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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	CamugaoPinamungajan, Cebu	2,334	about 493	about 4.73 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
602	TugasMadridejos, Cebu	2,330	about 1,958	about 1.19 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
603	CawitPilar, Cebu	2,329	about 2,900	about 0.803 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
604	CabatbatanSan Fernando, Cebu	2,324	about 1,002	about 2.32 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
605	TapulTalisay City, Cebu	2,323	about 492	about 4.72 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
606	TubodSibonga, Cebu	2,320	about 250	about 9.28 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
607	CarnazaDaanbantayan, Cebu	2,310	about 1,197	about 1.93 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
608	Poblacion Ward IMinglanilla, Cebu	2,310	about 8,462	about 0.273 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
609	Caw-oyLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	2,302	about 4,185	about 0.55 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
610	LoocSantander, Cebu	2,289	about 800	about 2.86 km²	1.07% a year	Urban
611	MarangogBogo City, Cebu	2,285	about 567	about 4.03 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
612	RosarioAloguinsan, Cebu	2,285	about 358	about 6.38 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
613	Anonang SurBogo City, Cebu	2,278	about 525	about 4.34 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
614	DayhagonMedellin, Cebu	2,278	about 614	about 3.71 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
615	PangamihanToledo City, Cebu	2,275	about 110	about 20.68 km²	−2.16% a year	Rural
616	CaubianLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	2,273	about 8,844	about 0.257 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
617	TacupSan Remigio, Cebu	2,270	about 496	about 4.58 km²	−5.81% a year	Rural
618	AngilanAloguinsan, Cebu	2,257	about 569	about 3.97 km²	−3.83% a year	Rural
619	BunlanSantander, Cebu	2,256	about 446	about 5.06 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
620	SioconBogo City, Cebu	2,250	about 1,098	about 2.05 km²	4.23% a year	Rural
621	LabangonTabogon, Cebu	2,248	about 336	about 6.70 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
622	MaigangBarili, Cebu	2,248	about 754	about 2.98 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
623	BughoMoalboal, Cebu	2,241	about 494	about 4.54 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
624	LikiSogod, Cebu	2,241	about 421	about 5.32 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
625	CantipayCarmen, Cebu	2,238	about 557	about 4.02 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
626	TananasSan Fernando, Cebu	2,231	about 363	about 6.15 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
627	AbugonSibonga, Cebu	2,217	about 843	about 2.63 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
628	BalidbidSanta Fe, Cebu	2,213	about 570	about 3.88 km²	2.38% a year	Urban
629	Santa AnaBarili, Cebu	2,211	about 1,662	about 1.33 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
630	BalabagonMoalboal, Cebu	2,208	about 756	about 2.92 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
631	Poblacion Ward IIIMinglanilla, Cebu	2,207	about 6,434	about 0.343 km²	−4.56% a year	Urban
632	LamesaBalamban, Cebu	2,206	about 194	about 11.36 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
633	CatolohanDalaguete, Cebu	2,201	about 445	about 4.95 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
634	BagoAsturias, Cebu	2,189	about 490	about 4.47 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
635	BinaobaoBantayan, Cebu	2,184	about 10,706	about 0.204 km²	−4.87% a year	Urban
636	ManguiaoAsturias, Cebu	2,179	about 276	about 7.89 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
637	GibitngilMedellin, Cebu	2,169	about 1,004	about 2.16 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
638	Barangay IITuburan, Cebu	2,166	about 8,022	about 0.27 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
639	KayamSan Remigio, Cebu	2,165	about 612	about 3.54 km²	7.46% a year	Rural
640	CamoboanTabogon, Cebu	2,159	about 847	about 2.55 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
641	TabagakMadridejos, Cebu	2,157	about 3,108	about 0.694 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
642	Daan-LungsodAlcoy, Cebu	2,144	about 258	about 8.30 km²	−2.59% a year	Urban
643	CantibasBalamban, Cebu	2,142	about 471	about 4.55 km²	6.88% a year	Rural
644	KinatarkanSanta Fe, Cebu	2,141	about 1,044	about 2.05 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
645	CansayahonRonda, Cebu	2,139	about 529	about 4.04 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
646	LegaspiAlegria, Cebu	2,139	about 759	about 2.82 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
647	MangaAlcantara, Cebu	2,136	about 516	about 4.14 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
648	DakitBarili, Cebu	2,135	about 639	about 3.34 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
649	Camp 8Minglanilla, Cebu	2,133	about 306	about 6.96 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
650	BalungagSan Fernando, Cebu	2,131	about 355	about 6.00 km²	−2.06% 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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