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, 1,201 to 1,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,201	BayogMotiong, Samar	1,208	about 252	about 4.79 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,202	BurakOras, Eastern Samar	1,207	about 580	about 2.08 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
1,203	HibunawonOrmoc City, Leyte	1,207	about 332	about 3.64 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,204	Soro-soroMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,207	about 544	about 2.22 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
1,205	SungiDulag, Leyte	1,205	about 1,709	about 0.705 km²	−5.70% a year	Rural
1,206	BalorinayBurauen, Leyte	1,203	about 439	about 2.74 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
1,207	CanterosCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,203	about 224	about 5.36 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
1,208	KatipunanAbuyog, Leyte	1,202	about 747	about 1.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
1,209	San AntonioPalo, Leyte	1,202	about 347	about 3.46 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,210	Nouvelas OccidentalBasey, Samar	1,201	about 327	about 3.67 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,211	YapadPastrana, Leyte	1,201	about 675	about 1.78 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,212	Pong-oySan Juan, Southern Leyte	1,200	about 1,017	about 1.18 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
1,213	TrianaLimasawa, Southern Leyte	1,200	about 1,408	about 0.852 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
1,214	CalbasagJulita, Leyte	1,199	about 1,710	about 0.701 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,215	PoblacionBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,199	about 8,385	about 0.143 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,216	TinagoSan Isidro, Leyte	1,198	about 395	about 3.03 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,217	Barangay 10 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,197	about 406	about 2.95 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,218	MalabcaBurauen, Leyte	1,197	about 2,347	about 0.51 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
1,219	IgotVillareal, Samar	1,196	about 100	about 11.99 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,220	MahayagAlbuera, Leyte	1,196	about 551	about 2.17 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,221	San JuanSanta Fe, Leyte	1,195	about 541	about 2.21 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
1,222	East VisoriaCarigara, Leyte	1,194	about 4,934	about 0.242 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,223	GuadalupeInopacan, Leyte	1,193	about 890	about 1.34 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,224	CabuloranDagami, Leyte	1,191	about 749	about 1.59 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,225	San JoaquinMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,191	about 270	about 4.41 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,226	MahayahayMahaplag, Leyte	1,190	about 140	about 8.49 km²	8.01% a year	Rural
1,227	OwakHilongos, Leyte	1,190	about 744	about 1.60 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,228	Barangay No. 5San Policarpo, Eastern Samar	1,189	about 1,052	about 1.13 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,229	RizalJavier, Leyte	1,189	about 238	about 4.99 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
1,230	San PabloNaval, Biliran	1,189	about 373	about 3.19 km²	−9.57% a year	Rural
1,231	CabungahanVillaba, Leyte	1,186	about 129	about 9.18 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
1,232	Can-ilayCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	1,186	about 109	about 10.87 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
1,233	SambulawanLeyte, Leyte	1,186	about 124	about 9.54 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,234	LicumaOrmoc City, Leyte	1,183	about 380	about 3.11 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,235	ParilSan Isidro, Leyte	1,183	about 286	about 4.14 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
1,236	San PedroTunga, Leyte	1,182	about 889	about 1.33 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,237	AstorgaAlangalang, Leyte	1,181	about 259	about 4.56 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
1,238	CutaBarugo, Leyte	1,181	about 757	about 1.56 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,239	Poblacion Dist. IIBarugo, Leyte	1,181	about 6,866	about 0.172 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,240	TatabunanTalalora, Samar	1,181	about 265	about 4.46 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,241	MabiniCatarman, Northern Samar	1,179	about 97	about 12.14 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
1,242	Santa CruzMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,179	about 637	about 1.85 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
1,243	SuaDaram, Samar	1,179	about 543	about 2.17 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,244	BuenavistaRosario, Northern Samar	1,178	about 227	about 5.20 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,245	Colab-ogVictoria, Northern Samar	1,178	about 360	about 3.27 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,246	BughoHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,176	about 368	about 3.20 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,247	LiboCarigara, Leyte	1,175	about 430	about 2.73 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
1,248	MabiniMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,175	about 639	about 1.84 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,249	Lo-okAlmeria, Biliran	1,174	about 1,087	about 1.08 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
1,250	JubayCalubian, Leyte	1,172	about 266	about 4.40 km²	−0.16% 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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