Barangay Villa Caneja

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Villa Caneja is one of the administrative divisions of Naval in Biliran, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Villa Caneja had a population of 1,016. This made it the 20th largest of 26 barangays in Naval by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Caneja accounted for approximately 1.75% of the total population of Naval, which stood at 58,187 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Villa Caneja moving from 961 residents to 1,016 residents, an intercensal change of +5.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Villa Caneja as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Naval is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Villa Caneja, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Biliran, which contains 132 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Villa Caneja ranks 70th by 2020 population. Biliran is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Villa Caneja 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.