Barangay Apo

Situated in Argao, Cebu, Barangay Apo is one of 45 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Apo had a population of 654. This made it the 41st largest of 45 barangays in Argao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Apo accounted for approximately 0.84% of the total population of Argao, which stood at 78,187 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Apo moving from 692 residents to 654 residents, an intercensal change of -5.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Apo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Argao is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Apo, 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 Apo ranks 992nd 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 Apo 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.