Barangay Cagat-Lamac

Situated in Danao City, Cebu, Barangay Cagat-Lamac is one of 42 barangays that make up the city within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cagat-Lamac had a population of 1,392. This made it the 29th largest of 42 barangays in Danao City by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Cagat-Lamac accounted for approximately 0.89% of the total population of Danao City, which stood at 156,321 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,253 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,392 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +11.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Cagat-Lamac is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Danao City is a city comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cagat-Lamac, 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 Cagat-Lamac ranks 711th 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 Cagat-Lamac 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.