Barangay Compostela

Situated in Alegria, Cebu, Barangay Compostela is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Compostela had a population of 1,643. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Alegria by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Compostela accounted for approximately 6.41% of the total population of Alegria, which stood at 25,620 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Compostela changed from 1,510 to 1,643, a shift of +8.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Alegria. Barangay Compostela is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alegria is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Compostela, 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 Compostela ranks 620th 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.

Barangay Compostela is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.