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, 701 to 750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
701	MacanipJaro, Leyte	1,682	about 490	about 3.43 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
702	AmparoMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,681	about 1,144	about 1.47 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
703	Can-adiengOrmoc City, Leyte	1,677	about 4,402	about 0.381 km²	−8.83% a year	Urban
704	LaniwanPalapag, Northern Samar	1,676	about 3,566	about 0.47 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
705	SalhagRosario, Northern Samar	1,675	about 386	about 4.34 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
706	UEP ICatarman, Northern Samar	1,675	about 594	about 2.82 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
707	LunangHilongos, Leyte	1,674	about 709	about 2.36 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
708	Bitaog Pob.Palompon, Leyte	1,673	about 30,199	about 0.0554 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
709	Maduroto Pob.Matuguinao, Samar	1,673	about 240	about 6.97 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
710	San AntonioOrmoc City, Leyte	1,672	about 2,600	about 0.643 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
711	HilaanBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,671	about 331	about 5.05 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
712	JugabanCarigara, Leyte	1,671	about 5,064	about 0.33 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
713	BaludArteche, Eastern Samar	1,670	about 272	about 6.13 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
714	QuilaoTolosa, Leyte	1,667	about 2,437	about 0.684 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
715	Barangay 94-ATacloban City, Leyte	1,664	about 1,034	about 1.61 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
716	LibjoMerida, Leyte	1,661	about 639	about 2.60 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
717	BiosoZumarraga, Samar	1,659	about 721	about 2.30 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
718	PupuaCatbalogan City, Samar	1,659	about 173	about 9.60 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
719	ManhiloMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,657	about 392	about 4.23 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
720	SalugGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,655	about 2,934	about 0.564 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
721	San MiguelPalo, Leyte	1,655	about 6,293	about 0.263 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
722	NapotiocanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,654	about 335	about 4.94 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
723	HimatagonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,653	about 3,601	about 0.459 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
724	Barangay Poblacion VIBalangiga, Eastern Samar	1,651	about 1,223	about 1.35 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
725	TuyoMacarthur, Leyte	1,651	about 679	about 2.43 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
726	BasoCabucgayan, Biliran	1,650	about 435	about 3.79 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
727	AlejosBato, Leyte	1,647	about 403	about 4.09 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
728	BurabodGamay, Northern Samar	1,647	about 293	about 5.63 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
729	Mag-ubayCalbayog City, Samar	1,646	about 518	about 3.18 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
730	LunasMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,644	about 234	about 7.04 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
731	NasunoganOrmoc City, Leyte	1,641	about 474	about 3.46 km²	−5.21% a year	Rural
732	San AntonioBiri, Northern Samar	1,639	about 402	about 4.08 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
733	SapaoGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,639	about 706	about 2.32 km²	9.66% a year	Rural
734	ConcepcionSogod, Southern Leyte	1,637	about 615	about 2.66 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
735	BasudCalbayog City, Samar	1,636	about 730	about 2.24 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
736	MaybogBaybay City, Leyte	1,630	about 176	about 9.28 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
737	Bung-awHilongos, Leyte	1,629	about 395	about 4.12 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
738	Santa CruzJaro, Leyte	1,629	about 857	about 1.90 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
739	TabunokHilongos, Leyte	1,629	about 552	about 2.95 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
740	Pob. District IISilago, Southern Leyte	1,628	about 387	about 4.21 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
741	San RafaelMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,628	about 1,391	about 1.17 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
742	MahayagVillareal, Samar	1,626	about 1,232	about 1.32 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
743	LipataParanas, Samar	1,623	about 788	about 2.06 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
744	AstorgaDaram, Samar	1,622	about 603	about 2.69 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
745	AnahawayPalo, Leyte	1,620	about 410	about 3.95 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
746	BegahoCalbayog City, Samar	1,619	about 861	about 1.88 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
747	Pagsang-anSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,619	about 113	about 14.39 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
748	Del RemedioSulat, Eastern Samar	1,618	about 267	about 6.06 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
749	LaboonMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,615	about 291	about 5.55 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
750	CanipaanHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,614	about 1,864	about 0.866 km²	0.04% 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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