Barangay Mangyan

Situated in Sibonga, Cebu, Barangay Mangyan is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mangyan had a population of 2,369. This made it the 8th largest of 25 barangays in Sibonga by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mangyan accounted for approximately 4.43% of the total population of Sibonga, which stood at 53,424 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mangyan moving from 2,248 residents to 2,369 residents, an intercensal change of +5.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Mangyan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sibonga is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mangyan, 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 Mangyan ranks 455th 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.