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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	CabadsanAlangalang, Leyte	1,828	about 450	about 4.06 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
602	VirginiaCulaba, Biliran	1,828	about 484	about 3.78 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
603	MalinaoMahaplag, Leyte	1,826	about 364	about 5.02 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
604	CabongBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,823	about 564	about 3.23 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
605	BelenLeyte, Leyte	1,819	about 213	about 8.56 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
606	San VicenteOrmoc City, Leyte	1,813	about 799	about 2.27 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
607	Barangay Poblacion IBalangiga, Eastern Samar	1,812	about 1,662	about 1.09 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
608	MagbangonCabucgayan, Biliran	1,810	about 2,479	about 0.73 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
609	TucdaoKawayan, Biliran	1,810	about 457	about 3.96 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
610	Cagmanipis NorteCalbayog City, Samar	1,806	about 222	about 8.12 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
611	Old San AgustinBasey, Samar	1,804	about 123	about 14.68 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
612	Awang EastCalbayog City, Samar	1,803	about 3,421	about 0.527 km²	−4.90% a year	Urban
613	SocorroCatbalogan City, Samar	1,802	about 4,818	about 0.374 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
614	CapiñahanSan Isidro, Leyte	1,800	about 455	about 3.96 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
615	MahayahaySaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,799	about 392	about 4.59 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
616	Doña PulqueriaCatarman, Northern Samar	1,796	about 440	about 4.08 km²	8.18% a year	Rural
617	BenolhoAlbuera, Leyte	1,794	about 443	about 4.05 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
618	Barangay 4Jipapad, Eastern Samar	1,790	about 220	about 8.13 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
619	GibacunganTabango, Leyte	1,790	about 199	about 8.99 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
620	GuintarcanVillareal, Samar	1,789	about 913	about 1.96 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
621	Santa CruzSan Miguel, Leyte	1,788	about 1,355	about 1.32 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
622	Cag-abacaCatarman, Northern Samar	1,786	about 169	about 10.54 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
623	Palid ILeyte, Leyte	1,784	about 237	about 7.52 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
624	San JoaquinCapoocan, Leyte	1,784	about 92	about 19.48 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
625	San DiegoAlangalang, Leyte	1,782	about 306	about 5.83 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
626	RamaCatbalogan City, Samar	1,781	about 1,605	about 1.11 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
627	SumanggaOrmoc City, Leyte	1,779	about 361	about 4.93 km²	6.17% a year	Rural
628	Barangay 107Tacloban City, Leyte	1,778	about 188	about 9.48 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
629	KadaohanOrmoc City, Leyte	1,778	about 1,170	about 1.52 km²	6.06% a year	Rural
630	BusaliBiliran, Biliran	1,776	about 485	about 3.66 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
631	MabatoOrmoc City, Leyte	1,776	about 557	about 3.19 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
632	San JuanMondragon, Northern Samar	1,774	about 522	about 3.40 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
633	LibhuMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,773	about 226	about 7.86 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
634	PawikanCabucgayan, Biliran	1,773	about 332	about 5.34 km²	3.05% a year	Rural
635	BorsethAlangalang, Leyte	1,772	about 343	about 5.16 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
636	LipataAllen, Northern Samar	1,771	about 388	about 4.56 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
637	San AntonioAlangalang, Leyte	1,771	about 248	about 7.14 km²	7.34% a year	Rural
638	Himo-awHilongos, Leyte	1,769	about 5,157	about 0.343 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
639	Santo RosarioBaybay City, Leyte	1,769	about 14,500	about 0.122 km²	−3.89% a year	Rural
640	San FernandoPalo, Leyte	1,767	about 11,327	about 0.156 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
641	TabokHindang, Leyte	1,767	about 1,244	about 1.42 km²	−4.65% a year	Rural
642	Barangay 62Tacloban City, Leyte	1,765	about 17,136	about 0.103 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
643	Barangay 37Tacloban City, Leyte	1,763	about 22,204	about 0.0794 km²	−2.18% a year	Urban
644	CampinMahaplag, Leyte	1,761	about 574	about 3.07 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
645	Santissimo Rosario Pob.Naval, Biliran	1,758	about 8,618	about 0.204 km²	−3.44% a year	Urban
646	BagtongSalcedo, Eastern Samar	1,754	about 327	about 5.36 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
647	NahulidLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,754	about 249	about 7.04 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
648	San Antonio Pob.Alangalang, Leyte	1,753	about 34,238	about 0.0512 km²	3.71% a year	Urban
649	TagporoGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,753	about 1,169	about 1.50 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
650	TahudInopacan, Leyte	1,753	about 564	about 3.11 km²	1.33% 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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