The Atlas

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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	PansoySogod, Cebu	1,860	about 172	about 10.79 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
902	MabuliTabogon, Cebu	1,853	about 274	about 6.77 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
903	DapdapSan Remigio, Cebu	1,851	about 979	about 1.89 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
904	GilutonganCordova, Cebu	1,851	about 13,317	about 0.139 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
905	GawaygawaySan Remigio, Cebu	1,847	about 443	about 4.17 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
906	TeguisPoro, Cebu	1,847	about 452	about 4.09 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
907	Catagda-anPilar, Bohol	1,841	about 424	about 4.34 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
908	AnasValencia, Bohol	1,840	about 844	about 2.18 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
909	San MiguelSan Remigio, Cebu	1,840	about 915	about 2.01 km²	−6.09% a year	Rural
910	SawangGuindulman, Bohol	1,839	about 4,389	about 0.419 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
911	BancasanSan Remigio, Cebu	1,838	about 760	about 2.42 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
912	CayacayAlicia, Bohol	1,836	about 229	about 8.02 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
913	DaanlungsodOslob, Cebu	1,835	about 1,133	about 1.62 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
914	ManlayagDanao City, Cebu	1,826	about 411	about 4.44 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
915	CantukongCarmen, Cebu	1,825	about 636	about 2.87 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
916	NocnocanTalibon, Bohol	1,822	about 47,202	about 0.0386 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
917	ManatadSibonga, Cebu	1,819	about 386	about 4.71 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
918	SikatunaTalibon, Bohol	1,817	about 128	about 14.25 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
919	La VictoriaTrinidad, Bohol	1,815	about 353	about 5.14 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
920	TugasCandijay, Bohol	1,812	about 435	about 4.17 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
921	LambugBadian, Cebu	1,811	about 487	about 3.72 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
922	ParilCebu City, Cebu	1,810	about 559	about 3.24 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
923	TagbaoCebu City, Cebu	1,809	about 171	about 10.60 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
924	LiboronCalape, Bohol	1,803	about 704	about 2.56 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
925	CaridadTuburan, Cebu	1,799	about 227	about 7.92 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
926	PaculobDumanjug, Cebu	1,798	about 852	about 2.11 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
927	Sam-angToledo City, Cebu	1,796	about 390	about 4.61 km²	−5.40% a year	Rural
928	BudbudBarili, Cebu	1,795	about 494	about 3.63 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
929	CabatuanDanao, Bohol	1,795	about 142	about 12.66 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
930	GawiOslob, Cebu	1,795	about 346	about 5.19 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
931	AchilaUbay, Bohol	1,794	about 505	about 3.55 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
932	CagawasanInabanga, Bohol	1,794	about 911	about 1.97 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
933	LoayToledo City, Cebu	1,794	about 680	about 2.64 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
934	San FranciscoUbay, Bohol	1,794	about 184	about 9.73 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
935	CompostelaAlegria, Cebu	1,793	about 103	about 17.49 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
936	BongoyanBorbon, Cebu	1,788	about 359	about 4.98 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
937	GuiwanonArgao, Cebu	1,787	about 1,004	about 1.78 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
938	DipatlongMaribojoc, Bohol	1,786	about 1,685	about 1.06 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
939	YanayaBilar, Bohol	1,784	about 605	about 2.95 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
940	Abucayan NorteCalape, Bohol	1,782	about 660	about 2.70 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
941	TangkiganMabini, Bohol	1,782	about 390	about 4.57 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
942	CabantianGuindulman, Bohol	1,779	about 703	about 2.53 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
943	San JoseGetafe, Bohol	1,779	about 443	about 4.02 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
944	PoblacionBaclayon, Bohol	1,778	about 4,233	about 0.42 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
945	Libo-oRonda, Cebu	1,772	about 483	about 3.67 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
946	GuinsularanDuero, Bohol	1,770	about 957	about 1.85 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
947	SacsacDalaguete, Cebu	1,769	about 294	about 6.02 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
948	TubodSan Fernando, Cebu	1,769	about 834	about 2.12 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
949	La PazCarmen, Bohol	1,768	about 470	about 3.76 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
950	PalanasRonda, Cebu	1,767	about 1,898	about 0.931 km²	0.89% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.