Barangay La Paz

Situated in City of Bogo, Cebu, Barangay La Paz is one of 29 barangays that make up the city within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay La Paz had a population of 4,111. This made it the 10th largest of 29 barangays in City of Bogo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay La Paz accounted for approximately 4.63% of the total population of City of Bogo, which stood at 88,867 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay La Paz changed from 3,743 to 4,111, a shift of +9.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Bogo. Barangay La Paz is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Bogo is a city comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay La Paz, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay La Paz ranks 222nd by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay La Paz 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.