per km², 1.92% 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

    58,886

    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 19.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    3rd

    of the 5 cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental 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 19 of every 100 people in Davao Occidental lived in Santa Maria in 2024 (18.54%)

  • Inside itSources

    22

    barangays

  • LandSources

    228.66 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: Santa Maria's land would fill a square about 15.1 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: 258 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

    17,130

    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

    3.4 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    39.7%

    About 40 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
1108604000[4]Formerly 118604000
ZIP code
8011[15, 16, 17]

People

Santa Maria had 58,886 people in the 2024 census, up 19.3% 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.

Santa Maria had the 3rd most people of the 5 cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental in 2024[1]
  1. 1Malita118,438
  2. 2Jose Abad Santos72,552
  3. 3Santa Maria58,886
  4. 4Don Marcelino45,681
  5. 5Sarangani22,041
All 5 cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 72 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion10,42218 in 100
  2. Basiawan7,65013 in 100
  3. San Agustin5,2869 in 100
  4. Buca3,1715 in 100
  5. Tanglad3,0915 in 100
  6. Mamacao3,0805 in 100
  7. San Isidro3,0265 in 100
  8. San Antonio2,5154 in 100
  9. Pongpong2,1524 in 100
  10. Cadaatan1,7743 in 100
See all 22 barangays of Santa Maria
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.5%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.6%)
  • 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 - 46,1763,1343,042
5 - 96,7903,5513,239
10 - 146,3153,2683,047
15 - 195,7362,9932,743
20 - 244,7662,5012,265
25 - 294,3262,2782,048
30 - 344,2152,2901,925
35 - 393,4721,8581,614
40 - 443,2311,7481,483
45 - 492,9991,5761,423
50 - 542,6101,3381,272
55 - 592,2261,1641,062
60 - 641,846924922
65 - 691,189559630
70 - 74725367358
75 - 79425189236
80 years and over469203266

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
58,886[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
17,130[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.4 on average[1, 2]
Share of Davao Occidental, 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
18.54%[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
39.7% (23,358 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
29,941 men, 27,575 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202458,886[1, 2]0.56% a year17,1303.4
2020as of May 1, 202057,526[1]1.47% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201553,671[1]1.61% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201049,349[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then48,362[33]0.82% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders45,571[33, 34]1.81% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then41,919[33]0.86% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then40,036[33]2.75% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then30,512[33]1.19% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then28,754[33]3.46% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then24,271[33]———

Barangays

Santa Maria is made up of 22 barangays.
Barangays of Santa Maria. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Basiawan7,65012.99%0.14% a yearabout 20.72 km²Urban
Buca3,1715.38%6.68% a yearabout 15.84 km²Rural
Cadaatan1,7743.01%−2.21% a yearabout 6.61 km²Rural
Datu Daligasao9991.7%4.22% a yearabout 13.80 km²Rural
Datu Intan1,6202.75%1.24% a yearabout 7.29 km²Rural
Kidadan1,2572.13%3.61% a yearabout 10.01 km²Rural
Kinilidan1,3352.27%1.92% a yearabout 8.77 km²Rural
Kisulad1,3372.27%0.36% a yearabout 5.32 km²Rural
Malalag Tubig1,0491.78%1.65% a yearabout 6.45 km²Rural
Mamacao3,0805.23%0.54% a yearabout 6.49 km²Rural
Ogpao1,3362.27%2.81% a yearabout 3.06 km²Rural
Poblacion10,42217.7%0.71% a yearabout 14.41 km²Urban
Pongpong2,1523.65%−0.18% a yearabout 19.17 km²Rural
San Agustin5,2868.98%0.29% a yearabout 4.32 km²Urban
San Antonio2,5154.27%0.36% a yearabout 18.51 km²Rural
San Isidro3,0265.14%0.57% a yearabout 10.63 km²Rural
San Juan1,2242.08%−5.09% a yearabout 11.24 km²Rural
San Pedro1,7072.9%−4.39% a yearabout 13.71 km²Rural
San Roque1,7152.91%0.81% a yearabout 5.81 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,5092.56%−1.44% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Santo Rosario1,6312.77%2.59% a yearabout 5.53 km²Rural
Tanglad3,0915.25%−0.13% a yearabout 4.73 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

Santa Maria covers 228.66 km² of land, 258 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,134 m above the sea and it has 51.1 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
228.66 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
258 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.47225° N, 125.46078° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
1 m
Average
298 m
Highest
1,134 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

51.1 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Lumabat River18.1 of 57.3 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Tangalivolcano1,120 m
  2. Mount Lumabat740 m
  3. Mount Kiyawa430 m
  4. Mount Basiawan330 m
  5. Mount Miglinog310 m
  6. Bagnusan Hill300 m

The highest: 15 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[32]

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 26 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
26.4% of people[20]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 26 of every 100 people in Santa Maria lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.4%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.8% and 29.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 8government offices
  • 31schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 2beaches

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 Santa Maria. 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.[13, 14]

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[18, 19]

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
    Claude Benjamin II Derequito Bautista[21]
    Vice mayor
    Josephine Burias Mariscal[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Claude Benjamin Derequito Bautista II[22]
    Vice mayor
    Josephine Burias Mariscal[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rudy Pacis Mariscal Sr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Josephine Burias Mariscal[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rudy Pacis Mariscal Sr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    George Pacis Mariscal[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rudy Pacis Mariscal[25]
    Vice mayor
    George Pacis Mariscal[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Mila Pacis Mariscal-Cabañero[26]
    Vice mayor
    Rudy Pacis Mariscal[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Rudy Pacis Mariscal[27]
    Vice mayor
    Mila Mariscal Cabañero[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rudy Mariscal[28]
    Vice mayor
    Mila Cabañero[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Rudy P. Mariscal[29]
    Vice mayor
    Ligaya P. Gealon[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Santa Maria, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Claude Benjamin II Derequito Bautista[21]Josephine Burias Mariscal[21]
2022–2025Claude Benjamin Derequito Bautista II[22]Josephine Burias Mariscal[22]
2019–2022Rudy Pacis Mariscal Sr.[23]Josephine Burias Mariscal[23]
2016–2019Rudy Pacis Mariscal Sr.[24]George Pacis Mariscal[24]
2013–2016Rudy Pacis Mariscal[25]George Pacis Mariscal[25]
2010–2013Mila Pacis Mariscal-Cabañero[26]Rudy Pacis Mariscal[26]
2007–2010Rudy Pacis Mariscal[27]Mila Mariscal Cabañero[27]
2004–2007Rudy Mariscal[28]Mila Cabañero[28]
2001–2004Rudy P. Mariscal[29]Ligaya P. Gealon[29]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 4743, approved 18 June 1966, separated barrios and sitios from Malalag, Province of Davao, to form the Municipality of Santa Maria.[9]

Its story

The municipality was formed in 1966 from 12 barrios and 15 sitios taken from Malalag, with its first seat of government at barrio Basiawan.[9]

In 1968 Republic Act No. 5281 moved the seat of government from Basiawan to the barrio of Santa Maria.[10]

In 2013 Republic Act No. 10360 placed Santa Maria in the new Province of Davao Occidental, one of its five municipalities.[11]

Timeline

  1. 18 June 1966

    Republic Act No. 4743 creates the Municipality of Santa Maria from Malalag.[9]

  2. 15 June 1968

    Republic Act No. 5281 transfers the seat of government to barrio Santa Maria.[10]

  3. 14 January 2013

    Republic Act No. 10360 creates Davao Occidental, with Santa Maria among its municipalities.[12]

Changes since 1977

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

  1. July to September 2013

    Moved from Davao del Sur, by RA 10360.[35]

Nearby

Santa Maria shares a border with Malalag, Malita and Malungon.

How it compares

Santa Maria beside Davao Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental.

Santa Maria beside Davao Occidental
FigureSanta MariaDavao OccidentalRank among the cities and municipalities of Davao Occidental
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 glossary58,886[1, 2]317,5983rd 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 glossary0.56% a year[1, 2]faster0.03% a year1st 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 glossary258[6]more crowded1551st 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 glossary228.66 km²[6]2,051.08 km²4th 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 glossary3.4[1, 2]lower3.6not 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 glossary39.7%[5]higher32.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Malita, the capital of Davao Occidental
15.6 km southeast
Manila
1,027.3 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]

  1. MalalagDavao del Sur12.4 km northwest
  2. MalitaDavao Occidental15.6 km southeast
  3. MalungonSarangani18.8 km southwest
  4. PadadaDavao del Sur21.5 km northwest
  5. SulopDavao del Sur22.1 km northwest
  6. KiblawanDavao del Sur30.5 km west

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