Barangay Bolila

Situated in Malita, Davao Occidental, Barangay Bolila is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Davao Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bolila had a population of 1,970. This made it the 25th largest of 30 barangays in Malita by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bolila accounted for approximately 1.67% of the total population of Malita, which stood at 118,197 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bolila moving from 2,076 residents to 1,970 residents, an intercensal change of -5.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bolila is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malita is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bolila, 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 Bolila ranks 71st 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.

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.