Barangay Gimama-a

Barangay Gimama-a is a small barangay in the municipality of Tuburan, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gimama-a had a population of 1,572. This made it the 16th largest of 54 barangays in Tuburan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gimama-a accounted for approximately 2.31% of the total population of Tuburan, which stood at 68,167 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gimama-a moving from 1,442 residents to 1,572 residents, an intercensal change of +9.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Gimama-a 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 Gimama-a, 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 Gimama-a ranks 652nd 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.