The Atlas

Barangays in Southern Leyte

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in Southern Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 500^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 434,372^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 21 urban^[4]; 479 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Combado^[5]; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; 5,342 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Catmon^[6]; Silago, Southern Leyte; about 47.47 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Asuncion^{[5, 7]}; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; −0.09% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 185 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Combado, −2.17% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

500 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Southern Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	MainitAnahawan, Southern Leyte	296	about 195	about 1.52 km²	8.33% a year	Rural
452	LoboPintuyan, Southern Leyte	294	about 676	about 0.435 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
453	ManingningMalitbog, Southern Leyte	293	about 54	about 5.42 km²	−4.94% a year	Rural
454	PuntaLibagon, Southern Leyte	287	about 78	about 3.68 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
455	ImeldaSilago, Southern Leyte	286	about 51	about 5.59 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
456	Sug-angonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	286	about 83	about 3.44 km²	−6.71% a year	Rural
457	CausiSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	284	about 317	about 0.896 km²	−4.56% a year	Rural
458	KauswaganMalitbog, Southern Leyte	283	about 170	about 1.66 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
459	AnahaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	282	about 75	about 3.77 km²	−3.56% a year	Rural
460	HigosoanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	270	about 262	about 1.03 km²	−5.71% a year	Rural
461	CapacuhanAnahawan, Southern Leyte	269	about 37	about 7.18 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
462	Maria PlanaSogod, Southern Leyte	266	about 58	about 4.60 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
463	DanaoMacrohon, Southern Leyte	264	about 144	about 1.83 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
464	MalangsaLiloan, Southern Leyte	257	about 39	about 6.53 km²	−14.17% a year	Rural
465	BenitSogod, Southern Leyte	255	about 9	about 27.02 km²	12.86% a year	Rural
466	Santa RosaMaasin City, Southern Leyte	252	about 358	about 0.704 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
467	HipantagSogod, Southern Leyte	249	about 10	about 25.67 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
468	MagatasSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	242	about 123	about 1.97 km²	27.46% a year	Rural
469	BantawonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	238	about 180	about 1.32 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
470	San IsidroMalitbog, Southern Leyte	236	about 88	about 2.68 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
471	BulawanPintuyan, Southern Leyte	233	about 90	about 2.60 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
472	CaraatanMalitbog, Southern Leyte	233	about 64	about 3.64 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
473	San VicenteSogod, Southern Leyte	233	about 16	about 14.81 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
474	AsuncionMalitbog, Southern Leyte	224	about 101	about 2.22 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
475	CalinaoHinunangan, Southern Leyte	221	about 19	about 11.59 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
476	New KatipunanMalitbog, Southern Leyte	221	about 50	about 4.43 km²	−7.22% a year	Rural
477	BiasongTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	220	about 153	about 1.44 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
478	CabadbaranSogod, Southern Leyte	213	about 244	about 0.872 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
479	Santa MariaSogod, Southern Leyte	209	about 97	about 2.16 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
480	LuanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	204	about 196	about 1.04 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
481	Nueva EsperanzaSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	200	about 66	about 3.02 km²	16.18% a year	Rural
482	BalongbalongPintuyan, Southern Leyte	195	about 260	about 0.749 km²	7.90% a year	Rural
483	HinabianSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	174	about 116	about 1.50 km²	14.48% a year	Rural
484	ManigawongAnahawan, Southern Leyte	174	about 21	about 8.15 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
485	LawgawanBontoc, Southern Leyte	171	about 49	about 3.50 km²	10.92% a year	Rural
486	LanaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	170	about 44	about 3.88 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
487	TuburanBontoc, Southern Leyte	161	about 100	about 1.61 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
488	HindanganSogod, Southern Leyte	158	about 22	about 7.04 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
489	CatmonSilago, Southern Leyte	156	about 3	about 47.47 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
490	Lum-anSogod, Southern Leyte	154	about 30	about 5.14 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
491	MalinaoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	153	about 50	about 3.08 km²	36.35% a year	Rural
492	Bagong SilangMacrohon, Southern Leyte	150	about 37	about 4.01 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
493	FatimaMalitbog, Southern Leyte	134	about 84	about 1.60 km²	−7.80% a year	Rural
494	Buac DakuSogod, Southern Leyte	125	about 27	about 4.63 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
495	Upper BantawonHinunangan, Southern Leyte	122	about 4	about 32.19 km²	−3.90% a year	Rural
496	GuinsaugonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	115	about 110	about 1.05 km²	23.93% a year	Rural
497	OlisihanBontoc, Southern Leyte	111	about 9	about 11.87 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
498	CatigLiloan, Southern Leyte	63	about 10	about 6.47 km²	−8.92% a year	Rural
499	PuntaSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	43	about 16	about 2.74 km²	−18.13% a year	Rural
500	KauswaganSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	38	about 6	about 6.57 km²	7.60% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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