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, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,151	Salvacion PoblacionAlangalang, Leyte	578	about 10,906	about 0.053 km²	−15.80% a year	Rural
1,152	San VictorayLa Paz, Leyte	578	about 633	about 0.913 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,153	PalacioDagami, Leyte	577	about 260	about 2.22 km²	8.04% a year	Rural
1,154	ParasanLeyte, Leyte	577	about 108	about 5.33 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
1,155	BoliraoDagami, Leyte	576	about 333	about 1.73 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,156	Tutug-anBarugo, Leyte	576	about 291	about 1.98 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,157	San PedroMacarthur, Leyte	575	about 504	about 1.14 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,158	AbreDagami, Leyte	574	about 269	about 2.13 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,159	BuenavistaAlangalang, Leyte	573	about 217	about 2.64 km²	14.31% a year	Rural
1,160	HiluctoganMahaplag, Leyte	572	about 38	about 15.23 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,161	Monte AlegreMatalom, Leyte	572	about 164	about 3.48 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,162	Binongto-anTanauan, Leyte	571	about 261	about 2.19 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
1,163	Villa ImeldaMacarthur, Leyte	570	about 176	about 3.23 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,164	Canha-ayonHindang, Leyte	569	about 162	about 3.52 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,165	Poblacion District IJulita, Leyte	569	about 3,647	about 0.156 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
1,166	New TaligueAbuyog, Leyte	567	about 23	about 24.93 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,167	Barangay 36Tacloban City, Leyte	565	about 42,803	about 0.0132 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,168	Imelda MarcosHilongos, Leyte	565	about 360	about 1.57 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
1,169	Gimiranat WestLa Paz, Leyte	564	about 289	about 1.95 km²	8.14% a year	Rural
1,170	PatongSan Miguel, Leyte	564	about 184	about 3.06 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,171	PongonMacarthur, Leyte	563	about 254	about 2.22 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
1,172	San PedroPalompon, Leyte	563	about 205	about 2.75 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,173	EspinosaCalubian, Leyte	562	about 3,722	about 0.151 km²	8.05% a year	Rural
1,174	DalumpinesCalubian, Leyte	558	about 603	about 0.926 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,175	San BenitoDagami, Leyte	557	about 530	about 1.05 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,176	MaliwaliwDagami, Leyte	556	about 381	about 1.46 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
1,177	PinamanaganAbuyog, Leyte	556	about 71	about 7.82 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,178	PinarigusanSan Miguel, Leyte	555	about 1,212	about 0.458 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,179	Santa FeCarigara, Leyte	555	about 356	about 1.56 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,180	TagaytayMahaplag, Leyte	555	about 77	about 7.20 km²	8.56% a year	Rural
1,181	ButiganBaybay City, Leyte	553	about 507	about 1.09 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,182	San Francisco WestAlangalang, Leyte	553	about 207	about 2.67 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,183	MaitumAbuyog, Leyte	552	about 179	about 3.09 km²	−3.01% a year	Rural
1,184	ParilMahaplag, Leyte	551	about 306	about 1.80 km²	5.83% a year	Rural
1,185	MahagnaAbuyog, Leyte	550	about 169	about 3.25 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,186	BahayPastrana, Leyte	549	about 331	about 1.66 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,187	Barangay 68Tacloban City, Leyte	549	about 4,575	about 0.12 km²	−12.05% a year	Urban
1,188	Cansamada EastDagami, Leyte	549	about 495	about 1.11 km²	6.57% a year	Rural
1,189	DingleAbuyog, Leyte	549	about 255	about 2.15 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,190	LimaPastrana, Leyte	549	about 255	about 2.15 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
1,191	CagngaranLa Paz, Leyte	547	about 610	about 0.896 km²	17.62% a year	Rural
1,192	MoguingBurauen, Leyte	546	about 618	about 0.884 km²	12.59% a year	Rural
1,193	Barangay 23Tacloban City, Leyte	545	about 37,075	about 0.0147 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
1,194	CantariwisTolosa, Leyte	545	about 849	about 0.642 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
1,195	SerranoDulag, Leyte	543	about 3,311	about 0.164 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,196	TubodMerida, Leyte	543	about 97	about 5.58 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
1,197	CabalagnanTanauan, Leyte	542	about 547	about 0.99 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
1,198	Dina-ayanBurauen, Leyte	542	about 106	about 5.10 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,199	Hugpa WestBurauen, Leyte	542	about 308	about 1.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,200	AntipoloIsabel, Leyte	541	about 668	about 0.81 km²	1.09% 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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