Barangay Cabutongan

Barangay Cabutongan forms part of Santander, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabutongan had a population of 1,310. This made it the 8th largest of 10 barangays in Santander by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabutongan accounted for approximately 7.07% of the total population of Santander, which stood at 18,527 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabutongan changed from 1,050 to 1,310, a shift of +24.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santander. Barangay Cabutongan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santander is a municipality comprising 10 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabutongan, 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 Cabutongan ranks 740th 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 Cabutongan 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.