Barangay Cagbaoto

Situated in Bayabas, Surigao Del Sur, Barangay Cagbaoto is one of 7 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cagbaoto had a population of 856. This made it the 5th largest of 7 barangays in Bayabas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cagbaoto accounted for approximately 9.53% of the total population of Bayabas, which stood at 8,979 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cagbaoto changed from 828 to 856, a shift of +3.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Bayabas. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cagbaoto as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bayabas is a municipality comprising 7 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cagbaoto, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cagbaoto ranks 253rd by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.