Barangay Cabil-isan

Barangay Cabil-isan forms part of Alcantara, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cabil-isan had a population of 943. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Alcantara by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabil-isan accounted for approximately 5.58% of the total population of Alcantara, which stood at 16,910 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabil-isan moving from 854 residents to 943 residents, an intercensal change of +10.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cabil-isan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alcantara is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabil-isan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabil-isan ranks 895th by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.