Barangay Tagbubonga

Barangay Tagbubonga forms part of Asturias, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tagbubonga had a population of 547. This made it the 25th largest of 27 barangays in Asturias by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tagbubonga accounted for approximately 0.99% of the total population of Asturias, which stood at 55,397 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tagbubonga moving from 461 residents to 547 residents, an intercensal change of +18.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tagbubonga 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 Tagbubonga, 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 Tagbubonga ranks 1022nd 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 Tagbubonga 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.