Barangay Mulao

Situated in Liloan, Cebu, Barangay Mulao is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mulao had a population of 1,189. This made it the 14th largest of 14 barangays in Liloan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mulao accounted for approximately 0.78% of the total population of Liloan, which stood at 153,197 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mulao moving from 1,067 residents to 1,189 residents, an intercensal change of +11.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Mulao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Liloan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mulao, 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 Mulao ranks 786th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Mulao is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.