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Barangays in Central Visayas

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]

Open Central Visayas

Barangays in Central Visayas, at a glance

Barangays: 2,312^[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: 6,640,875^[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: 423 urban^[4]; 1,889 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: San Vicente^[6]; Ubay, Bohol; about 41.82 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: 953 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poog, −6.71% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

2,312 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	CalionganDalaguete, Cebu	3,096	about 418	about 7.40 km²	3.81% a year	Rural
502	BinaliwCebu City, Cebu	3,086	about 595	about 5.19 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
503	De la PazCortes, Bohol	3,084	about 1,512	about 2.04 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
504	TipoloUbay, Bohol	3,082	about 516	about 5.97 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
505	KampingganonBantayan, Cebu	3,079	about 919	about 3.35 km²	27.78% a year	Rural
506	TubleMoalboal, Cebu	3,078	about 819	about 3.76 km²	5.99% a year	Rural
507	CasateUbay, Bohol	3,073	about 479	about 6.42 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
508	CentroMandaue City, Cebu	3,072	about 9,630	about 0.319 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
509	TinangnanTubigon, Bohol	3,069	about 2,208	about 1.39 km²	−1.39% a year	Urban
510	BalaoBarili, Cebu	3,063	about 634	about 4.83 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
511	CorteCarmen, Cebu	3,062	about 564	about 5.43 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
512	San RoqueTalibon, Bohol	3,059	about 453	about 6.76 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
513	CogonCordova, Cebu	3,055	about 10,116	about 0.302 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
514	MaravillaTabuelan, Cebu	3,054	about 486	about 6.28 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
515	MaalatMadridejos, Cebu	3,052	about 1,764	about 1.73 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
516	DapitanCordova, Cebu	3,050	about 6,224	about 0.49 km²	−2.48% a year	Rural
517	BolodPanglao, Bohol	3,043	about 770	about 3.95 km²	7.02% a year	Urban
518	PoblacionPilar, Bohol	3,038	about 409	about 7.42 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
519	Santa CruzLiloan, Cebu	3,037	about 1,191	about 2.55 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
520	MabiniCebu City, Cebu	3,036	about 537	about 5.65 km²	6.81% a year	Rural
521	MercedesPoro, Cebu	3,034	about 553	about 5.49 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
522	PalanasAlcantara, Cebu	3,023	about 1,625	about 1.86 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
523	MantalongonBarili, Cebu	3,020	about 950	about 3.18 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
524	San Jose Pob.Catmon, Cebu	3,016	about 979	about 3.08 km²	−5.16% a year	Rural
525	MuabogTabogon, Cebu	3,012	about 638	about 4.72 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
526	EstacaPilar, Bohol	3,010	about 265	about 11.35 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
527	IlayaSan Fernando, Cebu	3,008	about 565	about 5.32 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
528	BanhiganBadian, Cebu	3,003	about 1,831	about 1.64 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
529	Poblacion WestMoalboal, Cebu	2,998	about 2,418	about 1.24 km²	−4.08% a year	Urban
530	BawoSogod, Cebu	2,997	about 806	about 3.72 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
531	BiabasUbay, Bohol	2,997	about 369	about 8.13 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
532	OlivoTabuelan, Cebu	2,997	about 589	about 5.09 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
533	San MiguelDagohoy, Bohol	2,989	about 307	about 9.75 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
534	BotiguesBantayan, Cebu	2,985	about 2,870	about 1.04 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
535	MangotoPinamungajan, Cebu	2,982	about 1,469	about 2.03 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
536	GuiwanonBantayan, Cebu	2,978	about 1,348	about 2.21 km²	−0.20% a year	Urban
537	MontesuerteCarmen, Bohol	2,977	about 284	about 10.47 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
538	SabangSibonga, Cebu	2,976	about 1,153	about 2.58 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
539	PuenteCarmen, Cebu	2,973	about 901	about 3.30 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
540	San IsidroCalape, Bohol	2,971	about 505	about 5.88 km²	6.39% a year	Rural
541	LiongDumanjug, Cebu	2,969	about 2,048	about 1.45 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
542	PuertobelloTudela, Cebu	2,969	about 483	about 6.15 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
543	LambusanSan Remigio, Cebu	2,962	about 697	about 4.25 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
544	TriumfoCarmen, Cebu	2,962	about 931	about 3.18 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
545	Buot-Taup PardoCebu City, Cebu	2,958	about 466	about 6.35 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
546	PoblacionUbay, Bohol	2,952	about 2,733	about 1.08 km²	1.72% a year	Urban
547	SubaBantayan, Cebu	2,952	about 14,261	about 0.207 km²	−2.10% a year	Urban
548	BagatayamSogod, Cebu	2,945	about 903	about 3.26 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
549	MalbagoMadridejos, Cebu	2,943	about 1,221	about 2.41 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
550	IbabaoSogod, Cebu	2,942	about 1,094	about 2.69 km²	1.07% 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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