Barangay Lawis

Situated in Calape, Bohol, Barangay Lawis is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lawis had a population of 704. This made it the 21st largest of 33 barangays in Calape by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lawis accounted for approximately 2.13% of the total population of Calape, which stood at 33,079 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lawis moving from 635 residents to 704 residents, an intercensal change of +10.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lawis 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 Lawis, 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 Lawis ranks 751st 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.