Barangay Amatugan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Amatugan had a population of 932. This made it the 30th largest of 54 barangays in Tuburan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Amatugan accounted for approximately 1.37% of the total population of Tuburan, which stood at 68,167 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Amatugan changed from 816 to 932, a shift of +14.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tuburan. Barangay Amatugan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tuburan is a municipality comprising 54 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Amatugan, 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 Amatugan ranks 902nd 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Amatugan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.