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, 1,301 to 1,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,301	San JoseMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,141	about 1,019	about 1.12 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
1,302	AsumPalapag, Northern Samar	1,140	about 8,321	about 0.137 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,303	BagacayPalapag, Northern Samar	1,140	about 46	about 24.93 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
1,304	CanciledesHernani, Eastern Samar	1,139	about 154	about 7.39 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,305	CogonCalbayog City, Samar	1,139	about 163	about 7.00 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
1,306	KatipunanSanta Fe, Leyte	1,139	about 606	about 1.88 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,307	PequitParanas, Samar	1,139	about 575	about 1.98 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
1,308	Calintaan Pob.Laoang, Northern Samar	1,138	about 4,516	about 0.252 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
1,309	Santa CruzIsabel, Leyte	1,138	about 19,860	about 0.0573 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,310	Santo NiñoPagsanghan, Samar	1,138	about 785	about 1.45 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,311	IligayVillaba, Leyte	1,137	about 153	about 7.43 km²	18.31% a year	Rural
1,312	San PedroBiri, Northern Samar	1,137	about 512	about 2.22 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,313	CanlapwasPagsanghan, Samar	1,136	about 514	about 2.21 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,314	San PabloCatbalogan City, Samar	1,136	about 25,414	about 0.0447 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
1,315	Barangay 76Tacloban City, Leyte	1,135	about 10,708	about 0.106 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
1,316	San SoteroJavier, Leyte	1,135	about 235	about 4.82 km²	−4.76% a year	Rural
1,317	BogoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	1,133	about 1,357	about 0.835 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,318	RoxasCatubig, Northern Samar	1,133	about 42	about 26.86 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,319	BacyaranCalbiga, Samar	1,131	about 444	about 2.55 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,320	Santo NiñoTunga, Leyte	1,131	about 7,642	about 0.148 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,321	TagnaoGandara, Samar	1,131	about 311	about 3.64 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,322	AguadahanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,129	about 472	about 2.39 km²	−2.64% a year	Rural
1,323	AnilaoLiloan, Southern Leyte	1,128	about 490	about 2.30 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
1,324	BatoGamay, Northern Samar	1,128	about 173	about 6.51 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,325	BawodSan Isidro, Leyte	1,128	about 660	about 1.71 km²	−5.63% a year	Urban
1,326	FatimaVillaba, Leyte	1,128	about 652	about 1.73 km²	−8.16% a year	Rural
1,327	TakutSanto Niño, Samar	1,128	about 525	about 2.15 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,328	Del PilarBasey, Samar	1,126	about 299	about 3.77 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,329	CamadaMaydolong, Eastern Samar	1,125	about 337	about 3.34 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,330	IloSanta Margarita, Samar	1,125	about 276	about 4.07 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
1,331	PunongMatalom, Leyte	1,125	about 1,202	about 0.936 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,332	LegaspiMarabut, Samar	1,124	about 1,915	about 0.587 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,333	Santa FeCatubig, Northern Samar	1,124	about 384	about 2.93 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,334	TalisayanJavier, Leyte	1,124	about 401	about 2.80 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,335	San JuanLavezares, Northern Samar	1,123	about 181	about 6.21 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
1,336	Barugohay SurCarigara, Leyte	1,122	about 600	about 1.87 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,337	CagmanabaCatubig, Northern Samar	1,122	about 78	about 14.34 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,338	Pagsang-anAbuyog, Leyte	1,122	about 383	about 2.93 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,339	Barangay 3Jipapad, Eastern Samar	1,121	about 423	about 2.65 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
1,340	Poblacion 1Daram, Samar	1,120	about 1,425	about 0.786 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,341	CabaliwanMerida, Leyte	1,118	about 96	about 11.69 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
1,342	DenigpianDolores, Eastern Samar	1,118	about 42	about 26.48 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
1,343	LandusanCapul, Northern Samar	1,116	about 228	about 4.90 km²	−4.60% a year	Rural
1,344	AmandayehanBasey, Samar	1,115	about 549	about 2.03 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
1,345	KawayanLeyte, Leyte	1,115	about 555	about 2.01 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,346	PalengkeCaibiran, Biliran	1,115	about 3,954	about 0.282 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,347	PolangiTaft, Eastern Samar	1,115	about 386	about 2.89 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,348	Santa CruzHilongos, Leyte	1,115	about 502	about 2.22 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,349	Guindag-anTanauan, Leyte	1,114	about 495	about 2.25 km²	5.19% a year	Rural
1,350	LonoyCalbayog City, Samar	1,114	about 2,102	about 0.53 km²	0.68% 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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