Barangay Cogon

Situated in City of Naga, Cebu, Barangay Cogon is one of 28 barangays that make up the city within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cogon had a population of 4,654. This made it the 14th largest of 28 barangays in City of Naga by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Cogon accounted for approximately 3.49% of the total population of City of Naga, which stood at 133,184 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cogon moving from 4,267 residents to 4,654 residents, an intercensal change of +9.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cogon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Naga is a city comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cogon, 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 Cogon ranks 189th 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.

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.