Barangay Hagdan

Situated in Santa Fe, Cebu, Barangay Hagdan is one of 10 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Hagdan had a population of 3,957. This made it the 4th largest of 10 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hagdan accounted for approximately 11.48% of the total population of Santa Fe, which stood at 34,471 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Hagdan moving from 3,486 residents to 3,957 residents, an intercensal change of +13.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Hagdan 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 Hagdan, 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 Hagdan ranks 239th 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.