The Atlas

Barangays in Eastern Visayas

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]

Open Eastern Visayas

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, at a glance

Barangays: 4,365^[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: 4,625,929^[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: 263 urban^[4]; 4,102 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Barangay 105^[5]; Tacloban City, Leyte; 15,660 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: Camonoan^[6]; Matuguinao, Samar; about 269.78 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: Zone 3^{[5, 7]}; San Roque, Northern Samar; 17.12% 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: 1,723 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Guindapunan, −4.31% 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.

4,365 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Barangay 64Tacloban City, Leyte	2,115	about 15,326	about 0.138 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
452	EnriquetaLavezares, Northern Samar	2,115	about 499	about 4.24 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
453	CandahugPalo, Leyte	2,109	about 1,528	about 1.38 km²	13.74% a year	Rural
454	GadgaranCalbayog City, Samar	2,106	about 949	about 2.22 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
455	BisligTanauan, Leyte	2,103	about 2,760	about 0.762 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
456	LucsoonNaval, Biliran	2,103	about 449	about 4.68 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
457	A. BonifacioMayorga, Leyte	2,102	about 606	about 3.47 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
458	TampoongSogod, Southern Leyte	2,101	about 4,442	about 0.473 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
459	TacurangaPalo, Leyte	2,100	about 739	about 2.84 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
460	Poblacion District VIBurauen, Leyte	2,098	about 6,135	about 0.342 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
461	MalajogCalbayog City, Samar	2,097	about 1,626	about 1.29 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
462	Barangay 78Tacloban City, Leyte	2,092	about 4,461	about 0.469 km²	−1.40% a year	Urban
463	LibertadVictoria, Northern Samar	2,092	about 634	about 3.30 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
464	VigoLaoang, Northern Samar	2,089	about 247	about 8.46 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
465	WashingtonCatarman, Northern Samar	2,088	about 178	about 11.73 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
466	Poblacion District IVBurauen, Leyte	2,079	about 6,397	about 0.325 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
467	TarabucanCalbayog City, Samar	2,079	about 592	about 3.51 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
468	Gov. E. JaroBabatngon, Leyte	2,075	about 313	about 6.63 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
469	BaliteSan Jose, Northern Samar	2,074	about 18,685	about 0.111 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
470	TinabananMarabut, Samar	2,073	about 91	about 22.89 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
471	HaguikhikanNaval, Biliran	2,072	about 442	about 4.69 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
472	BagacayDaram, Samar	2,070	about 597	about 3.47 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
473	RizalMaasin City, Southern Leyte	2,067	about 541	about 3.82 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
474	Hacienda MariaSan Isidro, Leyte	2,065	about 423	about 4.88 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
475	District IIIJaro, Leyte	2,062	about 11,330	about 0.182 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
476	Jia-anJiabong, Samar	2,058	about 567	about 3.63 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
477	BinaliwCalbayog City, Samar	2,056	about 556	about 3.70 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
478	San JorgeLas Navas, Northern Samar	2,055	about 1,043	about 1.97 km²	15.54% a year	Rural
479	MercedesSilago, Southern Leyte	2,050	about 143	about 14.30 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
480	BuntayAbuyog, Leyte	2,045	about 7,746	about 0.264 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
481	San IsidroSulat, Eastern Samar	2,045	about 763	about 2.68 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
482	Old ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar	2,042	about 173	about 11.80 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
483	BungaAbuyog, Leyte	2,041	about 553	about 3.69 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
484	MantangTaft, Eastern Samar	2,040	about 158	about 12.94 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
485	PilarCalbayog City, Samar	2,040	about 98	about 20.80 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
486	BalagtasMatag-Ob, Leyte	2,039	about 769	about 2.65 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
487	BaludSanta Margarita, Samar	2,033	about 417	about 4.87 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
488	Poblacion ISilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	2,033	about 2,083	about 0.976 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
489	Barangay 1Giporlos, Eastern Samar	2,032	about 744	about 2.73 km²	6.69% a year	Rural
490	CaucabAlmeria, Biliran	2,031	about 142	about 14.29 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
491	Barugohay NorteCarigara, Leyte	2,027	about 1,661	about 1.22 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
492	BayhoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	2,027	about 194	about 10.46 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
493	Cavite WestPalo, Leyte	2,020	about 8,016	about 0.252 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
494	GinulganPambujan, Northern Samar	2,020	about 242	about 8.35 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
495	CahagnaanMatalom, Leyte	2,018	about 444	about 4.54 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
496	MaligayaSanta Rita, Samar	2,018	about 237	about 8.52 km²	−8.37% a year	Rural
497	Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.Palapag, Northern Samar	2,017	about 2,329	about 0.866 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
498	HilapnitanBaybay City, Leyte	2,017	about 154	about 13.10 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
499	UnionMayorga, Leyte	2,014	about 579	about 3.48 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
500	CombisDulag, Leyte	2,012	about 1,572	about 1.28 km²	3.59% 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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