Barangay Sambog

Situated in Corella, Bohol, Barangay Sambog is one of 8 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sambog had a population of 1,896. This made it the 1st largest of 8 barangays in Corella by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sambog accounted for approximately 20.00% of the total population of Corella, which stood at 9,479 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Sambog changed from 1,498 to 1,896, a shift of +26.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Corella. Barangay Sambog is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Corella is a municipality comprising 8 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sambog, 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 Sambog ranks 172nd 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.