Barangay Kanghalo

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kanghalo had a population of 571. This made it the 30th largest of 37 barangays in Dumanjug by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kanghalo accounted for approximately 0.99% 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 Kanghalo changed from 559 to 571, a shift of +2.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dumanjug. Barangay Kanghalo 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 Kanghalo, 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 Kanghalo ranks 1017th 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.