Barangay Cacao

Situated in City of Panabo, Davao Del Norte, Barangay Cacao is one of 40 barangays that make up the city within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cacao had a population of 1,304. This made it the 35th largest of 40 barangays in City of Panabo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Cacao accounted for approximately 0.62% of the total population of City of Panabo, which stood at 209,230 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cacao moving from 1,196 residents to 1,304 residents, an intercensal change of +9.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cacao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Panabo is a city comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cacao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao Del Norte, which contains 223 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cacao ranks 206th by 2020 population. Davao Del Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cacao 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.