Barangay Taug

Situated in Valencia, Bohol, Barangay Taug is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Taug had a population of 423. This made it the 34th largest of 35 barangays in Valencia by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Taug accounted for approximately 1.49% of the total population of Valencia, which stood at 28,392 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 439 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 423 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -3.6%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Taug is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Valencia is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Taug, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Taug ranks 984th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Taug 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.