Barangay Tagnucan

Situated in Borbon, Cebu, Barangay Tagnucan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tagnucan had a population of 1,055. This made it the 16th largest of 19 barangays in Borbon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tagnucan accounted for approximately 2.76% of the total population of Borbon, which stood at 38,187 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tagnucan moving from 1,137 residents to 1,055 residents, an intercensal change of -7.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tagnucan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Borbon is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tagnucan, 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 Tagnucan ranks 837th 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 Tagnucan 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.