Barangay Santo Niño

Barangay Santo Niño forms part of Kiblawan, a municipality in Davao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santo Niño had a population of 1,122. This made it the 20th largest of 30 barangays in Kiblawan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Niño accounted for approximately 2.27% of the total population of Kiblawan, which stood at 49,381 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santo Niño changed from 1,015 to 1,122, a shift of +10.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Kiblawan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santo Niño as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kiblawan is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santo Niño, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao Del Sur, which contains 414 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santo Niño ranks 174th by 2020 population. Davao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santo Niño 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.