Barangay Catoogan

Situated in Trinidad, Bohol, Barangay Catoogan is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Catoogan had a population of 1,059. This made it the 19th largest of 20 barangays in Trinidad by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Catoogan accounted for approximately 3.02% of the total population of Trinidad, which stood at 35,119 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Catoogan moving from 967 residents to 1,059 residents, an intercensal change of +9.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Catoogan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Trinidad is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Catoogan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Catoogan ranks 475th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Catoogan 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.