Barangay Santander

Situated in Tudela, Cebu, Barangay Santander is one of 11 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santander had a population of 602. This made it the 8th largest of 11 barangays in Tudela by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santander accounted for approximately 5.33% of the total population of Tudela, which stood at 11,304 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santander moving from 565 residents to 602 residents, an intercensal change of +6.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santander 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 Santander, 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 Santander ranks 1011th 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 Santander 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.