Barangay Doña Maxima

Barangay Doña Maxima forms part of San Luis, a municipality in Agusan Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Doña Maxima had a population of 1,406. This made it the 11th largest of 25 barangays in San Luis by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Doña Maxima accounted for approximately 3.99% of the total population of San Luis, which stood at 35,196 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Doña Maxima moving from 1,467 residents to 1,406 residents, an intercensal change of -4.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Doña Maxima is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Luis is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Doña Maxima, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Agusan Del Sur, which contains 314 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Doña Maxima ranks 194th by 2020 population. Agusan Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Doña Maxima 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.