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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Central Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	Don Gregorio AntiguaBorbon, Cebu	4,258	about 682	about 6.24 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
352	GubaCebu City, Cebu	4,255	about 391	about 10.89 km²	−6.90% a year	Rural
353	FloresCatmon, Cebu	4,235	about 2,217	about 1.91 km²	5.54% a year	Urban
354	San IsidroSan Fernando, Cebu	4,229	about 2,226	about 1.90 km²	−1.68% a year	Rural
355	BongonTabuelan, Cebu	4,217	about 202	about 20.85 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
356	BaringLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	4,214	about 4,493	about 0.938 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
357	BulasaArgao, Cebu	4,202	about 1,053	about 3.99 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
358	AlfacoNaga City, Cebu	4,197	about 525	about 7.99 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
359	ValenciaAlegria, Cebu	4,182	about 299	about 13.99 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
360	La PazBogo City, Cebu	4,167	about 705	about 5.91 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
361	San MiguelCordova, Cebu	4,149	about 11,687	about 0.355 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
362	DoljoPanglao, Bohol	4,148	about 3,400	about 1.22 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
363	MarivelesDauis, Bohol	4,125	about 1,418	about 2.91 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
364	GuindaruhanMinglanilla, Cebu	4,122	about 883	about 4.67 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
365	CambuhaweBalamban, Cebu	4,120	about 1,916	about 2.15 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
366	CabitoonanToledo City, Cebu	4,110	about 1,317	about 3.12 km²	−6.68% a year	Rural
367	TabunokSogod, Cebu	4,104	about 1,109	about 3.70 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
368	PoblacionSagbayan, Bohol	4,101	about 1,097	about 3.74 km²	0.59% a year	Urban
369	BanbanBogo City, Cebu	4,093	about 652	about 6.28 km²	9.58% a year	Rural
370	BogoArgao, Cebu	4,090	about 1,270	about 3.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
371	SonogSan Francisco, Cebu	4,088	about 1,345	about 3.04 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
372	San RoqueCebu City, Cebu	4,079	about 8,906	about 0.458 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
373	TabunokTabuelan, Cebu	4,065	about 757	about 5.37 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
374	Poblacion NorthSan Fernando, Cebu	4,063	about 3,277	about 1.24 km²	−2.96% a year	Rural
375	TingoLapu-Lapu City, Cebu	4,050	about 5,786	about 0.70 km²	5.57% a year	Rural
376	Talo-otArgao, Cebu	4,033	about 745	about 5.41 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
377	PoblacionBadian, Cebu	4,022	about 1,669	about 2.41 km²	−1.54% a year	Urban
378	San PascualUbay, Bohol	4,018	about 436	about 9.21 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
379	BagacayTalibon, Bohol	4,013	about 694	about 5.78 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
380	TubodToledo City, Cebu	4,012	about 1,996	about 2.01 km²	−6.75% a year	Rural
381	Poblacion NorteCarmen, Bohol	4,004	about 243	about 16.51 km²	3.07% a year	Urban
382	DaanglungsodToledo City, Cebu	3,999	about 2,631	about 1.52 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
383	TalagaArgao, Cebu	3,991	about 569	about 7.01 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
384	TalisayDaanbantayan, Cebu	3,981	about 748	about 5.32 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
385	TaponDumanjug, Cebu	3,979	about 2,163	about 1.84 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
386	MalhiaoBadian, Cebu	3,976	about 473	about 8.40 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
387	DamologSogod, Cebu	3,966	about 885	about 4.48 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
388	BateriaDaanbantayan, Cebu	3,961	about 957	about 4.14 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
389	BuenavistaCarcar City, Cebu	3,956	about 671	about 5.90 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
390	Don Pedro RodriguezBogo City, Cebu	3,954	about 777	about 5.09 km²	−0.98% a year	Urban
391	HagnayaSan Remigio, Cebu	3,947	about 2,597	about 1.52 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
392	IlihanTabogon, Cebu	3,936	about 685	about 5.75 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
393	KaongkodMadridejos, Cebu	3,930	about 1,638	about 2.40 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
394	Nug-asAlcoy, Cebu	3,911	about 150	about 26.15 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
395	PoblacionTalibon, Bohol	3,910	about 4,644	about 0.842 km²	−1.44% a year	Urban
396	IlihanToledo City, Cebu	3,907	about 2,089	about 1.87 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
397	CogonDumanjug, Cebu	3,903	about 1,131	about 3.45 km²	3.35% a year	Urban
398	CambinocotCebu City, Cebu	3,897	about 716	about 5.44 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
399	FatimaUbay, Bohol	3,893	about 2,277	about 1.71 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
400	KodiaMadridejos, Cebu	3,862	about 1,156	about 3.34 km²	12.42% 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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