Barangay Kinawahan

Barangay Kinawahan is a small barangay in the municipality of San Remigio, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kinawahan had a population of 1,198. This made it the 27th largest of 27 barangays in San Remigio by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kinawahan accounted for approximately 1.82% 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 Kinawahan moving from 869 residents to 1,198 residents, an intercensal change of +37.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kinawahan is officially classified 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 Kinawahan, 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 Kinawahan ranks 780th 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 Kinawahan 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.