Barangay Daniel Maing

Situated in Kalawit, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay Daniel Maing is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Daniel Maing had a population of 2,565. This made it the 2nd largest of 14 barangays in Kalawit by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Daniel Maing accounted for approximately 10.77% of the total population of Kalawit, which stood at 23,812 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Daniel Maing changed from 2,507 to 2,565, a shift of +2.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Kalawit. Barangay Daniel Maing is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kalawit is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Daniel Maing, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Norte, which contains 691 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Daniel Maing ranks 84th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Norte 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.