Barangay Tigbawan

Situated in Tabuelan, Cebu, Barangay Tigbawan is one of 12 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 Tigbawan had a population of 2,237. This made it the 6th largest of 12 barangays in Tabuelan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tigbawan accounted for approximately 7.74% of the total population of Tabuelan, which stood at 28,907 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tigbawan moving from 2,073 residents to 2,237 residents, an intercensal change of +7.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tigbawan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tabuelan is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tigbawan, 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 Tigbawan ranks 484th 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.