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Barangays in Cebu

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Cebu, at a glance

Barangays: 1,203^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 5,228,149^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 368 urban^[4]; 835 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Guadalupe^[5]; Cebu City, Cebu; 70,076 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Gaas^[6]; Balamban, Cebu; about 29.52 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[5, 7]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 473 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poog, −6.71% a year.

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1,203 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Santo NiñoMalabuyoc, Cebu	2,846	about 1,684	about 1.69 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
502	TaytayBadian, Cebu	2,840	about 913	about 3.11 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
503	IpilCarmen, Cebu	2,817	about 685	about 4.11 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
504	CawayanDalaguete, Cebu	2,790	about 1,094	about 2.55 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
505	DoongBantayan, Cebu	2,790	about 1,026	about 2.72 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
506	North PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	2,787	about 17,752	about 0.157 km²	−2.38% a year	Urban
507	GuimbawianPinamungajan, Cebu	2,782	about 644	about 4.32 km²	7.15% a year	Rural
508	Tubod-BitoonDumanjug, Cebu	2,781	about 915	about 3.04 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
509	TonggoSan Fernando, Cebu	2,780	about 678	about 4.10 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
510	TutayPinamungajan, Cebu	2,764	about 1,274	about 2.17 km²	−0.28% a year	Urban
511	GuadalupeAlegria, Cebu	2,763	about 111	about 24.92 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
512	TungaMoalboal, Cebu	2,763	about 861	about 3.21 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
513	Cogon WestCarmen, Cebu	2,759	about 11,841	about 0.233 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
514	BiasongBalamban, Cebu	2,756	about 308	about 8.95 km²	5.47% a year	Rural
515	SubaSamboan, Cebu	2,754	about 1,384	about 1.99 km²	8.89% a year	Rural
516	MantayupanBarili, Cebu	2,740	about 438	about 6.26 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
517	ManipisTalisay City, Cebu	2,723	about 638	about 4.27 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
518	PalanasGinatilan, Cebu	2,717	about 860	about 3.16 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
519	PologConsolacion, Cebu	2,714	about 1,001	about 2.71 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
520	JampangArgao, Cebu	2,710	about 249	about 10.89 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
521	KangkaibeBantayan, Cebu	2,707	about 333	about 8.14 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
522	CabalawanSogod, Cebu	2,681	about 194	about 13.81 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
523	Daan LungsodTuburan, Cebu	2,679	about 1,282	about 2.09 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
524	CandaguitSibonga, Cebu	2,675	about 1,148	about 2.33 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
525	MagsicoSan Fernando, Cebu	2,673	about 388	about 6.89 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
526	LusaranCebu City, Cebu	2,670	about 237	about 11.28 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
527	Dawis SurCarmen, Cebu	2,668	about 1,301	about 2.05 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
528	San SebastianSamboan, Cebu	2,663	about 554	about 4.81 km²	6.38% a year	Rural
529	Pahina San NicolasCebu City, Cebu	2,661	about 35,059	about 0.0759 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
530	GuibuanganBarili, Cebu	2,656	about 2,506	about 1.06 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
531	CaleriohanDalaguete, Cebu	2,652	about 1,158	about 2.29 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
532	LunasAsturias, Cebu	2,638	about 452	about 5.84 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
533	GreenhillsSan Fernando, Cebu	2,628	about 816	about 3.22 km²	−4.82% a year	Rural
534	AgsungotCebu City, Cebu	2,616	about 828	about 3.16 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
535	SantiagoSan Francisco, Cebu	2,611	about 377	about 6.92 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
536	VitoBalamban, Cebu	2,601	about 271	about 9.60 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
537	PunodPinamungajan, Cebu	2,595	about 759	about 3.42 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
538	PoblacionAlegria, Cebu	2,582	about 1,768	about 1.46 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
539	BaodBantayan, Cebu	2,577	about 984	about 2.62 km²	−5.69% a year	Rural
540	TinubdanSan Fernando, Cebu	2,575	about 926	about 2.78 km²	9.50% a year	Rural
541	LibjoTabogon, Cebu	2,574	about 460	about 5.59 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
542	San AntonioCebu City, Cebu	2,567	about 19,899	about 0.129 km²	5.42% a year	Urban
543	San RoqueGinatilan, Cebu	2,564	about 1,077	about 2.38 km²	12.60% a year	Rural
544	TaptapCebu City, Cebu	2,559	about 336	about 7.62 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
545	BuhingtubigPinamungajan, Cebu	2,557	about 894	about 2.86 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
546	CanhabagatMedellin, Cebu	2,556	about 650	about 3.93 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
547	TabionanSan Fernando, Cebu	2,556	about 448	about 5.70 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
548	BairanNaga City, Cebu	2,554	about 840	about 3.04 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
549	LangubSanta Fe, Cebu	2,553	about 1,042	about 2.45 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
550	LuyangSan Remigio, Cebu	2,553	about 614	about 4.16 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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