Barangay Daan Secante

Barangay Daan Secante forms part of Tudela, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Daan Secante had a population of 441. This made it the 10th largest of 11 barangays in Tudela by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Daan Secante accounted for approximately 3.90% of the total population of Tudela, which stood at 11,304 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 460 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 441 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -4.1%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Daan Secante is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tudela is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Daan Secante, 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 Daan Secante ranks 1043rd 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.

Barangay Daan Secante 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.