Barangay Hilantagaan

Barangay Hilantagaan is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Santa Fe, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Hilantagaan had a population of 4,318. This made it the 3rd largest of 10 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hilantagaan accounted for approximately 12.53% 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 Hilantagaan moving from 3,726 residents to 4,318 residents, an intercensal change of +15.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Hilantagaan 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 Hilantagaan, 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 Hilantagaan ranks 207th 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.