Barangay Dalingding

Barangay Dalingding forms part of Daanbantayan, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dalingding had a population of 2,027. This made it the 18th largest of 20 barangays in Daanbantayan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dalingding accounted for approximately 2.17% of the total population of Daanbantayan, which stood at 93,502 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dalingding changed from 2,137 to 2,027, a shift of -5.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Daanbantayan. Barangay Dalingding is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Daanbantayan is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dalingding, 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 Dalingding ranks 529th 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.