Barangay Macambol

Situated in City of Mati, Davao Oriental, Barangay Macambol is one of 26 barangays that make up the city within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Macambol had a population of 4,952. This made it the 7th largest of 26 barangays in City of Mati by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Macambol accounted for approximately 3.36% of the total population of City of Mati, which stood at 147,547 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Macambol changed from 4,383 to 4,952, a shift of +13.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Mati. Barangay Macambol is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Mati is a city comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Macambol, 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 Macambol ranks 24th 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.