Barangay Banlasan

Barangay Banlasan is a small barangay in the municipality of Calape, located in the province of Bohol, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Banlasan had a population of 733. This made it the 18th largest of 33 barangays in Calape by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Banlasan accounted for approximately 2.22% of the total population of Calape, which stood at 33,079 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 736 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 733 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.4%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Banlasan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calape is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Banlasan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Banlasan ranks 728th by 2020 population. Bohol 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.