Barangay Desamparados (Pob.)

Situated in Calape, Bohol, Barangay Desamparados (Pob.) is one of 33 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 Desamparados (Pob.) had a population of 816. This made it the 16th largest of 33 barangays in Calape by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Desamparados (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.47% of the total population of Calape, which stood at 33,079 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Desamparados (Pob.) moving from 786 residents to 816 residents, an intercensal change of +3.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Desamparados (Pob.) 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 Desamparados (Pob.), 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 Desamparados (Pob.) ranks 657th 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.