Barangay Santo Niño

Barangay Santo Niño forms part of City of Kidapawan, a city in Cotabato, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santo Niño had a population of 1,337. This made it the 36th largest of 40 barangays in City of Kidapawan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Santo Niño accounted for approximately 0.83% of the total population of City of Kidapawan, which stood at 160,791 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,010 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,337 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +32.4%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Santo Niño 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 Santo Niño, 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 Santo Niño ranks 359th 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.

Barangay Santo Niño 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.