Barangay Kangwayan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Kangwayan is one of the administrative divisions of Madridejos in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kangwayan had a population of 1,365. This made it the 14th largest of 14 barangays in Madridejos by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kangwayan accounted for approximately 3.25% of the total population of Madridejos, which stood at 42,039 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kangwayan moving from 1,083 residents to 1,365 residents, an intercensal change of +26.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kangwayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Madridejos is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kangwayan, 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 Kangwayan ranks 718th 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 Kangwayan 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.