Barangay Caningag

Situated in Caraga, Davao Oriental, Barangay Caningag is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Caningag had a population of 1,148. This made it the 14th largest of 17 barangays in Caraga by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caningag accounted for approximately 2.89% of the total population of Caraga, which stood at 39,704 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Caningag changed from 1,145 to 1,148, a shift of +0.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Caraga. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Caningag as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Caraga is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caningag, 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 Caningag ranks 150th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.