Barangay Lower Panaga

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Lower Panaga is one of the administrative divisions of City of Panabo in Davao Del Norte, Davao Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lower Panaga had a population of 1,598. This made it the 31st largest of 40 barangays in City of Panabo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Lower Panaga accounted for approximately 0.76% of the total population of City of Panabo, which stood at 209,230 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,522 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,598 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +5.0%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Lower Panaga 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 Lower Panaga, 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 Lower Panaga ranks 181st 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 Lower Panaga 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.