Barangay Datal Batong

Situated in Malungon, Sarangani, Barangay Datal Batong is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Datal Batong had a population of 3,098. This made it the 11th largest of 31 barangays in Malungon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Datal Batong accounted for approximately 2.94% of the total population of Malungon, which stood at 105,465 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Datal Batong moving from 2,536 residents to 3,098 residents, an intercensal change of +22.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Datal Batong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malungon is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Datal Batong, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sarangani, which contains 141 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Datal Batong ranks 70th by 2020 population. Sarangani is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Datal Batong is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.