Barangay Santa Rita

Barangay Santa Rita is a small barangay in the municipality of Asturias, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santa Rita had a population of 1,292. This made it the 13th largest of 27 barangays in Asturias by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Rita accounted for approximately 2.33% 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 Rita moving from 1,076 residents to 1,292 residents, an intercensal change of +20.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santa Rita 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 Rita, 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 Rita ranks 745th 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 Rita 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.