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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	ManlilisidJavier, Leyte	1,751	about 718	about 2.44 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
652	MacatingogCalbayog City, Samar	1,750	about 74	about 23.80 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
653	Kan-ipaBaybay City, Leyte	1,743	about 607	about 2.87 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
654	CaburihanLavezares, Northern Samar	1,740	about 333	about 5.22 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
655	Santa PazMatalom, Leyte	1,739	about 193	about 9.03 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
656	LibertadCabucgayan, Biliran	1,736	about 1,793	about 0.968 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
657	PuntaBaybay City, Leyte	1,736	about 804	about 2.16 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
658	RoxasBasey, Samar	1,736	about 638	about 2.72 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
659	MiradorMondragon, Northern Samar	1,731	about 121	about 14.31 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
660	Zone IIIVictoria, Northern Samar	1,731	about 704	about 2.46 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
661	LibertadLavezares, Northern Samar	1,730	about 565	about 3.06 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
662	CanmucatVillareal, Samar	1,729	about 580	about 2.98 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
663	ComatinJavier, Leyte	1,729	about 448	about 3.86 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
664	PalaypayBasey, Samar	1,728	about 1,796	about 0.962 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
665	TinaplacanCalbayog City, Samar	1,727	about 246	about 7.02 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
666	Upper MahaplagMahaplag, Leyte	1,727	about 855	about 2.02 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
667	MarvelCulaba, Biliran	1,725	about 324	about 5.33 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
668	San FernandoBasey, Samar	1,725	about 35	about 48.62 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
669	ApaleIsabel, Leyte	1,722	about 715	about 2.41 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
670	DapdapLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,720	about 299	about 5.76 km²	4.72% a year	Rural
671	Doos Del SurHindang, Leyte	1,717	about 1,821	about 0.943 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
672	BinogawanSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar	1,716	about 216	about 7.95 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
673	CarolinaCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,715	about 310	about 5.54 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
674	San SaturninoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,715	about 969	about 1.77 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
675	Bokinggan Pob.Santa Rita, Samar	1,714	about 1,851	about 0.926 km²	5.56% a year	Rural
676	CatmonNaval, Biliran	1,714	about 857	about 2.00 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
677	CantahayGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,712	about 827	about 2.07 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
678	BolusaoLawaan, Eastern Samar	1,711	about 48	about 35.45 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
679	MapnoPalapag, Northern Samar	1,710	about 337	about 5.08 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
680	AbijaoVillaba, Leyte	1,708	about 367	about 4.65 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
681	LinaoSan Isidro, Leyte	1,707	about 248	about 6.89 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
682	Santo NiñoBiri, Northern Samar	1,707	about 367	about 4.65 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
683	IgangBaybay City, Leyte	1,705	about 137	about 12.45 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
684	CatmonOrmoc City, Leyte	1,702	about 665	about 2.56 km²	7.05% a year	Rural
685	SubaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	1,702	about 544	about 3.13 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
686	Butason ITabango, Leyte	1,699	about 149	about 11.37 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
687	Poblacion Zone 1Javier, Leyte	1,699	about 1,416	about 1.20 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
688	Santo RosarioMatag-Ob, Leyte	1,699	about 545	about 3.12 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
689	Daja-diotSan Isidro, Leyte	1,694	about 596	about 2.84 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
690	Del NorteMapanas, Northern Samar	1,694	about 4,882	about 0.347 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
691	Alang-alangBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,693	about 2,593	about 0.653 km²	−1.75% a year	Urban
692	CapacujanPalapag, Northern Samar	1,691	about 190	about 8.92 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
693	ElevadoMatalom, Leyte	1,690	about 241	about 7.02 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
694	San RoqueSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,690	about 298	about 5.68 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
695	Baybay DistrictGamay, Northern Samar	1,689	about 2,416	about 0.699 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
696	GimarcoTabango, Leyte	1,688	about 247	about 6.84 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
697	Airport VillageCatarman, Northern Samar	1,685	about 15,896	about 0.106 km²	−5.30% a year	Urban
698	MaslugBaybay City, Leyte	1,683	about 221	about 7.63 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
699	Adela HeightsGandara, Samar	1,682	about 5,721	about 0.294 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
700	AnibonganSanta Rita, Samar	1,682	about 102	about 16.44 km²	0.01% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.