Barangay Gawaygaway

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Gawaygaway is one of the administrative divisions of San Remigio in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Gawaygaway had a population of 1,764. This made it the 18th largest of 27 barangays in San Remigio by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gawaygaway accounted for approximately 2.68% of the total population of San Remigio, which stood at 65,744 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gawaygaway moving from 1,423 residents to 1,764 residents, an intercensal change of +24.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gawaygaway as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Remigio is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gawaygaway, 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 Gawaygaway ranks 597th 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 Gawaygaway 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.