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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	SawangCapul, Northern Samar	1,500	about 333	about 4.51 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
852	Happy ValleySan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,498	about 58	about 25.92 km²	−9.74% a year	Rural
853	Nueva SociedadOrmoc City, Leyte	1,497	about 368	about 4.07 km²	8.48% a year	Rural
854	UEP IICatarman, Northern Samar	1,497	about 5,586	about 0.268 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
855	CayareSan Miguel, Leyte	1,494	about 664	about 2.25 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
856	SalvacionBasey, Samar	1,491	about 1,073	about 1.39 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
857	TabernaPalompon, Leyte	1,491	about 270	about 5.53 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
858	CruzPalompon, Leyte	1,490	about 909	about 1.64 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
859	San IsidroSan Julian, Eastern Samar	1,488	about 429	about 3.47 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
860	BuenavistaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	1,487	about 440	about 3.38 km²	11.29% a year	Rural
861	CangmuyaPalompon, Leyte	1,487	about 230	about 6.47 km²	18.80% a year	Rural
862	DongonMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,483	about 593	about 2.50 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
863	MaribiTanauan, Leyte	1,483	about 1,336	about 1.11 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
864	RawisArteche, Eastern Samar	1,480	about 8,315	about 0.178 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
865	Ward IIISan Antonio, Northern Samar	1,480	about 1,014	about 1.46 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
866	Santa CruzBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,478	about 2,193	about 0.674 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
867	Santa MonicaOras, Eastern Samar	1,478	about 864	about 1.71 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
868	TangkaanPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,478	about 666	about 2.22 km²	7.02% a year	Rural
869	CanticumCalbiga, Samar	1,477	about 147	about 10.05 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
870	BulaoLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,475	about 186	about 7.92 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
871	PoblacionAnahawan, Southern Leyte	1,474	about 1,208	about 1.22 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
872	HibulanganVillaba, Leyte	1,473	about 373	about 3.95 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
873	Poblacion District 2Macarthur, Leyte	1,471	about 4,086	about 0.36 km²	7.62% a year	Rural
874	MalayogCalbayog City, Samar	1,470	about 1,035	about 1.42 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
875	Can-abayBasey, Samar	1,469	about 1,516	about 0.969 km²	−6.35% a year	Rural
876	Poblacion District IBurauen, Leyte	1,469	about 1,928	about 0.762 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
877	San IsidroPalo, Leyte	1,469	about 769	about 1.91 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
878	CogonBaybay City, Leyte	1,467	about 1,966	about 0.746 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
879	Sabang SouthBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,466	about 1,533	about 0.956 km²	−7.66% a year	Rural
880	LibagongVillaba, Leyte	1,465	about 356	about 4.12 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
881	TabunokIsabel, Leyte	1,464	about 296	about 4.95 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
882	Caridad NorteMatalom, Leyte	1,462	about 2,339	about 0.625 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
883	BinibihanCarigara, Leyte	1,461	about 367	about 3.98 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
884	JicontolDolores, Eastern Samar	1,460	about 118	about 12.39 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
885	PikasBarugo, Leyte	1,460	about 394	about 3.71 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
886	GuintagbucanAbuyog, Leyte	1,456	about 1,780	about 0.818 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
887	Poblacion 7Catbalogan City, Samar	1,456	about 12,552	about 0.116 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
888	CalachuchiCatarman, Northern Samar	1,455	about 16,367	about 0.0889 km²	−1.34% a year	Urban
889	Barangay 14Dolores, Eastern Samar	1,454	about 3,260	about 0.446 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
890	West VisoriaCarigara, Leyte	1,454	about 5,508	about 0.264 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
891	MahayahayAlbuera, Leyte	1,452	about 239	about 6.07 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
892	CablanganMondragon, Northern Samar	1,451	about 224	about 6.49 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
893	MayabayDaram, Samar	1,448	about 570	about 2.54 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
894	Poblacion Barangay 6Taft, Eastern Samar	1,448	about 1,197	about 1.21 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
895	San IsidroMacarthur, Leyte	1,448	about 724	about 2.00 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
896	San LorenzoKawayan, Biliran	1,448	about 598	about 2.42 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
897	CanmaratingAbuyog, Leyte	1,447	about 415	about 3.49 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
898	NipaPalapag, Northern Samar	1,447	about 144	about 10.05 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
899	Doos Del NorteHindang, Leyte	1,445	about 1,129	about 1.28 km²	4.06% a year	Rural
900	Poblacion Barangay 1Talalora, Samar	1,445	about 1,095	about 1.32 km²	−0.67% 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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