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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, 2,151 to 2,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,151	GuindaguitanDimiao, Bohol	432	about 163	about 2.65 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,152	MabuhayInabanga, Bohol	431	about 210	about 2.05 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
2,153	East PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	430	about 2,925	about 0.147 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
2,154	CandulangLila, Bohol	425	about 531	about 0.80 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
2,155	Libertad NorteSagbayan, Bohol	424	about 267	about 1.59 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
2,156	BuenaventuraBaclayon, Bohol	422	about 121	about 3.48 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
2,157	Calunasan SurLoboc, Bohol	421	about 405	about 1.04 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
2,158	Canangca-anOslob, Cebu	421	about 28	about 14.83 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
2,159	CambayaonDimiao, Bohol	418	about 418	about 1.00 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
2,160	IpilJagna, Bohol	418	about 626	about 0.668 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
2,161	PaloLoay, Bohol	414	about 787	about 0.526 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
2,162	BuyogJagna, Bohol	413	about 98	about 4.22 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
2,163	CanmaagLoon, Bohol	409	about 157	about 2.61 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
2,164	AlmariaAnda, Bohol	406	about 68	about 5.99 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,165	Bog-oAsturias, Cebu	403	about 103	about 3.92 km²	−3.12% a year	Rural
2,166	BilangbilanganTubigon, Bohol	401	about 28,440	about 0.0141 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
2,167	Cantam-is BaslayLoon, Bohol	400	about 150	about 2.67 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,168	DuanganBalamban, Cebu	398	about 68	about 5.87 km²	−23.04% a year	Rural
2,169	Lapacan NorteInabanga, Bohol	398	about 346	about 1.15 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
2,170	Mag-antoyTuburan, Cebu	398	about 83	about 4.78 km²	−9.95% a year	Rural
2,171	Hanopol NorteBalilihan, Bohol	392	about 146	about 2.69 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,172	TicuganLoon, Bohol	392	about 184	about 2.13 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
2,173	BayogPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol	391	about 512	about 0.763 km²	11.64% a year	Rural
2,174	BiasongPilar, Cebu	391	about 102	about 3.83 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
2,175	Poblacion IISikatuna, Bohol	391	about 301	about 1.30 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
2,176	CatugasanLila, Bohol	388	about 709	about 0.547 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
2,177	PagahatCandijay, Bohol	386	about 427	about 0.904 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
2,178	San Vicente SurSagbayan, Bohol	386	about 199	about 1.94 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
2,179	TanodAnda, Bohol	385	about 63	about 6.09 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
2,180	Bagacay KawayanLoon, Bohol	383	about 134	about 2.85 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,181	KabalaasnanDumanjug, Cebu	383	about 358	about 1.07 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,182	BahaybahaySikatuna, Bohol	381	about 104	about 3.65 km²	−3.50% a year	Rural
2,183	UgpongLoboc, Bohol	380	about 545	about 0.697 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,184	Canta-ubSierra Bullones, Bohol	378	about 120	about 3.15 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
2,185	MatalaoDumanjug, Cebu	378	about 100	about 3.79 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,186	LimoconValencia, Bohol	376	about 97	about 3.87 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
2,187	Boyog SurBalilihan, Bohol	375	about 101	about 3.72 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,188	Villa AuroraDagohoy, Bohol	374	about 205	about 1.82 km²	−3.61% a year	Rural
2,189	Ga-angTuburan, Cebu	373	about 50	about 7.49 km²	−11.40% a year	Rural
2,190	BangkitoTuburan, Cebu	370	about 102	about 3.64 km²	7.19% a year	Rural
2,191	Can-ubaJagna, Bohol	370	about 1,555	about 0.238 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
2,192	BiasongLoon, Bohol	369	about 315	about 1.17 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
2,193	Kagba-oTuburan, Cebu	368	about 119	about 3.10 km²	−5.75% a year	Rural
2,194	TagbubongaAsturias, Cebu	368	about 86	about 4.27 km²	−9.07% a year	Rural
2,195	SalamancaGinatilan, Cebu	367	about 58	about 6.36 km²	−14.89% a year	Rural
2,196	Daan SecanteTudela, Cebu	366	about 233	about 1.57 km²	−4.37% a year	Rural
2,197	CansuagwitLoon, Bohol	363	about 342	about 1.06 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
2,198	CantomugcadBuenavista, Bohol	362	about 591	about 0.613 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
2,199	MacupaTuburan, Cebu	362	about 60	about 6.04 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,200	TubodacuLoon, Bohol	359	about 142	about 2.52 km²	−1.91% 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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