Barangay Salagmaya

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Salagmaya is one of the administrative divisions of Alcantara in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Salagmaya had a population of 713. This made it the 9th largest of 9 barangays in Alcantara by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Salagmaya accounted for approximately 4.22% of the total population of Alcantara, which stood at 16,910 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Salagmaya changed from 617 to 713, a shift of +15.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Alcantara. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Salagmaya 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 Salagmaya, 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 Salagmaya ranks 974th 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.