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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	South PoblacionNaga City, Cebu	6,920	about 8,278	about 0.836 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
202	PanadtaranSan Fernando, Cebu	6,878	about 4,776	about 1.44 km²	2.44% a year	Urban
203	GabiCordova, Cebu	6,847	about 3,868	about 1.77 km²	2.65% a year	Urban
204	T. PadillaCebu City, Cebu	6,831	about 41,151	about 0.166 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
205	NailonBogo City, Cebu	6,810	about 3,528	about 1.93 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
206	PangdanNaga City, Cebu	6,752	about 1,465	about 4.61 km²	2.01% a year	Urban
207	LuyangCarmen, Cebu	6,717	about 2,787	about 2.41 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
208	Pit-osCebu City, Cebu	6,685	about 4,027	about 1.66 km²	−3.49% a year	Urban
209	ConsueloSan Francisco, Cebu	6,661	about 538	about 12.37 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
210	UlingNaga City, Cebu	6,632	about 635	about 10.44 km²	1.46% a year	Urban
211	Santa CruzSan Francisco, Cebu	6,626	about 864	about 7.67 km²	2.27% a year	Urban
212	BasdiotMoalboal, Cebu	6,620	about 1,924	about 3.44 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
213	TalotoTagbilaran City, Bohol	6,619	about 2,314	about 2.86 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
214	PoblacionDalaguete, Cebu	6,612	about 5,510	about 1.20 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
215	DanglagConsolacion, Cebu	6,607	about 4,290	about 1.54 km²	9.57% a year	Urban
216	TabocDanao City, Cebu	6,602	about 3,512	about 1.88 km²	−1.32% a year	Urban
217	TubodMinglanilla, Cebu	6,568	about 3,027	about 2.17 km²	6.08% a year	Urban
218	BangbangCordova, Cebu	6,566	about 11,282	about 0.582 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
219	EsperanzaSan Francisco, Cebu	6,520	about 1,247	about 5.23 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
220	PoblacionAsturias, Cebu	6,509	about 2,060	about 3.16 km²	−0.70% a year	Urban
221	MansasaTagbilaran City, Bohol	6,450	about 6,262	about 1.03 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
222	UnionSan Francisco, Cebu	6,388	about 759	about 8.42 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
223	AguhoDaanbantayan, Cebu	6,334	about 1,961	about 3.23 km²	1.34% a year	Urban
224	TajaoPinamungajan, Cebu	6,291	about 1,042	about 6.04 km²	−3.80% a year	Urban
225	BabagCebu City, Cebu	6,289	about 685	about 9.18 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
226	TingubMandaue City, Cebu	6,274	about 5,919	about 1.06 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
227	TalimaLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	6,247	about 2,919	about 2.14 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
228	PoblacionLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	6,242	about 19,385	about 0.322 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
229	AbucayanBalamban, Cebu	6,221	about 1,301	about 4.78 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
230	Ibabao-EstanciaMandaue City, Cebu	6,195	about 10,965	about 0.565 km²	−2.87% a year	Urban
231	Gen. ClimacoToledo City, Cebu	6,155	about 361	about 17.06 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
232	San IsidroTagbilaran City, Bohol	6,149	about 1,589	about 3.87 km²	−0.82% a year	Urban
233	LogonDaanbantayan, Cebu	6,129	about 3,831	about 1.60 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
234	SongculanDauis, Bohol	6,112	about 1,340	about 4.56 km²	4.30% a year	Urban
235	MantuyongMandaue City, Cebu	6,097	about 45,500	about 0.134 km²	2.56% a year	Urban
236	MaricabanSanta Fe, Cebu	6,076	about 1,381	about 4.40 km²	1.24% a year	Urban
237	KabacBantayan, Cebu	6,070	about 1,484	about 4.09 km²	2.45% a year	Urban
238	SulanganBantayan, Cebu	6,061	about 1,542	about 3.93 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
239	SangiToledo City, Cebu	6,058	about 5,715	about 1.06 km²	2.91% a year	Urban
240	CantuodBalamban, Cebu	6,035	about 1,609	about 3.75 km²	4.69% a year	Urban
241	PoblacionPanglao, Bohol	6,014	about 2,171	about 2.77 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
242	SubaDanao City, Cebu	6,008	about 10,288	about 0.584 km²	−5.53% a year	Urban
243	BaliwaganBalamban, Cebu	6,004	about 3,706	about 1.62 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
244	PoblacionCarmen, Cebu	5,895	about 6,478	about 0.91 km²	1.92% a year	Urban
245	PoblacionMedellin, Cebu	5,878	about 1,831	about 3.21 km²	−3.52% a year	Urban
246	CatarmanCordova, Cebu	5,868	about 10,807	about 0.543 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
247	AwihaoToledo City, Cebu	5,818	about 647	about 8.99 km²	3.39% a year	Urban
248	TangkeNaga City, Cebu	5,792	about 13,823	about 0.419 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
249	TabalongDauis, Bohol	5,788	about 1,640	about 3.53 km²	−1.64% a year	Urban
250	TiptipTagbilaran City, Bohol	5,774	about 1,734	about 3.33 km²	1.03% 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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