Barangay Sojoton

Barangay Sojoton forms part of Calape, a municipality in Bohol, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sojoton had a population of 580. This made it the 24th largest of 33 barangays in Calape by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sojoton accounted for approximately 1.75% of the total population of Calape, which stood at 33,079 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Sojoton changed from 491 to 580, a shift of +18.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Calape. Barangay Sojoton 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 Sojoton, 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 Sojoton ranks 870th 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.

Barangay Sojoton 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.