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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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	KanguhaDumanjug, Cebu	714	about 576	about 1.24 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,102	Matun-ogBalamban, Cebu	713	about 63	about 11.40 km²	−5.81% a year	Rural
1,103	La Purisima ConcepcionBogo City, Cebu	710	about 3,817	about 0.186 km²	−3.42% a year	Urban
1,104	Mag-atubangTuburan, Cebu	710	about 82	about 8.65 km²	−7.84% a year	Rural
1,105	EsperanzaPilar, Cebu	706	about 273	about 2.59 km²	−4.49% a year	Rural
1,106	BayabasDanao City, Cebu	699	about 48	about 14.51 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,107	MahanludMalabuyoc, Cebu	699	about 84	about 8.32 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
1,108	LangubArgao, Cebu	697	about 505	about 1.38 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
1,109	AnaoGinatilan, Cebu	693	about 186	about 3.73 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
1,110	OpaoPinamungajan, Cebu	693	about 271	about 2.56 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,111	Capio-anArgao, Cebu	688	about 141	about 4.87 km²	−11.52% a year	Urban
1,112	OguisDanao City, Cebu	688	about 137	about 5.04 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,113	SanticonBadian, Cebu	683	about 103	about 6.62 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,114	LabradorMalabuyoc, Cebu	682	about 97	about 7.06 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
1,115	LupoBarili, Cebu	679	about 1,054	about 0.644 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
1,116	Santo NiñoBogo City, Cebu	678	about 9,040	about 0.075 km²	−6.42% a year	Rural
1,117	CentralCebu City, Cebu	677	about 2,279	about 0.297 km²	−3.37% a year	Urban
1,118	SibacanDanao City, Cebu	671	about 138	about 4.85 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
1,119	CalabawanGinatilan, Cebu	669	about 362	about 1.85 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,120	LamakDumanjug, Cebu	659	about 360	about 1.83 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
1,121	CawhaganLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	658	about 11,708	about 0.0562 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
1,122	Cansalo-ayOslob, Cebu	654	about 53	about 12.37 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,123	NangkaBoljoon, Cebu	650	about 85	about 7.69 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
1,124	KanghaloDumanjug, Cebu	646	about 212	about 3.05 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
1,125	LanaoAsturias, Cebu	642	about 119	about 5.40 km²	−5.20% a year	Rural
1,126	CatangArgao, Cebu	637	about 332	about 1.92 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,127	TiguibBadian, Cebu	634	about 69	about 9.13 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
1,128	BulwangTuburan, Cebu	632	about 55	about 11.47 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,129	KalubihanCebu City, Cebu	621	about 3,833	about 0.162 km²	−1.56% a year	Urban
1,130	ToyokonAloguinsan, Cebu	621	about 182	about 3.41 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,131	VillahermosaTabuelan, Cebu	621	about 157	about 3.95 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,132	San IsidroPilar, Cebu	620	about 257	about 2.41 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
1,133	CalangcangBadian, Cebu	617	about 163	about 3.78 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,134	KamansiTuburan, Cebu	616	about 75	about 8.21 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,135	Secante Bag-oTudela, Cebu	616	about 161	about 3.82 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
1,136	ViveRonda, Cebu	616	about 267	about 2.31 km²	−7.72% a year	Rural
1,137	BonbonSamboan, Cebu	600	about 420	about 1.43 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
1,138	Mag-alwaTuburan, Cebu	600	about 137	about 4.38 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
1,139	TulangArgao, Cebu	600	about 54	about 11.18 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
1,140	SulsuganBadian, Cebu	582	about 235	about 2.48 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,141	CansabusabPoro, Cebu	574	about 122	about 4.71 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,142	MindanaoMalabuyoc, Cebu	571	about 103	about 5.57 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
1,143	CotcotonDumanjug, Cebu	563	about 216	about 2.61 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,144	ImeldaPilar, Cebu	561	about 236	about 2.38 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
1,145	BuenavistaTudela, Cebu	557	about 136	about 4.11 km²	5.14% a year	Rural
1,146	NangkaDanao City, Cebu	556	about 240	about 2.32 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,147	SantanderTudela, Cebu	545	about 171	about 3.18 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
1,148	KampootTuburan, Cebu	543	about 75	about 7.22 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,149	ApoArgao, Cebu	525	about 227	about 2.31 km²	−5.13% a year	Rural
1,150	CambubhoDanao City, Cebu	522	about 104	about 5.00 km²	−6.60% 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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