Barangay Santa Lucia

Situated in Asturias, Cebu, Barangay Santa Lucia is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Lucia had a population of 4,658. This made it the 4th largest of 27 barangays in Asturias by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Lucia accounted for approximately 8.41% of the total population of Asturias, which stood at 55,397 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Lucia moving from 3,984 residents to 4,658 residents, an intercensal change of +16.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santa Lucia is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Asturias is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Lucia, 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 Santa Lucia ranks 188th 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 Santa Lucia 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.