Maco, Davao de Oro

Maco, officially the Municipality of Maco (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Maco; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maco), is a municipality in the province of Davao de Oro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,237 people.^[3]

Maco
Municipality
Municipality of Maco
Flag
Nickname:  The Gold Coast
Map of Davao de Oro with Maco highlighted
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Maco Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°21′43″N 125°51′19″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao de Oro
District	2nd district
Founded	June 17, 1967
Barangays	37 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alvera Veronica R. Rimando-Arancon
• Vice Mayor	Arthur Carlos Voltaire R. Rimando
• Representative	Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga
• Electorate	63,871 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	342.23 km2 (132.14 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Highest elevation	843 m (2,766 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	83,237
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
• Households	20,839
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.16 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 553.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 795 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 495.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 196.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8806
PSGC	1108204000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)87
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Mansaka Tagalog Ata Manobo
Website	www.maco.gov.ph

It was formerly part of the Municipality of Mabini before becoming an independent municipality on June 17, 1967.^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Maco is politically subdivided into 37 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Anibongan
• Anislagan
• Binuangan
• Bucana
• Calabcab
• Concepcion
• Dumlan
• Elizalde (Somil)
• Pangi (Gaudencio Antonio)
• Gubatan
• Hijo
• Kinuban
• Langgam
• Lapu-lapu
• Libay-libay
• Limbo
• Lumatab
• Magangit
• Malamodao
• Manipongol
• Mapaang
• Masara
• New Asturias
• Panibasan
• Panoraon
• Poblacion
• San Juan
• San Roque
• Sangab
• Taglawig
• Mainit
• New Barili
• New Leyte
• New Visayas
• Panangan
• Tagbaros
• Teresa

Climate

Climate data for Maco
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	86 (3.4)	91 (3.6)	83 (3.3)	133 (5.2)	158 (6.2)	111 (4.4)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	117 (4.6)	131 (5.2)	94 (3.7)	1,297 (51.2)
Average rainy days	16.4	14.3	16.3	18.5	25.3	25.0	23.8	21.9	20.8	24.4	24.3	18.7	249.7
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Maco

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	29,693	—
1975	32,562	+1.87%
1980	41,017	+4.72%
1990	55,991	+3.16%
1995	58,609	+0.86%
2000	65,181	+2.30%
2007	70,906	+1.17%
2010	72,235	+0.68%
2015	81,277	+2.27%
2020	83,237	+0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Maco, Davao de Oro, was 83,237 people,^[3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Maco

10 20 30 40 50 2000 42.70 2003 36.24 2006 35.20 2009 30.55 2012 29.61 2015 23.27 2018 19.82 2021 17.16 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Festivals and events

Fiesta ng Maco

is celebrated every last Saturday of the month of June honoring "Inahan sa Kanunay'ng Panabang" (Mother of Perpetual Help).

Kaimonan Festival

is an annual festival that starts on June 17 to the last Saturday of the same month. Kaimonan is a mansaka term for "thanksgiving".^[20]

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines