Barangay Dalingding Sur

Situated in Medellin, Cebu, Barangay Dalingding Sur is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Dalingding Sur had a population of 896. This made it the 19th largest of 19 barangays in Medellin by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dalingding Sur accounted for approximately 1.50% of the total population of Medellin, which stood at 59,605 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dalingding Sur moving from 970 residents to 896 residents, an intercensal change of -7.6%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Dalingding Sur as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Medellin is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dalingding Sur, 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 Dalingding Sur ranks 915th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.