Barangay Panibasan

Barangay Panibasan is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Maco, located in the province of Davao De Oro, in the Davao Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Panibasan had a population of 3,717. This made it the 6th largest of 37 barangays in Maco by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Panibasan accounted for approximately 4.47% of the total population of Maco, which stood at 83,237 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Panibasan changed from 3,949 to 3,717, a shift of -5.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Maco. Barangay Panibasan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maco is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Panibasan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao De Oro, which contains 237 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Panibasan ranks 65th by 2020 population. Davao De Oro is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Panibasan 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.