Barangay Adela

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Adela is one of the administrative divisions of Poro in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Adela had a population of 1,749. This made it the 5th largest of 17 barangays in Poro by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Adela accounted for approximately 6.67% of the total population of Poro, which stood at 26,232 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Adela moving from 1,737 residents to 1,749 residents, an intercensal change of +0.7%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Adela is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Poro is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Adela, 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 Adela ranks 598th 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 Adela 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.