Barangay Mahaba

Situated in City of Cabadbaran, Agusan Del Norte, Barangay Mahaba is one of 31 barangays that make up the city within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mahaba had a population of 1,724. This made it the 19th largest of 31 barangays in City of Cabadbaran by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Mahaba accounted for approximately 2.15% of the total population of City of Cabadbaran, which stood at 80,354 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mahaba changed from 1,450 to 1,724, a shift of +18.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Cabadbaran. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mahaba as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Cabadbaran is a city comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mahaba, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Agusan Del Norte, which contains 253 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mahaba ranks 97th by 2020 population. Agusan Del Norte is classified as a 3rd 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.