Barangay Tejero

Situated in Jagna, Bohol, Barangay Tejero is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tejero had a population of 1,435. This made it the 7th largest of 33 barangays in Jagna by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tejero accounted for approximately 4.00% of the total population of Jagna, which stood at 35,832 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tejero moving from 1,440 residents to 1,435 residents, an intercensal change of -0.3%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Tejero is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jagna is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tejero, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tejero ranks 284th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tejero 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.