Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales

Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales is a small barangay in the municipality of Medellin, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales had a population of 1,547. This made it the 18th largest of 19 barangays in Medellin by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales accounted for approximately 2.60% of the total population of Medellin, which stood at 59,605 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales changed from 1,473 to 1,547, a shift of +5.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Medellin. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Don Virgilio Gonzales 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 Don Virgilio Gonzales, 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 Don Virgilio Gonzales ranks 662nd 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 Don Virgilio Gonzales 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.