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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	LibertadIsabel, Leyte	5,208	about 705	about 7.39 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
52	Barangay 108Tacloban City, Leyte	5,137	about 1,566	about 3.28 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
53	CaraymanCalbayog City, Samar	5,137	about 2,676	about 1.92 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
54	Barangay 62-ATacloban City, Leyte	5,122	about 24,744	about 0.207 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
55	DoloresOrmoc City, Leyte	5,062	about 613	about 8.26 km²	8.30% a year	Urban
56	AsuncionMaasin City, Southern Leyte	5,043	about 3,056	about 1.65 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
57	RawisCalbayog City, Samar	5,015	about 1,951	about 2.57 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
58	BugkoMondragon, Northern Samar	4,986	about 469	about 10.64 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
59	Poblacion District 8Pambujan, Northern Samar	4,963	about 1,260	about 3.94 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
60	Barangay NorthOrmoc City, Leyte	4,924	about 5,732	about 0.859 km²	4.30% a year	Urban
61	TingibBasey, Samar	4,910	about 1,453	about 3.38 km²	7.50% a year	Rural
62	Barangay 103Tacloban City, Leyte	4,858	about 2,024	about 2.40 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
63	RawisLaoang, Northern Samar	4,813	about 1,621	about 2.97 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
64	Poblacion 13Catbalogan City, Samar	4,777	about 12,094	about 0.395 km²	2.75% a year	Urban
65	Barangay 71Tacloban City, Leyte	4,738	about 6,385	about 0.742 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
66	BunuananCatbalogan City, Samar	4,738	about 4,307	about 1.10 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
67	SongcoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	4,684	about 5,378	about 0.871 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
68	HamorawonCalbayog City, Samar	4,658	about 18,707	about 0.249 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
69	RizalKananga, Leyte	4,638	about 141	about 32.85 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
70	LibertadOrmoc City, Leyte	4,636	about 900	about 5.15 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
71	CampesaoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	4,633	about 1,609	about 2.88 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
72	Barangay 92Tacloban City, Leyte	4,564	about 3,356	about 1.36 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
73	IbarraMaasin City, Southern Leyte	4,554	about 1,549	about 2.94 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
74	San JoseDulag, Leyte	4,544	about 1,040	about 4.37 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
75	GuinsoronganCatbalogan City, Samar	4,490	about 5,179	about 0.867 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
76	PawingPalo, Leyte	4,480	about 2,422	about 1.85 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
77	LaoOrmoc City, Leyte	4,456	about 507	about 8.79 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
78	TrinidadCalbayog City, Samar	4,401	about 1,497	about 2.94 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
79	Poblacion Zone IICapoocan, Leyte	4,389	about 918	about 4.78 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
80	Zone VSogod, Southern Leyte	4,383	about 6,859	about 0.639 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
81	Puerto BelloMerida, Leyte	4,378	about 756	about 5.79 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
82	SalvacionOrmoc City, Leyte	4,363	about 1,019	about 4.28 km²	8.43% a year	Urban
83	Barangay 101Tacloban City, Leyte	4,353	about 3,044	about 1.43 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
84	Barangay 109Tacloban City, Leyte	4,314	about 6,947	about 0.621 km²	−3.97% a year	Rural
85	Cogon CombadoOrmoc City, Leyte	4,304	about 3,743	about 1.15 km²	−7.10% a year	Urban
86	San JoseOrmoc City, Leyte	4,302	about 710	about 6.06 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
87	Padre Inocentes GarciaNaval, Biliran	4,290	about 5,430	about 0.79 km²	−1.99% a year	Urban
88	Alta VistaOrmoc City, Leyte	4,281	about 1,991	about 2.15 km²	−4.60% a year	Rural
89	LibertadPalo, Leyte	4,272	about 884	about 4.83 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
90	Poblacion District 1Pambujan, Northern Samar	4,259	about 6,172	about 0.69 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
91	PolangiCatarman, Northern Samar	4,238	about 176	about 24.10 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
92	Mazawalo Pob.Palompon, Leyte	4,223	about 14,562	about 0.29 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
93	ObreroCalbayog City, Samar	4,215	about 9,472	about 0.445 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
94	Sabang Zone IIAllen, Northern Samar	4,169	about 2,573	about 1.62 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
95	Damula-anAlbuera, Leyte	4,153	about 874	about 4.75 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
96	PoblacionMerida, Leyte	4,152	about 893	about 4.65 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
97	Santa ClaraBobon, Northern Samar	4,147	about 5,256	about 0.789 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
98	PagoTanauan, Leyte	4,129	about 2,373	about 1.74 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
99	BungaCabucgayan, Biliran	4,126	about 526	about 7.85 km²	−1.53% a year	Urban
100	CawayanCatarman, Northern Samar	4,116	about 2,961	about 1.39 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban

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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