Barangay Tag-amakan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Tag-amakan is one of the administrative divisions of Asturias in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tag-amakan had a population of 945. This made it the 17th largest of 27 barangays in Asturias by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tag-amakan accounted for approximately 1.71% of the total population of Asturias, which stood at 55,397 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tag-amakan moving from 891 residents to 945 residents, an intercensal change of +6.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tag-amakan 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 Tag-amakan, 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 Tag-amakan ranks 893rd 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 Tag-amakan 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.