Barangay Mag-alwa

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mag-alwa had a population of 658. This made it the 36th largest of 54 barangays in Tuburan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mag-alwa accounted for approximately 0.97% 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 Mag-alwa changed from 726 to 658, a shift of -9.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Tuburan. Barangay Mag-alwa 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 Mag-alwa, 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 Mag-alwa ranks 989th 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.