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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	San JoseSogod, Southern Leyte	1,560	about 5,571	about 0.28 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
802	Poblacion District IIIBabatngon, Leyte	1,558	about 182	about 8.54 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
803	AlegriaOrmoc City, Leyte	1,557	about 13,308	about 0.117 km²	11.82% a year	Urban
804	Barangay 25Tacloban City, Leyte	1,556	about 8,021	about 0.194 km²	−2.22% a year	Urban
805	CabatianuhanSan Miguel, Leyte	1,556	about 415	about 3.75 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
806	Locso-onBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,554	about 245	about 6.35 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
807	Rizal IIBabatngon, Leyte	1,554	about 152	about 10.22 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
808	MonbonPalapag, Northern Samar	1,552	about 566	about 2.74 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
809	ConcepcionArteche, Eastern Samar	1,546	about 268	about 5.77 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
810	BobolosanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,543	about 319	about 4.84 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
811	CabatuanCalbayog City, Samar	1,543	about 102	about 15.14 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
812	MahalitMerida, Leyte	1,542	about 1,101	about 1.40 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
813	NapuroSanta Margarita, Samar	1,541	about 407	about 3.79 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
814	AceridaBobon, Northern Samar	1,540	about 201	about 7.66 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
815	LunetaLa Paz, Leyte	1,540	about 421	about 3.66 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
816	CoroconogSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,538	about 70	about 21.85 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
817	La Purisima ConcepcionSogod, Southern Leyte	1,538	about 840	about 1.83 km²	5.20% a year	Rural
818	TawaganOras, Eastern Samar	1,537	about 920	about 1.67 km²	−0.39% a year	Urban
819	San VicenteSulat, Eastern Samar	1,536	about 504	about 3.05 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
820	SomogeCatarman, Northern Samar	1,535	about 105	about 14.63 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
821	AnislagCalbayog City, Samar	1,533	about 1,988	about 0.771 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
822	LibasSan Julian, Eastern Samar	1,533	about 180	about 8.51 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
823	Santo NiñoSulat, Eastern Samar	1,533	about 562	about 2.73 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
824	San IsidroBobon, Northern Samar	1,531	about 277	about 5.52 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
825	Purok BBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,530	about 9,053	about 0.169 km²	−0.25% a year	Urban
826	BangonPinabacdao, Samar	1,527	about 1,157	about 1.32 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
827	KahupianSogod, Southern Leyte	1,522	about 71	about 21.34 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
828	MuñozCatbalogan City, Samar	1,522	about 11,029	about 0.138 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
829	Barangay 6Tacloban City, Leyte	1,520	about 13,103	about 0.116 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
830	Gumamela Pob.Santa Rita, Samar	1,519	about 133	about 11.38 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
831	Barangay 12Dolores, Eastern Samar	1,516	about 4,875	about 0.311 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
832	PatocDagami, Leyte	1,516	about 309	about 4.91 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
833	TayudVillareal, Samar	1,514	about 7,608	about 0.199 km²	9.17% a year	Rural
834	BughoAlangalang, Leyte	1,513	about 338	about 4.47 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
835	EsperanzaInopacan, Leyte	1,513	about 753	about 2.01 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
836	Lao-anganSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,513	about 1,563	about 0.968 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
837	Santo NiñoBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,513	about 1,182	about 1.28 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
838	MaasinHindang, Leyte	1,511	about 516	about 2.93 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
839	MambogPinabacdao, Samar	1,510	about 1,495	about 1.01 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
840	TangboArteche, Eastern Samar	1,510	about 402	about 3.76 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
841	Cagamutan del NorteGamay, Northern Samar	1,509	about 237	about 6.36 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
842	BalnasanSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,508	about 446	about 3.38 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
843	Barangay 42-ATacloban City, Leyte	1,508	about 40,106	about 0.0376 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
844	Old MahayagCatbalogan City, Samar	1,505	about 604	about 2.49 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
845	BasudSanto Niño, Samar	1,504	about 557	about 2.70 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
846	LoogBasey, Samar	1,504	about 35	about 43.11 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
847	Barangay 11Llorente, Eastern Samar	1,502	about 9,753	about 0.154 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
848	GaasOrmoc City, Leyte	1,501	about 25	about 58.95 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
849	RawisDulag, Leyte	1,501	about 475	about 3.16 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
850	AslumSanta Rita, Samar	1,500	about 510	about 2.94 km²	2.32% 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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