Barangay Balidbid

Barangay Balidbid forms part of Santa Fe, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balidbid had a population of 2,006. This made it the 10th largest of 10 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balidbid accounted for approximately 5.82% of the total population of Santa Fe, which stood at 34,471 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Balidbid changed from 1,853 to 2,006, a shift of +8.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Fe. Barangay Balidbid is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Fe is a municipality comprising 10 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balidbid, 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 Balidbid ranks 537th 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.