Boston ([ˈboston]), officially the Municipality of Boston (Kamayo: Lungsod ng Boston), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,074 people.[5]
It is the northernmost and least populated municipality in Davao Oriental.
Etymology
Boston is named after Boston, Massachusetts, whose name in turn derives from the English locality where it originated. The municipality was likely established during the American period; however, historical records of its founding are said to have been lost during World War II.
Geography
Climate
Boston has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.
Barangays
Boston is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
↑"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density"(PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN0117-1453. Archived(PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
↑"2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
↑"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
↑"2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
↑"Climate: Boston". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
↑"2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
↑Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.