Barangay Lower Katipunan

Barangay Lower Katipunan forms part of Padada, a municipality in Davao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lower Katipunan had a population of 668. This made it the 17th largest of 17 barangays in Padada by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lower Katipunan accounted for approximately 2.24% of the total population of Padada, which stood at 29,878 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Lower Katipunan changed from 902 to 668, a shift of -25.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Padada. Barangay Lower Katipunan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Padada is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lower Katipunan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Davao Del Sur, which contains 414 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lower Katipunan ranks 217th by 2020 population. Davao Del Sur is classified as a 1st 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.