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]

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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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	CabungaanSan Isidro, Leyte	952	about 114	about 8.33 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
752	CabarasanBarugo, Leyte	950	about 461	about 2.06 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
753	ParaisoDagami, Leyte	949	about 604	about 1.57 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
754	SalvacionAlbuera, Leyte	948	about 228	about 4.16 km²	2.36% a year	Urban
755	DuljuganPalompon, Leyte	947	about 253	about 3.74 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
756	Santa RosaTabango, Leyte	947	about 331	about 2.86 km²	−3.86% a year	Rural
757	LanawanPastrana, Leyte	945	about 320	about 2.95 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
758	HimarcoPalompon, Leyte	943	about 166	about 5.68 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
759	CalumpangMatalom, Leyte	942	about 167	about 5.65 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
760	Kang-irasHilongos, Leyte	942	about 314	about 3.00 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
761	CanquiasonVillaba, Leyte	941	about 649	about 1.45 km²	3.75% a year	Rural
762	HibucawanJaro, Leyte	941	about 563	about 1.67 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
763	LibertyPalompon, Leyte	940	about 107	about 8.79 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
764	AtipoloTanauan, Leyte	939	about 610	about 1.54 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
765	San RicardoBabatngon, Leyte	938	about 80	about 11.73 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
766	NauguisanCarigara, Leyte	937	about 1,647	about 0.569 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
767	Zone 2Santa Fe, Leyte	935	about 2,480	about 0.377 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
768	TinabilanPalompon, Leyte	934	about 413	about 2.26 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
769	BongdoJulita, Leyte	933	about 735	about 1.27 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
770	Lapu-LapuDagami, Leyte	933	about 4,859	about 0.192 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
771	MercaduhayTabontabon, Leyte	932	about 357	about 2.61 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
772	Poblacion District 2La Paz, Leyte	931	about 7,107	about 0.131 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
773	Santa CruzJavier, Leyte	931	about 362	about 2.57 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
774	TaloloraTanauan, Leyte	931	about 613	about 1.52 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
775	HugpaOrmoc City, Leyte	927	about 90	about 10.32 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
776	Bagong Bayan DistrictBato, Leyte	926	about 3,940	about 0.235 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
777	CalaasanAlangalang, Leyte	926	about 586	about 1.58 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
778	San MarcelinoMatag-Ob, Leyte	926	about 429	about 2.16 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
779	BanahaoBaybay City, Leyte	925	about 474	about 1.95 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
780	BurgosMayorga, Leyte	925	about 206	about 4.49 km²	5.84% a year	Rural
781	KansungkaBaybay City, Leyte	925	about 140	about 6.59 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
782	Cabarasan DakuPalo, Leyte	924	about 592	about 1.56 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
783	San GuillermoPalompon, Leyte	923	about 391	about 2.36 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
784	District I Pob.Tabontabon, Leyte	922	about 2,649	about 0.348 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
785	Guindapunan EastCarigara, Leyte	920	about 4,742	about 0.194 km²	−3.47% a year	Rural
786	MabiniPalompon, Leyte	917	about 191	about 4.80 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
787	DanhugOrmoc City, Leyte	916	about 3,754	about 0.244 km²	−3.66% a year	Rural
788	CangcosmePalompon, Leyte	914	about 387	about 2.36 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
789	RooseveltBarugo, Leyte	914	about 229	about 3.99 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
790	CamoteDulag, Leyte	911	about 219	about 4.16 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
791	AringitPastrana, Leyte	908	about 1,121	about 0.81 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
792	CapulhanDagami, Leyte	908	about 504	about 1.80 km²	5.97% a year	Rural
793	HinugayanBarugo, Leyte	907	about 236	about 3.84 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
794	GapasSanta Fe, Leyte	901	about 379	about 2.38 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
795	LukaySan Miguel, Leyte	901	about 241	about 3.74 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
796	MahawanKananga, Leyte	901	about 41	about 22.12 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
797	EnageCalubian, Leyte	900	about 293	about 3.07 km²	6.88% a year	Rural
798	San PabloBurauen, Leyte	896	about 659	about 1.36 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
799	BulacanHindang, Leyte	895	about 374	about 2.39 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
800	JordanVillaba, Leyte	893	about 726	about 1.23 km²	−0.40% 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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