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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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Cebu, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	PandacanPinamungajan, Cebu	8,132	about 1,803	about 4.51 km²	1.69% a year	Urban
152	AntipoloMedellin, Cebu	8,118	about 1,253	about 6.48 km²	5.35% a year	Urban
153	KawitMedellin, Cebu	8,118	about 1,506	about 5.39 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
154	Poblacion SouthSan Fernando, Cebu	8,113	about 4,097	about 1.98 km²	−2.32% a year	Urban
155	TinaanNaga City, Cebu	8,104	about 2,854	about 2.84 km²	2.02% a year	Urban
156	MaghawayTalisay City, Cebu	8,004	about 1,996	about 4.01 km²	2.85% a year	Urban
157	PoblacionDanao City, Cebu	7,979	about 10,975	about 0.727 km²	−4.60% a year	Urban
158	ArpiliBalamban, Cebu	7,953	about 759	about 10.48 km²	3.19% a year	Urban
159	TicadBantayan, Cebu	7,952	about 3,341	about 2.38 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
160	Sawang CaleroCebu City, Cebu	7,895	about 32,357	about 0.244 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
161	SangatSan Fernando, Cebu	7,871	about 4,165	about 1.89 km²	4.19% a year	Urban
162	TalaveraToledo City, Cebu	7,817	about 1,515	about 5.16 km²	0.27% a year	Urban
163	SabangLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	7,794	about 1,953	about 3.99 km²	2.93% a year	Urban
164	DunggoanDanao City, Cebu	7,640	about 2,344	about 3.26 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
165	MantalongonDalaguete, Cebu	7,617	about 860	about 8.86 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
166	Budla-anCebu City, Cebu	7,602	about 1,367	about 5.56 km²	−3.33% a year	Urban
167	Santo NiñoToledo City, Cebu	7,562	about 1,929	about 3.92 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
168	TuyomCarcar City, Cebu	7,519	about 2,314	about 3.25 km²	2.49% a year	Urban
169	CadulawanTalisay City, Cebu	7,504	about 5,817	about 1.29 km²	4.32% a year	Urban
170	InoburanNaga City, Cebu	7,486	about 3,372	about 2.22 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
171	LamacPinamungajan, Cebu	7,477	about 2,193	about 3.41 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
172	IboLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	7,453	about 3,435	about 2.17 km²	−2.60% a year	Urban
173	EstacaCompostela, Cebu	7,447	about 6,104	about 1.22 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
174	San JoseCebu City, Cebu	7,412	about 2,565	about 2.89 km²	−1.89% a year	Urban
175	PoblacionPinamungajan, Cebu	7,411	about 2,705	about 2.74 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
176	PoblacionDaanbantayan, Cebu	7,387	about 4,081	about 1.81 km²	−3.04% a year	Urban
177	DakitBogo City, Cebu	7,320	about 2,542	about 2.88 km²	3.26% a year	Urban
178	PoblacionSibonga, Cebu	7,289	about 3,919	about 1.86 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
179	NangkaBalamban, Cebu	7,263	about 1,175	about 6.18 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
180	GuizoMandaue City, Cebu	7,256	about 18,370	about 0.395 km²	−0.01% a year	Urban
181	BonbonCebu City, Cebu	7,249	about 772	about 9.39 km²	4.19% a year	Urban
182	Cantao-anNaga City, Cebu	7,218	about 841	about 8.58 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
183	PoblacionArgao, Cebu	7,196	about 5,291	about 1.36 km²	4.42% a year	Urban
184	DumlogToledo City, Cebu	7,173	about 3,052	about 2.35 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
185	Cogon-CruzDanao City, Cebu	7,163	about 2,388	about 3.00 km²	8.41% a year	Urban
186	CadulawanMinglanilla, Cebu	7,136	about 1,555	about 4.59 km²	3.14% a year	Urban
187	BaniladCebu City, Cebu	7,124	about 2,993	about 2.38 km²	2.85% a year	Urban
188	NapoCarcar City, Cebu	7,105	about 973	about 7.30 km²	−0.40% a year	Urban
189	CaleroLiloan, Cebu	6,936	about 5,100	about 1.36 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
190	TawasonMandaue City, Cebu	6,926	about 5,585	about 1.24 km²	−0.20% a year	Urban
191	South PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	6,920	about 8,278	about 0.836 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
192	PanadtaranSan Fernando, Cebu	6,878	about 4,776	about 1.44 km²	2.44% a year	Urban
193	GabiCordova, Cebu	6,847	about 3,868	about 1.77 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
194	T. PadillaCebu City, Cebu	6,831	about 41,151	about 0.166 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
195	NailonBogo City, Cebu	6,810	about 3,528	about 1.93 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
196	PangdanNaga City, Cebu	6,752	about 1,465	about 4.61 km²	2.01% a year	Urban
197	LuyangCarmen, Cebu	6,717	about 2,787	about 2.41 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
198	Pit-osCebu City, Cebu	6,685	about 4,027	about 1.66 km²	−3.49% a year	Urban
199	ConsueloSan Francisco, Cebu	6,661	about 538	about 12.37 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
200	UlingNaga City, Cebu	6,632	about 635	about 10.44 km²	1.46% 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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