Barangay El Salvador

Barangay El Salvador forms part of Carmen, a municipality in Bohol, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay El Salvador had a population of 615. This made it the 29th largest of 29 barangays in Carmen by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay El Salvador accounted for approximately 1.25% of the total population of Carmen, which stood at 49,191 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay El Salvador changed from 566 to 615, a shift of +8.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Carmen. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay El Salvador as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Carmen is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay El Salvador, 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 El Salvador ranks 845th 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 El Salvador 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.