Barangay Buguil

Barangay Buguil is a small barangay in the municipality of Moalboal, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buguil had a population of 832. This made it the 14th largest of 15 barangays in Moalboal by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buguil accounted for approximately 2.25% of the total population of Moalboal, which stood at 36,930 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 756 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 832 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +10.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Buguil is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Moalboal is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buguil, 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 Buguil ranks 937th 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 Buguil 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.