Barangay Macabolig

Situated in City of Kidapawan, Cotabato, Barangay Macabolig is one of 40 barangays that make up the city within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Macabolig had a population of 1,850. This made it the 25th largest of 40 barangays in City of Kidapawan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Macabolig accounted for approximately 1.15% of the total population of City of Kidapawan, which stood at 160,791 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Macabolig moving from 1,677 residents to 1,850 residents, an intercensal change of +10.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Macabolig is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Kidapawan is a city comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Macabolig, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Macabolig ranks 261st by 2020 population. Cotabato 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.