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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, 1,301 to 1,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,301	Liloan SurInabanga, Bohol	1,231	about 359	about 3.43 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,302	CahayagTubigon, Bohol	1,230	about 1,373	about 0.896 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,303	LutaoInabanga, Bohol	1,230	about 398	about 3.09 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
1,304	CruzBuenavista, Bohol	1,229	about 442	about 2.78 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
1,305	BangcogonOslob, Cebu	1,227	about 415	about 2.96 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,306	Catagbacan SurLoon, Bohol	1,227	about 2,094	about 0.586 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,307	Guimbangco-anSibonga, Cebu	1,227	about 298	about 4.12 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,308	PangpangBarili, Cebu	1,226	about 337	about 3.64 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,309	LumbayPilar, Bohol	1,224	about 364	about 3.36 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,310	NapoAlicia, Bohol	1,224	about 352	about 3.48 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,311	San RoqueCortes, Bohol	1,224	about 488	about 2.51 km²	2.75% a year	Rural
1,312	CabangahanSogod, Cebu	1,221	about 137	about 8.89 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,313	MatabaoTubigon, Bohol	1,220	about 685	about 1.78 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,314	SalugDalaguete, Cebu	1,220	about 454	about 2.69 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
1,315	CandulingRonda, Cebu	1,216	about 2,507	about 0.485 km²	−2.72% a year	Rural
1,316	ColaseSamboan, Cebu	1,215	about 434	about 2.80 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,317	Santa CruzAnda, Bohol	1,215	about 576	about 2.11 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
1,318	CagsingGinatilan, Cebu	1,214	about 191	about 6.36 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,319	SambagonPinamungajan, Cebu	1,214	about 208	about 5.83 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
1,320	TabokDanao, Bohol	1,214	about 205	about 5.93 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,321	MalinaoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	1,213	about 177	about 6.84 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
1,322	SaksakAloguinsan, Cebu	1,211	about 326	about 3.71 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
1,323	GeneralTudela, Cebu	1,209	about 351	about 3.44 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
1,324	Sagbayan SurSagbayan, Bohol	1,206	about 246	about 4.90 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,325	JumangpasSamboan, Cebu	1,205	about 331	about 3.64 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
1,326	CadapdapanCandijay, Bohol	1,204	about 275	about 4.38 km²	−2.46% a year	Rural
1,327	ArborBoljoon, Cebu	1,203	about 251	about 4.80 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
1,328	PoblacionAnda, Bohol	1,202	about 2,334	about 0.515 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
1,329	CanawaCandijay, Bohol	1,198	about 150	about 8.00 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
1,330	PaginaJagna, Bohol	1,198	about 4,831	about 0.248 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
1,331	CayamGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	1,197	about 1,059	about 1.13 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
1,332	San AntonioDuero, Bohol	1,196	about 2,113	about 0.566 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,333	AguipoMabini, Bohol	1,192	about 279	about 4.27 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,334	HandumonGetafe, Bohol	1,191	about 620	about 1.92 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
1,335	BadiangInabanga, Bohol	1,189	about 304	about 3.91 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,336	Puerto San PedroBien Unido, Bohol	1,189	about 1,258	about 0.945 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,337	DunggaDanao City, Cebu	1,188	about 342	about 3.47 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,338	LanipgaCarmen, Cebu	1,187	about 224	about 5.29 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
1,339	LoocGinatilan, Cebu	1,187	about 1,289	about 0.921 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,340	VillahermosaTudela, Cebu	1,187	about 335	about 3.54 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
1,341	ItumDuero, Bohol	1,184	about 640	about 1.85 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,342	LintuanLoon, Bohol	1,183	about 1,599	about 0.74 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,343	Poblacion ViejaBatuan, Bohol	1,183	about 204	about 5.79 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,344	PanangbanCompostela, Cebu	1,182	about 330	about 3.58 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,345	CatmonanCalape, Bohol	1,181	about 782	about 1.51 km²	−4.82% a year	Rural
1,346	CalagasanArgao, Cebu	1,180	about 331	about 3.57 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
1,347	BasakSibonga, Cebu	1,177	about 185	about 6.37 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,348	LunopBoljoon, Cebu	1,175	about 251	about 4.69 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
1,349	SorsogonMalabuyoc, Cebu	1,174	about 174	about 6.73 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,350	CamayaanLoboc, Bohol	1,172	about 1,065	about 1.10 km²	0.31% 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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