Barangay Cotcoton

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cotcoton had a population of 550. This made it the 32nd largest of 37 barangays in Dumanjug by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cotcoton accounted for approximately 0.95% of the total population of Dumanjug, which stood at 57,823 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cotcoton changed from 549 to 550, a shift of +0.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Dumanjug. Barangay Cotcoton is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dumanjug is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cotcoton, 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 Cotcoton ranks 1021st 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.