Barangay Balungag

Situated in San Fernando, Cebu, Barangay Balungag is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balungag had a population of 2,324. This made it the 12th largest of 21 barangays in San Fernando by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balungag accounted for approximately 3.22% of the total population of San Fernando, which stood at 72,224 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balungag moving from 2,116 residents to 2,324 residents, an intercensal change of +9.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Balungag is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Fernando is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balungag, 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 Balungag ranks 465th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.