The Atlas

Barangays in 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]

Open Leyte

Barangays in Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 1,616^[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: 2,082,811^[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: 150 urban^[4]; 1,466 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: Liberty^[6]; Ormoc City, Leyte; about 76.03 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: Dolores^{[5, 7]}; Ormoc City, Leyte; 8.30% 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: 539 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.

1,616 barangays, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	BayogOrmoc City, Leyte	1,210	about 246	about 4.92 km²	−4.67% a year	Rural
552	HibunawonOrmoc City, Leyte	1,207	about 332	about 3.64 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
553	SungiDulag, Leyte	1,205	about 1,709	about 0.705 km²	−5.70% a year	Rural
554	BalorinayBurauen, Leyte	1,203	about 439	about 2.74 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
555	KatipunanAbuyog, Leyte	1,202	about 747	about 1.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
556	San AntonioPalo, Leyte	1,202	about 347	about 3.46 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
557	YapadPastrana, Leyte	1,201	about 675	about 1.78 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
558	CalbasagJulita, Leyte	1,199	about 1,710	about 0.701 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
559	TinagoSan Isidro, Leyte	1,198	about 395	about 3.03 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
560	MalabcaBurauen, Leyte	1,197	about 2,347	about 0.51 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
561	MahayagAlbuera, Leyte	1,196	about 551	about 2.17 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
562	San JuanSanta Fe, Leyte	1,195	about 541	about 2.21 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
563	East VisoriaCarigara, Leyte	1,194	about 4,934	about 0.242 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
564	GuadalupeInopacan, Leyte	1,193	about 890	about 1.34 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
565	CabuloranDagami, Leyte	1,191	about 749	about 1.59 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
566	MahayahayMahaplag, Leyte	1,190	about 140	about 8.49 km²	8.01% a year	Rural
567	OwakHilongos, Leyte	1,190	about 744	about 1.60 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
568	RizalJavier, Leyte	1,189	about 238	about 4.99 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
569	CabungahanVillaba, Leyte	1,186	about 129	about 9.18 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
570	SambulawanLeyte, Leyte	1,186	about 124	about 9.54 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
571	LicumaOrmoc City, Leyte	1,183	about 380	about 3.11 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
572	ParilSan Isidro, Leyte	1,183	about 286	about 4.14 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
573	San PedroTunga, Leyte	1,182	about 889	about 1.33 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
574	AstorgaAlangalang, Leyte	1,181	about 259	about 4.56 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
575	CutaBarugo, Leyte	1,181	about 757	about 1.56 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
576	Poblacion Dist. IIBarugo, Leyte	1,181	about 6,866	about 0.172 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
577	LiboCarigara, Leyte	1,175	about 430	about 2.73 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
578	JubayCalubian, Leyte	1,172	about 266	about 4.40 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
579	Rizal IBabatngon, Leyte	1,172	about 205	about 5.73 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
580	San AgustinPalo, Leyte	1,171	about 697	about 1.68 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
581	LicodTanauan, Leyte	1,170	about 10,636	about 0.11 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
582	MalobagoJaro, Leyte	1,168	about 570	about 2.05 km²	7.77% a year	Rural
583	Santo NiñoMatalom, Leyte	1,166	about 9,636	about 0.121 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
584	Can-unzoMerida, Leyte	1,163	about 373	about 3.12 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
585	CiaboBaybay City, Leyte	1,163	about 417	about 2.79 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
586	HonanIsabel, Leyte	1,163	about 261	about 4.46 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
587	TigbaoMatalom, Leyte	1,162	about 221	about 5.25 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
588	BuntayDagami, Leyte	1,160	about 340	about 3.41 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
589	CantandoyPalompon, Leyte	1,158	about 244	about 4.74 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
590	Poblacion District IVJulita, Leyte	1,157	about 646	about 1.79 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
591	LibertadCapoocan, Leyte	1,156	about 468	about 2.47 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
592	OsmeñaBato, Leyte	1,155	about 362	about 3.19 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
593	Poblacion Dist. VIBarugo, Leyte	1,155	about 955	about 1.21 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
594	Poblacion Zone 2Mayorga, Leyte	1,155	about 672	about 1.72 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural
595	Cabato-anDulag, Leyte	1,154	about 774	about 1.49 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
596	BuliBato, Leyte	1,153	about 201	about 5.73 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
597	Palale 2Macarthur, Leyte	1,153	about 977	about 1.18 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
598	Pa-aHilongos, Leyte	1,148	about 212	about 5.41 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
599	MacalpiCarigara, Leyte	1,147	about 413	about 2.78 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
600	General Antonio LunaMayorga, Leyte	1,146	about 519	about 2.21 km²	−0.39% 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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