Barangay Cambagte

Barangay Cambagte forms part of Ginatilan, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cambagte had a population of 472. This made it the 13th largest of 14 barangays in Ginatilan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cambagte accounted for approximately 2.79% of the total population of Ginatilan, which stood at 16,906 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cambagte changed from 518 to 472, a shift of -8.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Ginatilan. Barangay Cambagte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ginatilan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cambagte, 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 Cambagte ranks 1034th 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 Cambagte 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.