Barangay Cabasagan

Situated in Boston, Davao Oriental, Barangay Cabasagan is one of 8 barangays that make up the municipality within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabasagan had a population of 1,937. This made it the 3rd largest of 8 barangays in Boston by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabasagan accounted for approximately 13.25% of the total population of Boston, which stood at 14,618 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabasagan moving from 1,693 residents to 1,937 residents, an intercensal change of +14.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cabasagan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Boston is a municipality comprising 8 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabasagan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao Oriental, which contains 183 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabasagan ranks 111th by 2020 population. Davao Oriental is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cabasagan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.