Cebu City has 80 barangays. The city is divided into two legislative districts, with 46 barangays to the north (1st District) and 34 barangays to the south (2nd District), for the purposes of electing members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

By the 2024 census, out of the total 80 barangays, there are 58 classified as urban barangays where 887,593 (91.95%) of Cebu City's population lives, while the remaining 22 are classified as rural with 77,739 residents, representing 8.05% of the total population.

The most populous barangays in the city, as of the 2024 census, are Guadalupe (70,076), Tisa (46,812), and Lahug (46,002), while Kalubihan is the least populous barangay with only 621 residents.

List of barangays Barangays of Cebu CityAdministrationPopulationArea (sq. km.)Popn. DensityPSGC Code and Class Barangay GeographicDistrict LegislativeDistrict Barangay Captain 2024 2020 Change 20202020 Code Urban/Rural Adlaon North I Gemma B. Arcayan 10.57417.6072217001Rural Agsungot North I Pedro P. Damaolao 3.141882.5072217002Rural Apas North I Virgil A. Cabigon 1.92512,571072217003Urban Babag South II Cesar B. Dolorito 9.127651.3072217004Rural Bacayan North I Jenelyn R. Leyson 1.24711,591072217006Urban Banilad North I Lea O. Japson 2.3622,683072217007Urban Basak Pardo South II Isidro F. Tumulak Jr. 2.2807,831072217005Urban Basak San Nicolas South II Norman A. Navarro 1.48226,284072217008Urban Binaliw North I Viviane O. Ruste 5.160676.9072217010Rural Bonbon South II Grace M. Duragos 9.336654.3072217011Urban Budlaan North I Nerissa G. Antolihao 5.5281,584072217013Urban Buhisan South II Gremar C. Barete 7.3622,593072217014Urban Bulacao South II Junah B. Abellanosa 4.4586,432072217015Urban Buot South II Rosalita D. Callino 6.310463.9072217016Rural Busay North I Eliodoro A. Sanchez 9.0741,890072217017Urban Calamba South II Ester G. Concha 0.461321,320072217018Urban Cambinocot North I Reynald A. Lauron 5.404633.6072217019Rural Capitol Site North I Kelly M. Quijada 0.794315,869072217020Urban Carreta North I Mariano V. Ando 0.944512,068072217021Urban Cogon Pardo South II Jay A. Bacalso 1.53415,533072217024Urban Cogon Ramos North I Ma. Luisa E. Besabella 0.29519,125072217023Urban Day‑as North I Freddie T. Esmas 0.106135,953072217025Urban Duljo Fatima South II Nobie A. Cabatino 0.403639,272072217027Urban Ermita North I Mark Rizaldy V. Miral 0.377122,650072217028Urban Guadalupe South II Apol Ross G. Enriquez 7.3649,510072217029Urban Guba North I Orlan B. Herrera 10.82529.7072217030Rural Hipodromo North I Ruperto B. Bacolod Jr. 0.430722,230072217031Urban Inayawan South II Kirk Bryan J. Repollo 2.75311,868072217032Urban Kalubihan North I Rex Y. Millan 0.16144,108072217033Urban Kalunasan South II Carlitos E. Ceniza 1.42019,879072217034Urban Kamagayan North I Raquel E. Avila 0.117117,115072217035Urban Kamputhaw North I Jessica P. Cadungog 1.21614,532072217036Urban Kasambagan North I Franklyn O. Ong 1.8334,347072217037Urban Kinasang‑an Pardo South II Susan B. Enriquez 1.50912,426072217038Urban Labangon South II Derrick C. Yap 1.12229,255072217040Urban Lahug North I Hazel Ann M. Empleo 4.23910,816072217041Urban Lorega San Miguel North I Nilo A. Dela Cerna 0.199661,479072217042Urban Lusaran North I Agustin P. Partulan 11.21231.6072217043Rural Luz North I Renato S. Labrador 0.560228,872072217044Urban Mabini North I Richard M. Adolfo 5.611411.1072217045Rural Mabolo North I Daniel Francis D. Arguedo 1.94611,106072217046Urban Malubog North I Dennis M. Dabuco 8.556387.6072217048Rural Mambaling South II Roseller V. Salvador 1.24924,386072217049Urban Pahina Central North I Carlo V. Yap 0.257621,891072217050Urban Pahina San Nicolas South II Arnulfo R. Cambonga 0.0754036,379072217051Urban Pamutan South II Irma B. Labitad 11.38155.9072217052Rural Pari-an North I Lucita Lazarte 0.0973110,872072217054Urban Paril North I Neresa Villa D. Calalang 3.223573.0072217055Rural Pasil South II Francisco S. De Gracia Jr. 0.07995105,003072217056Urban Pit-os North I Nilo C. Tariman 1.6544,688072217057Urban Poblacion Pardo South II Danilo C. Lim 2.0355,906072217053Urban Pulangbato North I John Barry V. Miñoza 5.2341,535072217059Rural Pung-ol Sibugay South II Jose U. Cadampog 14.62159.6072217060Rural Punta Princesa South II Eleno M. Andales Jr. 1.27717,744072217062Urban Quiot Pardo South II Danilo P. Teves 0.761436,755072217063Urban Sambag I North I Maria Ailien R. Guardo 0.516322,326072217064Urban Sambag II North I Keith Noel T. Wenceslao 0.447427,207072217065Urban San Antonio North I Daido Stephen D. Abcede Jr. 0.128316,051072217066Urban San Jose North I Edgardo C. Borces 2.8692,797072217067Urban San Nicolas Proper South II Clifford Jude G. Niñal 0.281018,957072217068Urban San Roque North I Virginia N. Abenoja 0.45507,949072217069Urban Santa Cruz North I Jerome B. Lim 0.22919,190072217070Urban Santo Niño () North I Lourdes R. Ramirez 0.29522,646072217022Urban Sapangdaku South II Jovito S. Ladrazo 8.394978.6072217077Urban Sawang Calero South II Sergio S. Ocaña 0.242731,628072217071Urban Sinsin South II Aurelio R. Laspoña 8.122317.4072217073Rural Sirao North I Felix V. Limotan 7.705473.4072217074Rural Suba South II Jemcerson T. Sable 0.09669109,691072217075Urban Sudlon I South II Mark Jason Tabucal 3.2061,021072217076Rural Sudlon II South II Winefredo A. Macario 16.12262.4072217088Rural T. Padilla North I Irene C. Nadal 0.165140,694072217078Urban Tabunan South II Lucresia D. Gabato 15.86143.1072217079Rural Tagba-o South II Ana C. Tabal 10.53165.6072217080Rural Talamban North I Dario B. Arcilla 4.6307,210072217081Urban Taptap North I Brian M. Bontuyan 7.570328.1072217082Rural Tejero North I Harold S. Seno 0.538426,158072217083Urban Tinago North I Dennis S. Arciaga 0.229829,156072217084Urban Tisa South II Bernardo L. Lapiña Jr. 2.43619,443072217085Urban To-ong South II Alejandro D. Borres 6.815667.5072217086Rural Zapatera North I David M. Agravante 0.33568,811072217084UrbanCebu City 965,332 964,169 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority - Philippine Standard Geographic Code - Cebu City - Barangays

Liga ng mga Barangay-Cebu City Chapter The Liga ng mga Barangay-Cebu City Chapter is a formal organization of all the barangays in Cebu City with its mother organization which is the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas. All of the city's 80 barangays are part of the said organization. The President of the LNB-Cebu City Chapter is an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.

Here are the current officers of LNB-Cebu City Chapter: Position Official Barangay President Franklyn O. Ong Kasambagan Vice President Carlitos E. Ceniza Kalunasan Auditor Daido Stephen D. Abcede Jr. San Antonio Board ofDirectors Rex Y. Millan Kalubihan Danilo C. Lim Poblacion Pardo Gremar C. Barete Buhisan Reynald A. Lauron Cambinocot Susan B. Enriquez Kinasang-an Pardo Apol Ross G. Enriquez Guadalupe Nerissa G. Antolihao Budlaan Nilo C. Tariman Pit-os

Changes and disputes Barangay Duljo Fatima Ricardo "Joel" Ycong defeated incumbent councilor Juliet Abella, wife of the outgoing barangay captain Elmer Abella who was running for barangay councilor, for the post of barangay captain of Duljo Fatima in the 2018 barangay elections. Three days after his proclamation, Ycong succumbed to heart attack.

Following the rule of succession, the first-ranked councilor who happened to be outgoing barangay captain and newly-elected barangay councilor Abella became the new barangay captain.

Barangay Ermita On July 19, 2018, barangay captain Mark Rizaldy Miral of Ermita together with his six barangay councilors namely Antonieto Flores, Ryan Jay Rosas, Alio Tamundo, Domingo Ando, Maria Buanghug, and Wilbert Flores were suspended for one year by the Office of the Ombudsman. The said officials were held liable for grave neglect of duty for refusing to assist the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in their operation on November 6, 2016.

As a result, barangay councilor Efe Rupinta took over as acting barangay captain until Miral and the rest of the barangay councilors were reinstated on July 22, 2019.

Barangay Mabolo As first-ranked barangay councilor, Frank Gajudo assumed the position of barangay captain of Mabolo on noon of June 30, 2019, after the office holder Prisca Niña Mabatid ran and won as Cebu City councilor in the 2019 elections.

Barangay Mambaling Barangay captain Gines Abellana was suspended by the Cebu City Council on January 9, 2019, for not releasing the honorarium of four barangay councilors since July to December 2018. The first-ranked councilor Anne Marie Palomo assumed the position as acting barangay captain on January 10, 2019, after taking oath to then Mayor Tomas Osmeña but Abellana refused to step down pending an opinion from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). On September 30, 2019, Cebu City Legal Officer Rey Gealon informed members of the Cebu City Council that Abellana can reassume his post after getting a favorable opinion from DILG.

Barangay Poblacion Pardo On June 7, 2020, barangay captain Manolita Abarquez died due to complications from pneumonia. She was succeeded by the first-ranked barangay councilor Archie Araw–Araw.

Barangay San Roque As first-ranked barangay councilor, Virginia Abenoja assumed the position of barangay captain of San Roque after the office holder Rogelio Ruizo died on November 7, 2019.

Barangay Tisa As first-ranked barangay councilor, Renato "Ringo" Pacaña assumed the position of barangay captain of Tisa on noon of June 30, 2019, after the office holder Phillip Zafra ran and won as Cebu City councilor in the 2019 elections.

Barangay Zapatera Francisco Benedicto, barangay captain of Zapatera, was suspended for 2 months by the Cebu City Council on December 18, 2019, in view of the sexual harassment and graft and corruption complaints filed against him. Juan Flores, the first-ranked barangay councilor, temporarily assumed his position.

Formally proposed/renamed barangays Proposed barangay with enacted law Rejected in a plebiscite Banawa-Englis (2010)The act dividing Barangay Guadalupe into two, Republic Act No. 9905, was approved on January 7, 2010. Banawa-Englilsh was to be composed of the puroks in Sitio Banawa and Sitio English. The COMELEC originally scheduled the plebiscite on March 13, 2010, but was delayed because of court petition from then Labangon barangay councilman Victor Buendia to withhold the plebiscite. A new date of the plebiscite was set and on July 28, 2012, majority of the votes cast rejected the division.

Proposed rename barangay Buot-Taup to Pedro Calungsod (2000–2011)Then barangay captain Rosalina Callino lobbied to the Cebu City Council the renaming of Barangay Buot-Taup to Pedro Calungsod, who was beatified March 5, 2000, after their barangay council adopted a resolution changing the barangay's name due to the negative connotation of the word "taup" which means "deeply rooted" in Cebuano. Buot-Taup to Buot (2011)The barangay, in a new resolution, proposed to drop the word "taup" from Barangay Buot-Taup. The Cebu City Council referred it to the Culture and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) for their comments and recommendations.

References