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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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	SingsingBalamban, Cebu	1,996	about 895	about 2.23 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
852	TabunanBorbon, Cebu	1,993	about 458	about 4.35 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
853	UntagaAlicia, Bohol	1,992	about 263	about 7.56 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
854	MontanaBaclayon, Bohol	1,991	about 1,497	about 1.33 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
855	Barangay VIIITuburan, Cebu	1,986	about 946	about 2.10 km²	−7.84% a year	Urban
856	PoblacionMaribojoc, Bohol	1,986	about 3,637	about 0.546 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
857	BalintawakTalibon, Bohol	1,984	about 803	about 2.47 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
858	GiwanonBarili, Cebu	1,982	about 1,479	about 1.34 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
859	Poblacion NorteBatuan, Bohol	1,980	about 503	about 3.94 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
860	CandugayBarili, Cebu	1,978	about 891	about 2.22 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
861	ManduyongBadian, Cebu	1,975	about 590	about 3.35 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
862	KatarunganUbay, Bohol	1,974	about 382	about 5.17 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
863	SunogBalamban, Cebu	1,973	about 108	about 18.20 km²	9.59% a year	Rural
864	CagayBarili, Cebu	1,972	about 466	about 4.23 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
865	PatagNaga City, Cebu	1,969	about 558	about 3.53 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
866	HumayhumayUbay, Bohol	1,967	about 361	about 5.45 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
867	KantubaonTabuelan, Cebu	1,967	about 253	about 7.78 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
868	SaguiseGetafe, Bohol	1,967	about 863	about 2.28 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
869	SambogCorella, Bohol	1,965	about 603	about 3.26 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
870	TanibagPinamungajan, Cebu	1,963	about 513	about 3.83 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
871	Barangay VITuburan, Cebu	1,958	about 13,887	about 0.141 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
872	LamacanSibonga, Cebu	1,955	about 594	about 3.29 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
873	Bay-angUbay, Bohol	1,950	about 441	about 4.42 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
874	LincodMaribojoc, Bohol	1,950	about 510	about 3.82 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
875	BunakanMadridejos, Cebu	1,948	about 2,827	about 0.689 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
876	Nueva EstrellaBien Unido, Bohol	1,946	about 569	about 3.42 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
877	LawaanAlcantara, Cebu	1,939	about 277	about 6.99 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
878	LindogonSibonga, Cebu	1,935	about 569	about 3.40 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
879	PatupatBarili, Cebu	1,933	about 651	about 2.97 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
880	Eastern Cabul-anBuenavista, Bohol	1,930	about 8,977	about 0.215 km²	−3.00% a year	Rural
881	Cambangay NorteSan Miguel, Bohol	1,922	about 240	about 8.00 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
882	BinongkalanCatmon, Cebu	1,920	about 393	about 4.88 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
883	BatoSibonga, Cebu	1,908	about 578	about 3.30 km²	5.42% a year	Rural
884	PoblacionTabogon, Cebu	1,908	about 3,133	about 0.609 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
885	Hinlayagan IlayaTrinidad, Bohol	1,906	about 374	about 5.10 km²	−5.83% a year	Rural
886	BasakCompostela, Cebu	1,903	about 460	about 4.14 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
887	KantabogonAloguinsan, Cebu	1,895	about 449	about 4.22 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
888	DoldolDumanjug, Cebu	1,894	about 463	about 4.09 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
889	KamagayanCebu City, Cebu	1,891	about 16,025	about 0.118 km²	−1.38% a year	Urban
890	NalhubDalaguete, Cebu	1,891	about 237	about 7.99 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
891	CantumogCarmen, Cebu	1,885	about 1,090	about 1.73 km²	3.01% a year	Urban
892	VillalimpiaLoay, Bohol	1,882	about 2,050	about 0.918 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
893	CabawanMaribojoc, Bohol	1,879	about 548	about 3.43 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
894	SomosaTabogon, Cebu	1,878	about 317	about 5.92 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
895	ManagaseTabogon, Cebu	1,877	about 963	about 1.95 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
896	PandanBogo City, Cebu	1,873	about 2,746	about 0.682 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
897	ZamoraBilar, Bohol	1,871	about 221	about 8.48 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
898	San IsidroSan Miguel, Bohol	1,866	about 397	about 4.70 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
899	CalatravaCarmen, Bohol	1,860	about 510	about 3.65 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
900	LibertadBaclayon, Bohol	1,860	about 446	about 4.17 km²	4.83% 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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