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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	BulakDumanjug, Cebu	1,727	about 461	about 3.75 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
752	BojoAloguinsan, Cebu	1,722	about 765	about 2.25 km²	−5.89% a year	Rural
753	TangboSamboan, Cebu	1,722	about 911	about 1.89 km²	10.84% a year	Rural
754	BasakBadian, Cebu	1,718	about 332	about 5.18 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
755	BongdoBorbon, Cebu	1,715	about 250	about 6.86 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
756	EsperanzaAloguinsan, Cebu	1,711	about 378	about 4.53 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
757	QuisolDanao City, Cebu	1,708	about 678	about 2.52 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
758	PungtodOslob, Cebu	1,703	about 448	about 3.80 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
759	KalangahanTuburan, Cebu	1,701	about 362	about 4.70 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
760	PasilSantander, Cebu	1,699	about 651	about 2.61 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
761	MulaoCompostela, Cebu	1,683	about 389	about 4.33 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
762	CampanggaBarili, Cebu	1,681	about 914	about 1.84 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
763	CanbanuaArgao, Cebu	1,676	about 1,524	about 1.10 km²	−11.05% a year	Rural
764	GranadaBoljoon, Cebu	1,674	about 398	about 4.21 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
765	CoroDalaguete, Cebu	1,671	about 682	about 2.45 km²	5.82% a year	Rural
766	CabungahanNaga City, Cebu	1,666	about 1,216	about 1.37 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
767	IlayaRonda, Cebu	1,663	about 777	about 2.14 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
768	PutianBantayan, Cebu	1,663	about 705	about 2.36 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
769	Tubod-DugoanDumanjug, Cebu	1,661	about 228	about 7.27 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
770	MantijaDanao City, Cebu	1,660	about 382	about 4.35 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
771	BuluangCompostela, Cebu	1,658	about 531	about 3.12 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
772	Tag-ubeCompostela, Cebu	1,657	about 327	about 5.07 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
773	MontealegreTuburan, Cebu	1,647	about 165	about 10.01 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
774	CandabongAlcantara, Cebu	1,645	about 585	about 2.81 km²	−10.36% a year	Rural
775	Barangay IMalabuyoc, Cebu	1,630	about 2,916	about 0.559 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
776	AnislagPinamungajan, Cebu	1,629	about 282	about 5.77 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
777	BatadSan Remigio, Cebu	1,628	about 518	about 3.14 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
778	BusayMoalboal, Cebu	1,628	about 201	about 8.09 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
779	DagatanBadian, Cebu	1,626	about 633	about 2.57 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
780	GiloctogBarili, Cebu	1,626	about 463	about 3.51 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
781	ManagaseBorbon, Cebu	1,624	about 375	about 4.33 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
782	Don Virgilio GonzalesMedellin, Cebu	1,623	about 498	about 3.26 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
783	IboDanao City, Cebu	1,622	about 548	about 2.96 km²	6.04% a year	Rural
784	BaigadBantayan, Cebu	1,615	about 508	about 3.18 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
785	PutingbatoToledo City, Cebu	1,614	about 359	about 4.50 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
786	AblayanDalaguete, Cebu	1,612	about 470	about 3.43 km²	4.95% a year	Rural
787	LawaanDanao City, Cebu	1,611	about 270	about 5.96 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
788	LaawBorbon, Cebu	1,609	about 508	about 3.17 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
789	GinatilanBalamban, Cebu	1,604	about 113	about 14.23 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
790	CajelBorbon, Cebu	1,603	about 258	about 6.21 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
791	ClaveraBorbon, Cebu	1,597	about 331	about 4.82 km²	−3.95% a year	Rural
792	TolosaMalabuyoc, Cebu	1,592	about 155	about 10.27 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
793	SalagTabogon, Cebu	1,591	about 331	about 4.81 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
794	Santa RosaDanao City, Cebu	1,591	about 1,026	about 1.55 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
795	AlambijudArgao, Cebu	1,587	about 247	about 6.42 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
796	BonbonOslob, Cebu	1,584	about 402	about 3.94 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
797	KangdampasBarili, Cebu	1,582	about 378	about 4.18 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
798	MagcagongSibonga, Cebu	1,581	about 447	about 3.54 km²	7.03% a year	Rural
799	TominjaoTuburan, Cebu	1,581	about 235	about 6.74 km²	7.16% a year	Rural
800	To-ongSan Remigio, Cebu	1,569	about 590	about 2.66 km²	3.49% 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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