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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	TabunokVillaba, Leyte	1,445	about 220	about 6.58 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
902	PagbabangnanSan Julian, Eastern Samar	1,444	about 478	about 3.02 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
903	ImeldaBaybay City, Leyte	1,443	about 450	about 3.21 km²	14.89% a year	Rural
904	Poblacion Zone 2Javier, Leyte	1,443	about 1,127	about 1.28 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
905	BinabayeMerida, Leyte	1,442	about 661	about 2.18 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
906	DampiganDolores, Eastern Samar	1,441	about 174	about 8.28 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
907	Gen. LucbanBobon, Northern Samar	1,441	about 5,377	about 0.268 km²	−3.36% a year	Rural
908	TejeroHilongos, Leyte	1,441	about 369	about 3.90 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
909	MaitumBaybay City, Leyte	1,438	about 712	about 2.02 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
910	BasiaoBasey, Samar	1,437	about 90	about 15.92 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
911	Pob. District ISilago, Southern Leyte	1,437	about 542	about 2.65 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
912	MarcosBaybay City, Leyte	1,435	about 148	about 9.69 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
913	BuenavistaBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,434	about 649	about 2.21 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
914	Cabunga-anSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	1,434	about 322	about 4.45 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
915	MalaintosDolores, Eastern Samar	1,433	about 378	about 3.79 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
916	San RoqueHilongos, Leyte	1,433	about 541	about 2.65 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
917	MalihaoHinabangan, Samar	1,432	about 417	about 3.43 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
918	San FranciscoCatubig, Northern Samar	1,432	about 144	about 9.94 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
919	SomoroyBobon, Northern Samar	1,432	about 388	about 3.69 km²	4.33% a year	Rural
920	Barangay 82Tacloban City, Leyte	1,430	about 2,563	about 0.558 km²	−2.98% a year	Urban
921	San AgustinGandara, Samar	1,430	about 455	about 3.14 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
922	CogonBasey, Samar	1,429	about 440	about 3.25 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
923	FatimaLiloan, Southern Leyte	1,429	about 2,041	about 0.70 km²	10.59% a year	Rural
924	San MiguelLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,429	about 299	about 4.78 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
925	Tunga-tungaMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,429	about 7,039	about 0.203 km²	−7.22% a year	Urban
926	BachaoLeyte, Leyte	1,428	about 865	about 1.65 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
927	Barangay NorthSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,428	about 6,581	about 0.217 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
928	HinatadCatarman, Northern Samar	1,428	about 257	about 5.55 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
929	MagatasSogod, Southern Leyte	1,428	about 910	about 1.57 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
930	Kalanggaman DistrictBato, Leyte	1,427	about 11,508	about 0.124 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
931	New MahayagCatbalogan City, Samar	1,425	about 183	about 7.79 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
932	Barangay 5Giporlos, Eastern Samar	1,424	about 584	about 2.44 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
933	Doña BrigidaTolosa, Leyte	1,424	about 4,164	about 0.342 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
934	BarayongAbuyog, Leyte	1,422	about 413	about 3.44 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
935	Poblacion Barangay 2Talalora, Samar	1,422	about 655	about 2.17 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
936	Poblacion Dist. IBarugo, Leyte	1,422	about 2,890	about 0.492 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
937	Panan-awanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,421	about 580	about 2.45 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
938	San MateoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,421	about 105	about 13.57 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
939	OlotanJaro, Leyte	1,419	about 654	about 2.17 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
940	CatublianHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,418	about 579	about 2.45 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
941	CaghaloCarigara, Leyte	1,415	about 334	about 4.24 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
942	Santa CruzVillaba, Leyte	1,415	about 203	about 6.98 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
943	PalaleSanta Margarita, Samar	1,413	about 476	about 2.97 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
944	RawisCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,413	about 449	about 3.15 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
945	BadiangMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,411	about 437	about 3.23 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
946	BagacayHinabangan, Samar	1,411	about 124	about 11.37 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
947	Santa MargaritaHilongos, Leyte	1,410	about 177	about 7.95 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
948	AbangoBarugo, Leyte	1,409	about 557	about 2.53 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
949	BusaySan Isidro, Leyte	1,408	about 132	about 10.70 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
950	Santa FeAbuyog, Leyte	1,408	about 9,450	about 0.149 km²	−2.11% 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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