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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, 1,751 to 1,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,751	VillanuevaTubigon, Bohol	797	about 675	about 1.18 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
1,752	PamacsalanPilar, Bohol	796	about 339	about 2.35 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,753	LoocLoon, Bohol	795	about 616	about 1.29 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
1,754	AlejawanDuero, Bohol	791	about 1,618	about 0.489 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
1,755	DagohoyBilar, Bohol	791	about 40	about 19.56 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,756	KatipunanSagbayan, Bohol	790	about 325	about 2.43 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
1,757	Canduao OccidentalValencia, Bohol	789	about 1,480	about 0.533 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,758	Governor BoylesUbay, Bohol	789	about 151	about 5.23 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
1,759	OacDimiao, Bohol	788	about 239	about 3.30 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
1,760	TaytayValencia, Bohol	788	about 257	about 3.07 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,761	CanagongSikatuna, Bohol	787	about 307	about 2.56 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,762	Malayo SurCortes, Bohol	787	about 421	about 1.87 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,763	MoloboloTuburan, Cebu	787	about 498	about 1.58 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,764	Santo NiñoInabanga, Bohol	787	about 1,534	about 0.513 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,765	Mocpoc NorteLoon, Bohol	786	about 1,286	about 0.611 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,766	Maghan-ayTuburan, Cebu	785	about 418	about 1.88 km²	3.21% a year	Rural
1,767	TabunokGuindulman, Bohol	785	about 93	about 8.40 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
1,768	CansiwangGuindulman, Bohol	782	about 108	about 7.24 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,769	Calunasan NorteLoboc, Bohol	779	about 201	about 3.88 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,770	CambacayBatuan, Bohol	779	about 144	about 5.41 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,771	ConcepcionLoay, Bohol	777	about 694	about 1.12 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
1,772	MagsaysayValencia, Bohol	776	about 616	about 1.26 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,773	BanahaoInabanga, Bohol	775	about 517	about 1.50 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
1,774	BicahanAntequera, Bohol	775	about 235	about 3.30 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,775	MagtongtongCalape, Bohol	774	about 1,014	about 0.763 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,776	ButongArgao, Cebu	772	about 205	about 3.77 km²	−6.26% a year	Rural
1,777	CabagdalanBalamban, Cebu	772	about 206	about 3.75 km²	−3.77% a year	Rural
1,778	CantumocadLoon, Bohol	772	about 1,156	about 0.668 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,779	Ilihan SurTubigon, Bohol	772	about 235	about 3.28 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
1,780	TamboMabini, Bohol	772	about 349	about 2.21 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,781	AnibonganSierra Bullones, Bohol	771	about 315	about 2.45 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,782	Tocdog DacuLoay, Bohol	771	about 1,307	about 0.59 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,783	CogonInabanga, Bohol	770	about 670	about 1.15 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
1,784	LangosigDanao City, Cebu	770	about 154	about 4.99 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
1,785	ParaisoMabini, Bohol	769	about 232	about 3.31 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
1,786	San RafaelMabini, Bohol	768	about 404	about 1.90 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
1,787	SudlononBogo City, Cebu	768	about 11,619	about 0.0661 km²	−4.31% a year	Rural
1,788	TupasAntequera, Bohol	767	about 247	about 3.10 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
1,789	Bugang NorteBilar, Bohol	766	about 339	about 2.26 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
1,790	CaboyClarin, Bohol	766	about 873	about 0.877 km²	6.94% a year	Rural
1,791	Kang-irasCatigbian, Bohol	766	about 79	about 9.69 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
1,792	Punta CruzMaribojoc, Bohol	766	about 368	about 2.08 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,793	TugasPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol	766	about 555	about 1.38 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,794	Guintabo-anUbay, Bohol	765	about 948	about 0.807 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,795	DatagInabanga, Bohol	764	about 138	about 5.54 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,796	Poblacion OndolLoboc, Bohol	764	about 2,134	about 0.358 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,797	BanlasanCalape, Bohol	759	about 367	about 2.07 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,798	DanahaoClarin, Bohol	759	about 299	about 2.54 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,799	BayongBalamban, Cebu	758	about 100	about 7.57 km²	−7.79% a year	Rural
1,800	LawisCalape, Bohol	757	about 240	about 3.15 km²	1.76% 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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