Barangay Celing

Situated in Antequera, Bohol, Barangay Celing is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Celing had a population of 692. This made it the 11th largest of 21 barangays in Antequera by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Celing accounted for approximately 4.62% of the total population of Antequera, which stood at 14,990 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Celing moving from 684 residents to 692 residents, an intercensal change of +1.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Celing is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Antequera is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Celing, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Celing ranks 766th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Celing 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.