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, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,051	PakuBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,323	about 410	about 3.23 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
1,052	TinaoganBasey, Samar	1,323	about 319	about 4.15 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
1,053	Green ValleyOrmoc City, Leyte	1,321	about 366	about 3.61 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,054	Santo TomasSulat, Eastern Samar	1,321	about 123	about 10.72 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
1,055	Tag-osMatalom, Leyte	1,321	about 423	about 3.12 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
1,056	AgbangaMatalom, Leyte	1,320	about 695	about 1.90 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,057	LibasBurauen, Leyte	1,319	about 359	about 3.67 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
1,058	Zone 5San Roque, Northern Samar	1,319	about 5,340	about 0.247 km²	−12.96% a year	Rural
1,059	Poblacion VBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	1,317	about 744	about 1.77 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,060	PatagBaybay City, Leyte	1,315	about 92	about 14.27 km²	−2.59% a year	Rural
1,061	NabongPinabacdao, Samar	1,314	about 913	about 1.44 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,062	MayugaLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,310	about 132	about 9.93 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,063	SuribaoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,309	about 635	about 2.06 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,064	IlagLiloan, Southern Leyte	1,308	about 346	about 3.78 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
1,065	DawoCalbayog City, Samar	1,307	about 60	about 21.87 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,066	MancaresTarangnan, Samar	1,306	about 546	about 2.39 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
1,067	ManloyCarigara, Leyte	1,306	about 280	about 4.67 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,068	RoxasMondragon, Northern Samar	1,305	about 6,692	about 0.195 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,069	Santa FeBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,303	about 383	about 3.40 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
1,070	TabigueAbuyog, Leyte	1,303	about 384	about 3.39 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,071	Rufina M. TanOrmoc City, Leyte	1,302	about 451	about 2.89 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
1,072	GuinmaayohanBalangiga, Eastern Samar	1,301	about 43	about 30.16 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
1,073	OtikonLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,301	about 177	about 7.33 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,074	New RizalCatarman, Northern Samar	1,300	about 196	about 6.62 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
1,075	OsmeñaMarabut, Samar	1,300	about 1,040	about 1.25 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
1,076	PadangHernani, Eastern Samar	1,300	about 583	about 2.23 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,077	San AgustinMondragon, Northern Samar	1,299	about 284	about 4.57 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,078	Barangay 83-ATacloban City, Leyte	1,298	about 8,653	about 0.15 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
1,079	Esperanza DosSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	1,298	about 420	about 3.09 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
1,080	CabulihanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,297	about 882	about 1.47 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,081	LagundiAllen, Northern Samar	1,297	about 786	about 1.65 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,082	TigbawanLeyte, Leyte	1,296	about 182	about 7.11 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,083	Cabunga-anSanto Niño, Samar	1,294	about 692	about 1.87 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,084	LomononPalompon, Leyte	1,294	about 283	about 4.58 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
1,085	LugsonganLimasawa, Southern Leyte	1,292	about 2,410	about 0.536 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,086	TigbawonParanas, Samar	1,291	about 439	about 2.94 km²	4.82% a year	Rural
1,087	ConcepcionGandara, Samar	1,289	about 202	about 6.37 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,088	TagaytayBato, Leyte	1,289	about 560	about 2.30 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,089	MalbogTolosa, Leyte	1,288	about 613	about 2.10 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
1,090	SubaSogod, Southern Leyte	1,288	about 610	about 2.11 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,091	Camarobo-anJiabong, Samar	1,287	about 264	about 4.88 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
1,092	MahayahayBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,287	about 499	about 2.58 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,093	Bari-isCaibiran, Biliran	1,284	about 206	about 6.23 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,094	BuriPalo, Leyte	1,283	about 13,548	about 0.0947 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,095	MalopaloCalbayog City, Samar	1,283	about 292	about 4.40 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,096	Sto. NiñoJulita, Leyte	1,283	about 493	about 2.60 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,097	CanlampayCarigara, Leyte	1,281	about 334	about 3.84 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,098	LipantoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,281	about 187	about 6.84 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,099	CasiawanCabucgayan, Biliran	1,280	about 250	about 5.12 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,100	Manguino-oCalbayog City, Samar	1,278	about 274	about 4.66 km²	1.91% 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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