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Datu Paglas

Datu Paglas is a municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, Bangsamoro (BARMM), Philippines. Its population was 38,446 in the 2024 census, and it has 23 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Datu Paglas by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
ColumbioLutayanMangudadatuPandagTulunanAlip: 2,108 people, 349 per km², 1.40% a yearBonawan: 1,359 people, 140 per km², 4.02% a yearBulod: 1,266 people, 696 per km², 2.55% a yearDamalusay: 1,881 people, 477 per km², 6.48% a yearDamawato: 2,343 people, 240 per km², 0.65% a yearDatang: 1,932 people, 735 per km², 2.50% a yearElbebe: 772 people, 55 per km², 2.66% a yearKalumenga: 1,401 people, 156 per km², 4.33% a yearKatil: 1,333 people, 247 per km², 7.01% a yearLipao: 1,076 people, 384 per km², 1.87% a yearLomoyon: 1,176 people, 97 per km², 0.94% a yearMadidis: 1,991 people, 311 per km², 5.24% a yearMakat: 892 people, 82 per km², 1.60% a yearMalala: 1,487 people, 492 per km², 5.07% a yearMangadeg: 1,425 people, 612 per km², 4.29% a yearManindolo: 1,504 people, 356 per km², 2.46% a yearMao: 1,004 people, 89 per km², 3.07% a yearNapok: 1,277 people, 308 per km², 2.69% a yearPalao sa Buto: 1,376 people, 309 per km², 0.42% a yearPoblacion: 7,237 people, 2,566 per km², 4.27% a yearPuya: 983 people, 134 per km², 2.33% a yearSalendab: 1,215 people, 205 per km², 3.16% a yearSepaka: 1,408 people, 316 per km², 1.89% 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

    38,446

    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 89.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao 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 5 of every 100 people in Maguindanao del Sur lived in Datu Paglas in 2024 (4.73%)

  • Inside itSources

    23

    barangays

  • LandSources

    114.42 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: Datu Paglas's land would fill a square about 10.7 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: 336 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

    7,241

    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

    5.3 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    18.8%

    About 19 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
1908806000[4]Formerly 153805000
ZIP code
9617[14]

People

Datu Paglas had 38,446 people in the 2024 census, up 89.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1975

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.

Datu Paglas had the 6th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 3Pagalungan49,326
  2. 4Pagagawan42,181
  3. 5Talayan39,182
  4. 6Datu Paglas38,446
  5. 7Shariff Aguak37,437
  6. 8Datu Abdullah Sangki35,274
  7. 9Datu Anggal Midtimbang35,243
All 24 cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 61 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion7,23719 in 100
  2. Damawato2,3436 in 100
  3. Alip2,1085 in 100
  4. Madidis1,9915 in 100
  5. Datang1,9325 in 100
  6. Damalusay1,8815 in 100
  7. Manindolo1,5044 in 100
  8. Malala1,4874 in 100
  9. Mangadeg1,4254 in 100
  10. Sepaka1,4084 in 100
See all 23 barangays of Datu Paglas
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 45 of every 100 are children under 15 (44.6%)
  • About 54 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (54.1%)
  • About 1 of every 100 are 65 or older (1.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,6182,9942,624
5 - 95,0552,5872,468
10 - 144,3462,2572,089
15 - 193,4861,7701,716
20 - 243,5991,7301,869
25 - 292,9371,4071,530
30 - 342,0141,023991
35 - 391,744787957
40 - 441,606802804
45 - 491,214651563
50 - 54855481374
55 - 59433256177
60 - 64325170155
65 - 6919410688
70 - 741176651
75 - 79532528
80 years and over863749

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
38,446[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
7,241[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
5.3 on average[1, 2]
Share of Maguindanao 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
4.73%[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
18.8% (7,237 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
17,149 men, 16,533 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202438,446[1, 2]3.22% a year7,2415.3
2020as of May 1, 202033,682[1]3.66% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201528,387[1]6.60% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201020,290[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then29,979[30]5.73% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders20,014[30, 31]5.60% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then15,522[30]1.99% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then13,970[30]5.39% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then8,262[30]3.92% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then6,816[30]———

Barangays

Datu Paglas is made up of 23 barangays.
Barangays of Datu Paglas. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alip2,1085.48%1.40% a yearabout 6.04 km²Rural
Bonawan1,3593.53%4.02% a yearabout 9.72 km²Rural
Bulod1,2663.29%2.55% a yearabout 1.82 km²Rural
Damalusay1,8814.89%6.48% a yearabout 3.94 km²Rural
Damawato2,3436.09%0.65% a yearabout 9.78 km²Rural
Datang1,9325.03%2.50% a yearabout 2.63 km²Rural
Elbebe7722.01%2.66% a yearabout 14.02 km²Rural
Kalumenga1,4013.64%4.33% a yearabout 8.98 km²Rural
Katil1,3333.47%7.01% a yearabout 5.40 km²Rural
Lipao1,0762.8%1.87% a yearabout 2.80 km²Rural
Lomoyon1,1763.06%0.94% a yearabout 12.18 km²Rural
Madidis1,9915.18%5.24% a yearabout 6.41 km²Rural
Makat8922.32%1.60% a yearabout 10.87 km²Rural
Malala1,4873.87%5.07% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
Mangadeg1,4253.71%4.29% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
Manindolo1,5043.91%2.46% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Mao1,0042.61%3.07% a yearabout 11.26 km²Rural
Napok1,2773.32%2.69% a yearabout 4.14 km²Rural
Palao sa Buto1,3763.58%0.42% a yearabout 4.46 km²Rural
Poblacion7,23718.82%4.27% a yearabout 2.82 km²Urban
Puya9832.56%2.33% a yearabout 7.31 km²Rural
Salendab1,2153.16%3.16% a yearabout 5.94 km²Rural
Sepaka1,4083.66%1.89% a yearabout 4.46 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

Datu Paglas covers 114.42 km² of land, 336 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 601 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
114.42 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
336 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
6.73335° N, 124.90835° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
10 m
Average
107 m
Highest
601 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[28]

  1. Alip River17.6 of 53.1 km
  2. Bual River15.0 of 31.7 km
  3. Maybula River8.0 of 12.0 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Buluan480 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 III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 95 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 38 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
38.2% of people[17]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
3rd class[4]
About 38 of every 100 people in Datu Paglas lived below the poverty line in 2021 (38.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.7% and 46.7%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 8government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 19schools
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

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 Datu Paglas. 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 Maguindanao del Sur[15, 16]

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
    Ibrahim Powers Paglas IV[18]
    Vice mayor
    Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ibrahim Powers Paglas IV[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Mohamad Pendatun Paglas Sr.[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[21]
    Vice mayor
    Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mohammed Yusseef Powers Paglas[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[23]
    Vice mayor
    Mohammed Y Powers Paglas[23]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Abubakar Paglas[24]
    Vice mayor
    Datucan Datang[24]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Abubakar P. Paglas[25]
    Vice mayor
    Datucan K. Datang[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Datu Paglas, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ibrahim Powers Paglas IV[18]Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[18]
2022–2025Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[19]Ibrahim Powers Paglas IV[19]
2019–2022Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[20]Mohamad Pendatun Paglas Sr.[20]
2016–2019Abubakar Pendatun Paglas[21]Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[21]
2013–2016Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[22]Mohammed Yusseef Powers Paglas[22]
2010–2013Mohamad Pendatun Paglas[23]Mohammed Y Powers Paglas[23]
2004–2007Abubakar Paglas[24]Datucan Datang[24]
2001–2004Abubakar P. Paglas[25]Datucan K. Datang[25]

Before 2001

The heads of Datu Paglas 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 Datu Paglas before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1973–1980Datu Ibrahim Paglas, Jr.[26]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Datu Paglas in Maguindanao Province was created by Presidential Decree No. 340 of November 22, 1973, out of the barrios Sepaka, Puya, Manindolo, Damawato, Alip, Katil and Malala, which lay in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat.[9]

How it got its name

The provincial profile says the name honors Hadji Datu Ibrahim Paglas, Sr., a respected local leader and deputy governor over the Buluan municipal district who helped open Muslim-Christian settlements in the early 1930s.[10]

Its story

Presidential Decree No. 340 separated seven barrios from Columbio and constituted them as Datu Paglas, with its seat at barrio Alip.[9]

Presidential Decree No. 341 of the same date listed it as the new town of Datu Paglas in the Province of Maguindanao.[11]

The provincial profile describes the first mayor serving from 1973 to 1980.[10]

Timeline

  1. November 22, 1973

    Presidential Decree No. 340 created the Municipality of Datu Paglas.[9, 10]

Nearby

Datu Paglas shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Datu Paglas beside Maguindanao del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao del Sur.

Datu Paglas beside Maguindanao del Sur
FigureDatu PaglasMaguindanao del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Maguindanao 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 glossary38,446[1, 2]813,2436th of 24
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 glossary3.22% a year[1, 2]faster2.84% a year9th of 24
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 glossary336[6]more crowded28313th of 24
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 glossary114.42 km²[6]2,876.24 km²9th of 24
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 glossary5.3[1, 2]higher4.7not 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 glossary18.8%[5]lower31.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Buluan, the capital of Maguindanao del Sur
12.0 km west
Manila
973.7 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. MangudadatuMaguindanao del Sur8.8 km southwest
  2. BuluanMaguindanao del Sur12.0 km west
  3. PandagMaguindanao del Sur12.5 km west
  4. ColumbioSultan Kudarat12.7 km southeast
  5. LutayanSultan Kudarat13.0 km south
  6. TulunanCotabato13.2 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  22. 22.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  27. 27.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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  31. 31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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