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, 1,401 to 1,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,401	BukidLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,072	about 285	about 3.76 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,402	CalunanganMerida, Leyte	1,072	about 387	about 2.77 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,403	AbacaDagami, Leyte	1,071	about 470	about 2.28 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,404	San EstebanBurauen, Leyte	1,070	about 442	about 2.42 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
1,405	CulasiLeyte, Leyte	1,069	about 578	about 1.85 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,406	HilabaBarugo, Leyte	1,069	about 672	about 1.59 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,407	Guinob-anLawaan, Eastern Samar	1,068	about 34	about 31.04 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,408	San VicenteBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,068	about 584	about 1.83 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
1,409	TinagoPalompon, Leyte	1,068	about 277	about 3.85 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
1,410	Barangay 49Tacloban City, Leyte	1,067	about 7,567	about 0.141 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,411	LagundiCatbalogan City, Samar	1,067	about 423	about 2.52 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,412	PasayMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,067	about 1,329	about 0.803 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
1,413	CanduyucanSan Sebastian, Samar	1,066	about 135	about 7.88 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,414	CaragasLavezares, Northern Samar	1,066	about 513	about 2.08 km²	−2.31% a year	Rural
1,415	Barangay 85Tacloban City, Leyte	1,065	about 15,236	about 0.0699 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
1,416	BuenavistaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,065	about 2,009	about 0.53 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,417	EkiranAlangalang, Leyte	1,065	about 517	about 2.06 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,418	SihaBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,065	about 71	about 14.94 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
1,419	ItumMatalom, Leyte	1,064	about 630	about 1.69 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
1,420	CasuguranGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,062	about 186	about 5.70 km²	2.35% a year	Urban
1,421	TubodSilago, Southern Leyte	1,062	about 91	about 11.69 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,422	Barangay 57Tacloban City, Leyte	1,061	about 51,505	about 0.0206 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,423	HiabanganDagami, Leyte	1,061	about 383	about 2.77 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
1,424	SalogLeyte, Leyte	1,061	about 305	about 3.48 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,425	AstorgaTunga, Leyte	1,060	about 596	about 1.78 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,426	TambisHilongos, Leyte	1,060	about 189	about 5.60 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,427	SabangBaybay City, Leyte	1,059	about 2,847	about 0.372 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
1,428	TugasTabango, Leyte	1,058	about 217	about 4.88 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,429	MansahaonMatag-Ob, Leyte	1,057	about 319	about 3.31 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
1,430	MakinhasBaybay City, Leyte	1,056	about 340	about 3.11 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
1,431	OmawasMaydolong, Eastern Samar	1,056	about 274	about 3.86 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
1,432	Imelda Pob.Tarangnan, Samar	1,055	about 851	about 1.24 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,433	ManajaoPalapag, Northern Samar	1,055	about 397	about 2.66 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
1,434	PalanoganMahaplag, Leyte	1,054	about 213	about 4.94 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
1,435	San JoseBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,054	about 214	about 4.92 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
1,436	Barangay Poblacion 3Maydolong, Eastern Samar	1,053	about 1,260	about 0.836 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
1,437	DitaJulita, Leyte	1,053	about 355	about 2.97 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,438	GetigoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	1,053	about 122	about 8.60 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
1,439	Bool EastCulaba, Biliran	1,052	about 1,209	about 0.87 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,440	SanggalangBiliran, Biliran	1,052	about 357	about 2.95 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
1,441	LungsodaanPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,051	about 162	about 6.47 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
1,442	AmguhanBaybay City, Leyte	1,048	about 119	about 8.79 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,443	MagsaysayAlangalang, Leyte	1,048	about 631	about 1.66 km²	3.28% a year	Rural
1,444	Poblacion District 4La Paz, Leyte	1,047	about 2,678	about 0.391 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,445	Poblacion District IIJulita, Leyte	1,047	about 598	about 1.75 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
1,446	TomaliguezCalbayog City, Samar	1,047	about 318	about 3.29 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,447	SagbokHinundayan, Southern Leyte	1,046	about 508	about 2.06 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
1,448	Santa CruzPalo, Leyte	1,046	about 6,927	about 0.151 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,449	BacoLeyte, Leyte	1,044	about 479	about 2.18 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,450	CawayanLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,044	about 133	about 7.87 km²	2.37% 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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