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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, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	JaclupanTalisay City, Cebu	11,767	about 2,949	about 3.99 km²	1.78% a year	Urban
102	IbabaoCordova, Cebu	11,725	about 8,750	about 1.34 km²	3.33% a year	Urban
103	VitoMinglanilla, Cebu	11,521	about 2,824	about 4.08 km²	0.82% a year	Urban
104	LinaoTalisay City, Cebu	11,391	about 10,953	about 1.04 km²	−5.59% a year	Urban
105	LamacConsolacion, Cebu	11,376	about 6,501	about 1.75 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
106	CarretaCebu City, Cebu	11,313	about 11,908	about 0.95 km²	−0.18% a year	Urban
107	HippodromoCebu City, Cebu	11,291	about 26,076	about 0.433 km²	4.04% a year	Urban
108	Can-asujanCarcar City, Cebu	11,268	about 1,272	about 8.86 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
109	TejeroCebu City, Cebu	11,268	about 20,790	about 0.542 km²	−5.21% a year	Urban
110	OcanaCarcar City, Cebu	11,183	about 1,700	about 6.58 km²	1.59% a year	Urban
111	Capitol SiteCebu City, Cebu	11,065	about 13,849	about 0.799 km²	−3.07% a year	Urban
112	BiasongTalisay City, Cebu	10,948	about 9,357	about 1.17 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
113	InayaganNaga City, Cebu	10,894	about 4,676	about 2.33 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
114	GuinsayDanao City, Cebu	10,878	about 2,686	about 4.05 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
115	Suba Pob.Cebu City, Cebu	10,745	about 110,432	about 0.0973 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
116	PondolBalamban, Cebu	10,728	about 2,283	about 4.70 km²	1.10% a year	Urban
117	CotcotLiloan, Cebu	10,610	about 4,004	about 2.65 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
118	CalambaCebu City, Cebu	10,517	about 22,666	about 0.464 km²	1.62% a year	Urban
119	Lawaan ITalisay City, Cebu	10,513	about 11,707	about 0.898 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
120	GairanBogo City, Cebu	10,354	about 3,510	about 2.95 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
121	PoblacionCordova, Cebu	10,221	about 12,526	about 0.816 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
122	BulacaoTalisay City, Cebu	10,206	about 9,363	about 1.09 km²	−4.49% a year	Urban
123	KasambaganCebu City, Cebu	10,128	about 5,504	about 1.84 km²	5.92% a year	Urban
124	LoocDanao City, Cebu	10,074	about 6,716	about 1.50 km²	−4.25% a year	Urban
125	JuganConsolacion, Cebu	10,063	about 5,954	about 1.69 km²	−5.56% a year	Urban
126	LoregaCebu City, Cebu	10,025	about 49,876	about 0.201 km²	−4.74% a year	Urban
127	BatoToledo City, Cebu	9,995	about 5,023	about 1.99 km²	2.43% a year	Urban
128	Media OnceToledo City, Cebu	9,919	about 1,240	about 8.00 km²	1.56% a year	Urban
129	Cogon RamosCebu City, Cebu	9,902	about 33,340	about 0.297 km²	36.65% a year	Urban
130	CantabacoToledo City, Cebu	9,757	about 793	about 12.30 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
131	Poblacion IIICarcar City, Cebu	9,653	about 3,104	about 3.11 km²	6.83% a year	Urban
132	PitaloSan Fernando, Cebu	9,579	about 3,801	about 2.52 km²	4.77% a year	Urban
133	BonbonAloguinsan, Cebu	9,518	about 1,497	about 6.36 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
134	MayaDaanbantayan, Cebu	9,401	about 2,217	about 4.24 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
135	Poblacion ICarcar City, Cebu	9,332	about 5,156	about 1.81 km²	−2.84% a year	Urban
136	LangtadNaga City, Cebu	9,136	about 4,097	about 2.23 km²	6.31% a year	Urban
137	SubabasbasLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	9,122	about 4,365	about 2.09 km²	3.32% a year	Urban
138	Juan Climaco, Sr.Toledo City, Cebu	9,062	about 1,753	about 5.17 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
139	TapilonDaanbantayan, Cebu	8,830	about 1,530	about 5.77 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
140	SapangdakuCebu City, Cebu	8,809	about 1,042	about 8.45 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
141	Tuburan SurDanao City, Cebu	8,767	about 4,319	about 2.03 km²	2.28% a year	Urban
142	LiburonCarcar City, Cebu	8,734	about 3,065	about 2.85 km²	−1.35% a year	Urban
143	ErmitaCebu City, Cebu	8,718	about 22,822	about 0.382 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
144	CambaroMandaue City, Cebu	8,705	about 20,579	about 0.423 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
145	PasilCebu City, Cebu	8,591	about 106,720	about 0.0805 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
146	CogonCompostela, Cebu	8,535	about 2,338	about 3.65 km²	1.64% a year	Urban
147	TugbonganConsolacion, Cebu	8,443	about 7,036	about 1.20 km²	−0.63% a year	Urban
148	PulangbatoCebu City, Cebu	8,310	about 1,577	about 5.27 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
149	Lawaan IITalisay City, Cebu	8,230	about 12,413	about 0.663 km²	4.51% a year	Urban
150	GuinacotDanao City, Cebu	8,227	about 3,176	about 2.59 km²	8.55% a year	Urban

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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