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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, 2,001 to 2,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,001	CambigsiBilar, Bohol	596	about 47	about 12.80 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
2,002	Mocpoc SurLoon, Bohol	596	about 1,494	about 0.399 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
2,003	CambanacBaclayon, Bohol	594	about 215	about 2.76 km²	7.70% a year	Rural
2,004	Can-ipolJagna, Bohol	593	about 471	about 1.26 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
2,005	KabasacanSagbayan, Bohol	593	about 174	about 3.41 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
2,006	TiguisLila, Bohol	591	about 1,290	about 0.458 km²	−7.17% a year	Rural
2,007	DanaoAntequera, Bohol	590	about 349	about 1.69 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
2,008	BasiaoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol	589	about 710	about 0.83 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
2,009	Mocaboc IslandTubigon, Bohol	582	about 19,596	about 0.0297 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
2,010	SulsuganBadian, Cebu	582	about 235	about 2.48 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
2,011	MacalinganLila, Bohol	580	about 1,016	about 0.571 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
2,012	BontudClarin, Bohol	579	about 192	about 3.01 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
2,013	MawiDuero, Bohol	579	about 733	about 0.79 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
2,014	QuirinoBatuan, Bohol	579	about 190	about 3.05 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
2,015	SagnapLoay, Bohol	579	about 991	about 0.584 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
2,016	BahianLoboc, Bohol	578	about 550	about 1.05 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
2,017	BonotbonotBuenavista, Bohol	577	about 451	about 1.28 km²	−8.92% a year	Rural
2,018	Abad SantosMabini, Bohol	576	about 213	about 2.71 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
2,019	Tayong OccidentalLoay, Bohol	576	about 269	about 2.14 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
2,020	CansabusabPoro, Cebu	574	about 122	about 4.71 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
2,021	GarciaBatuan, Bohol	573	about 82	about 7.00 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
2,022	BagoBuenavista, Bohol	572	about 199	about 2.88 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,023	LomboyInabanga, Bohol	572	about 292	about 1.96 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,024	MindanaoMalabuyoc, Cebu	571	about 103	about 5.57 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
2,025	CantomimboBalilihan, Bohol	569	about 157	about 3.62 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
2,026	Camali-anUbay, Bohol	567	about 231	about 2.45 km²	−3.65% a year	Rural
2,027	San AgustinAlburquerque, Bohol	567	about 1,009	about 0.562 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
2,028	QuinoguitanLoboc, Bohol	564	about 571	about 0.987 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,029	CotcotonDumanjug, Cebu	563	about 216	about 2.61 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
2,030	Kinabag-anCalape, Bohol	563	about 579	about 0.973 km²	−3.39% a year	Rural
2,031	TausionValencia, Bohol	563	about 151	about 3.73 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
2,032	EstacaDagohoy, Bohol	562	about 115	about 4.88 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
2,033	NagtuangLoon, Bohol	562	about 240	about 2.34 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
2,034	ImeldaPilar, Cebu	561	about 236	about 2.38 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
2,035	MataubClarin, Bohol	561	about 295	about 1.90 km²	−3.15% a year	Rural
2,036	BuenavistaTudela, Cebu	557	about 136	about 4.11 km²	5.14% a year	Rural
2,037	Campao OccidentalGetafe, Bohol	557	about 1,439	about 0.387 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,038	NailoValencia, Bohol	557	about 502	about 1.11 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
2,039	NangkaDanao City, Cebu	556	about 240	about 2.32 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
2,040	BugaongBuenavista, Bohol	554	about 283	about 1.96 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
2,041	Nueva MontanaBuenavista, Bohol	553	about 70	about 7.92 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
2,042	SimangValencia, Bohol	550	about 470	about 1.17 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
2,043	BanbanDimiao, Bohol	549	about 826	about 0.665 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,044	CuyaUbay, Bohol	549	about 646	about 0.85 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,045	Puting BatoBuenavista, Bohol	548	about 230	about 2.38 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
2,046	JambawanLila, Bohol	547	about 165	about 3.32 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
2,047	KinagbaanJagna, Bohol	547	about 418	about 1.31 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
2,048	TontunanClarin, Bohol	547	about 320	about 1.71 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
2,049	SantanderTudela, Cebu	545	about 171	about 3.18 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
2,050	KampootTuburan, Cebu	543	about 75	about 7.22 km²	0.77% 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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