Barangay Ablayan

Barangay Ablayan forms part of Dalaguete, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ablayan had a population of 1,318. This made it the 23rd largest of 33 barangays in Dalaguete by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ablayan accounted for approximately 1.77% of the total population of Dalaguete, which stood at 74,596 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Ablayan changed from 1,207 to 1,318, a shift of +9.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dalaguete. Barangay Ablayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dalaguete is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ablayan, 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 Ablayan ranks 739th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Ablayan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.