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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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	MaharuhayMedellin, Cebu	1,566	about 442	about 3.54 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
802	Western PoblacionPoro, Cebu	1,555	about 869	about 1.79 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
803	KanyukoDumanjug, Cebu	1,554	about 614	about 2.53 km²	5.02% a year	Rural
804	BughoSan Fernando, Cebu	1,553	about 339	about 4.58 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
805	NasipitBarili, Cebu	1,536	about 728	about 2.11 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
806	Kang-actolDumanjug, Cebu	1,534	about 745	about 2.06 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
807	MaghanoyBarili, Cebu	1,533	about 1,614	about 0.95 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
808	TubodBadian, Cebu	1,532	about 583	about 2.63 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
809	KalubihanBarili, Cebu	1,530	about 433	about 3.53 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
810	CalongcalongToledo City, Cebu	1,527	about 1,401	about 1.09 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
811	Kal-ananTabogon, Cebu	1,527	about 1,060	about 1.44 km²	13.13% a year	Rural
812	CabungaanCatmon, Cebu	1,526	about 170	about 8.96 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
813	MontpellerAlegria, Cebu	1,522	about 217	about 7.01 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
814	CabadianganAlcantara, Cebu	1,519	about 625	about 2.43 km²	11.33% a year	Rural
815	MontealegreSan Francisco, Cebu	1,517	about 208	about 7.30 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
816	Tan-awanOslob, Cebu	1,517	about 532	about 2.85 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
817	LangkasDalaguete, Cebu	1,510	about 422	about 3.58 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
818	BatadbatadMoalboal, Cebu	1,508	about 196	about 7.68 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
819	SagayBorbon, Cebu	1,507	about 688	about 2.19 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
820	Taba-aoTabogon, Cebu	1,504	about 285	about 5.28 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
821	DapdapCompostela, Cebu	1,503	about 677	about 2.22 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
822	BusayPinamungajan, Cebu	1,494	about 219	about 6.83 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
823	Anonang NorteBogo City, Cebu	1,492	about 322	about 4.64 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
824	BatoBadian, Cebu	1,486	about 906	about 1.64 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
825	PasolAlcoy, Cebu	1,485	about 210	about 7.06 km²	−5.55% a year	Urban
826	DuyanCatmon, Cebu	1,478	about 315	about 4.69 km²	19.63% a year	Rural
827	MabasaArgao, Cebu	1,467	about 336	about 4.36 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
828	CasayArgao, Cebu	1,463	about 1,342	about 1.09 km²	8.53% a year	Rural
829	MayanaNaga City, Cebu	1,463	about 588	about 2.49 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
830	Barangay VIITuburan, Cebu	1,452	about 7,296	about 0.199 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
831	SanticanDanao City, Cebu	1,450	about 197	about 7.37 km²	10.37% a year	Rural
832	BasakCatmon, Cebu	1,448	about 167	about 8.65 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
833	GuiwangAlcoy, Cebu	1,448	about 999	about 1.45 km²	−5.42% a year	Rural
834	PoblacionRonda, Cebu	1,448	about 2,943	about 0.492 km²	−8.10% a year	Rural
835	PunayAloguinsan, Cebu	1,445	about 396	about 3.65 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
836	Barangay ITuburan, Cebu	1,441	about 10,917	about 0.132 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
837	ConsolacionDalaguete, Cebu	1,441	about 801	about 1.80 km²	−8.84% a year	Rural
838	LanaoDalaguete, Cebu	1,441	about 221	about 6.51 km²	4.09% a year	Rural
839	OboDalaguete, Cebu	1,440	about 180	about 8.02 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
840	LanginRonda, Cebu	1,433	about 154	about 9.30 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
841	DakitSogod, Cebu	1,431	about 294	about 4.87 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
842	SacsacPinamungajan, Cebu	1,430	about 443	about 3.23 km²	−1.87% a year	Urban
843	MarmolTuburan, Cebu	1,427	about 235	about 6.07 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
844	Pari-anCebu City, Cebu	1,426	about 14,566	about 0.0979 km²	7.42% a year	Urban
845	PanoypoyConsolacion, Cebu	1,422	about 1,258	about 1.13 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
846	Luy-aMedellin, Cebu	1,420	about 495	about 2.87 km²	−2.29% a year	Urban
847	Lip-tongSantander, Cebu	1,416	about 398	about 3.56 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
848	LuyongbaybayBantayan, Cebu	1,416	about 1,311	about 1.08 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
849	Sab-aSan Remigio, Cebu	1,415	about 278	about 5.09 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
850	MalapocDanao City, Cebu	1,414	about 808	about 1.75 km²	−2.79% 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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