Barangay Cumba

Barangay Cumba forms part of Lian, a municipality in Batangas, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cumba had a population of 1,932. This made it the 13th largest of 19 barangays in Lian by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cumba accounted for approximately 3.43% of the total population of Lian, which stood at 56,280 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cumba changed from 1,724 to 1,932, a shift of +12.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lian. Barangay Cumba is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lian is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cumba, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cumba ranks 566th by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cumba 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.