Barangay Bagumbayan

Barangay Bagumbayan forms part of Pilar, a municipality in Bohol, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bagumbayan had a population of 1,821. This made it the 5th largest of 21 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagumbayan accounted for approximately 6.35% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 28,693 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bagumbayan moving from 1,908 residents to 1,821 residents, an intercensal change of -4.6%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bagumbayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagumbayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagumbayan ranks 187th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bagumbayan 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.