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]

Open Leyte

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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Barangay 109Tacloban City, Leyte	4,314	about 6,947	about 0.621 km²	−3.97% a year	Rural
52	Cogon CombadoOrmoc City, Leyte	4,304	about 3,743	about 1.15 km²	−7.10% a year	Urban
53	San JoseOrmoc City, Leyte	4,302	about 710	about 6.06 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
54	Alta VistaOrmoc City, Leyte	4,281	about 1,991	about 2.15 km²	−4.60% a year	Rural
55	LibertadPalo, Leyte	4,272	about 884	about 4.83 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
56	Mazawalo Pob.Palompon, Leyte	4,223	about 14,562	about 0.29 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
57	Damula-anAlbuera, Leyte	4,153	about 874	about 4.75 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
58	PoblacionMerida, Leyte	4,152	about 893	about 4.65 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
59	PagoTanauan, Leyte	4,129	about 2,373	about 1.74 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
60	InangatanTabango, Leyte	4,044	about 513	about 7.89 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
61	San PedroAlbuera, Leyte	4,006	about 635	about 6.31 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
62	Barangay 83-CTacloban City, Leyte	3,987	about 18,718	about 0.213 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
63	KilimBaybay City, Leyte	3,974	about 1,766	about 2.25 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
64	AtabayHilongos, Leyte	3,930	about 5,254	about 0.748 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
65	CaridadBaybay City, Leyte	3,921	about 280	about 14.01 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
66	CagboloAbuyog, Leyte	3,909	about 1,486	about 2.63 km²	10.35% a year	Rural
67	MarvelIsabel, Leyte	3,875	about 2,083	about 1.86 km²	−1.08% a year	Urban
68	Matica-aOrmoc City, Leyte	3,800	about 527	about 7.21 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
69	Barangay 77Tacloban City, Leyte	3,793	about 7,556	about 0.502 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
70	BarasPalo, Leyte	3,725	about 2,719	about 1.37 km²	13.03% a year	Urban
71	DolhoBato, Leyte	3,717	about 9,482	about 0.392 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
72	San RoqueTolosa, Leyte	3,715	about 1,154	about 3.22 km²	2.41% a year	Urban
73	CampetikPalo, Leyte	3,695	about 1,593	about 2.32 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
74	San IsidroPalompon, Leyte	3,686	about 2,207	about 1.67 km²	−0.37% a year	Urban
75	Lim-aoKananga, Leyte	3,679	about 178	about 20.69 km²	2.23% a year	Urban
76	MacabugOrmoc City, Leyte	3,654	about 1,007	about 3.63 km²	−0.42% a year	Urban
77	Santo Niño Pob.Tanauan, Leyte	3,653	about 1,653	about 2.21 km²	−0.61% a year	Urban
78	TugbongKananga, Leyte	3,625	about 740	about 4.90 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
79	PlaridelBaybay City, Leyte	3,611	about 423	about 8.54 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
80	TagaytayKananga, Leyte	3,589	about 414	about 8.67 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
81	San RoqueTanauan, Leyte	3,542	about 11,209	about 0.316 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
82	GacaoPalo, Leyte	3,534	about 947	about 3.73 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
83	PoblacionMahaplag, Leyte	3,518	about 1,614	about 2.18 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
84	BalocawehayAbuyog, Leyte	3,482	about 550	about 6.33 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
85	PomponanBaybay City, Leyte	3,480	about 468	about 7.44 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
86	Barangay 59Tacloban City, Leyte	3,449	about 14,931	about 0.231 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
87	Tinag-anAlbuera, Leyte	3,436	about 795	about 4.32 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
88	BantigueOrmoc City, Leyte	3,427	about 1,194	about 2.87 km²	2.17% a year	Urban
89	Barangay 59-ATacloban City, Leyte	3,425	about 16,872	about 0.203 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
90	TabunokBato, Leyte	3,405	about 1,407	about 2.42 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
91	CandadamBaybay City, Leyte	3,402	about 1,643	about 2.07 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
92	Parag-umCarigara, Leyte	3,393	about 664	about 5.11 km²	11.65% a year	Rural
93	CabacunganDulag, Leyte	3,362	about 589	about 5.71 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
94	CanramosTanauan, Leyte	3,347	about 16,904	about 0.198 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
95	MasarayaoKananga, Leyte	3,338	about 515	about 6.48 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
96	PinamopoanCapoocan, Leyte	3,329	about 798	about 4.17 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
97	CurvaOrmoc City, Leyte	3,323	about 727	about 4.57 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
98	Barangay 100Tacloban City, Leyte	3,295	about 480	about 6.87 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
99	TinagoInopacan, Leyte	3,286	about 1,095	about 3.00 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
100	Barangay 89Tacloban City, Leyte	3,272	about 3,886	about 0.842 km²	−2.75% 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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