Barangay Doles

Situated in Magpet, Cotabato, Barangay Doles is one of 32 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Doles had a population of 1,476. This made it the 15th largest of 32 barangays in Magpet by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Doles accounted for approximately 2.74% of the total population of Magpet, which stood at 53,800 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,284 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,476 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +15.0%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Doles is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magpet is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Doles, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Doles ranks 331st by 2020 population. Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Doles 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.