Barangay Aliwanay

Situated in Balamban, Cebu, Barangay Aliwanay is one of 28 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Aliwanay had a population of 2,862. This made it the 11th largest of 28 barangays in Balamban by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Aliwanay accounted for approximately 3.01% of the total population of Balamban, which stood at 95,136 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Aliwanay moving from 3,277 residents to 2,862 residents, an intercensal change of -12.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Aliwanay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balamban is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Aliwanay, 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 Aliwanay ranks 362nd 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 Aliwanay 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.