Barangay Dalapitan

Situated in Matalam, Cotabato, Barangay Dalapitan is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dalapitan had a population of 3,437. This made it the 7th largest of 34 barangays in Matalam by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dalapitan accounted for approximately 4.22% of the total population of Matalam, which stood at 81,355 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dalapitan moving from 3,321 residents to 3,437 residents, an intercensal change of +3.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Dalapitan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Matalam is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dalapitan, 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 Dalapitan ranks 98th 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 Dalapitan 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.