Barangay Tabayon

Situated in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, Barangay Tabayon is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tabayon had a population of 3,394. This made it the 5th largest of 26 barangays in Jose Abad Santos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tabayon accounted for approximately 4.63% of the total population of Jose Abad Santos, which stood at 73,381 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tabayon changed from 3,267 to 3,394, a shift of +3.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Jose Abad Santos. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tabayon as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jose Abad Santos is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tabayon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao Occidental, which contains 105 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tabayon ranks 27th by 2020 population. Davao Occidental is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tabayon 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.