The Atlas

Barangays in Southern 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 Southern Leyte

Barangays in Southern Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 500^[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: 434,372^[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: 21 urban^[4]; 479 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Combado^[5]; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; 5,342 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: Catmon^[6]; Silago, Southern Leyte; about 47.47 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: Asuncion^{[5, 7]}; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; −0.09% 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: 185 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Combado, −2.17% 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.

500 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Southern Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	LungsodaanHinundayan, Southern Leyte	1,236	about 1,360	about 0.909 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
102	IsaganiMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,231	about 1,673	about 0.736 km²	−1.10% a year	Urban
103	MolopoloMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,226	about 409	about 3.00 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
104	San IsidroTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	1,225	about 350	about 3.50 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
105	Calag-itanHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,222	about 397	about 3.08 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
106	Soro-soroMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,207	about 544	about 2.22 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
107	Pong-oySan Juan, Southern Leyte	1,200	about 1,017	about 1.18 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
108	TrianaLimasawa, Southern Leyte	1,200	about 1,408	about 0.852 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
109	PoblacionBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,199	about 8,385	about 0.143 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
110	San JoaquinMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,191	about 270	about 4.41 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
111	Santa CruzMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,179	about 637	about 1.85 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
112	BughoHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,176	about 368	about 3.20 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
113	MabiniMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,175	about 639	about 1.84 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
114	ConsolacionSogod, Southern Leyte	1,171	about 1,647	about 0.711 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
115	BolodbolodSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,157	about 395	about 2.93 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
116	BaculodHinundayan, Southern Leyte	1,156	about 709	about 1.63 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
117	Pancho VillaSogod, Southern Leyte	1,151	about 187	about 6.17 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
118	Santo Niño IIHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,150	about 274	about 4.19 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
119	JuangonMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,141	about 215	about 5.30 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
120	San JoseMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,141	about 1,019	about 1.12 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
121	BogoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	1,133	about 1,357	about 0.835 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
122	AnilaoLiloan, Southern Leyte	1,128	about 490	about 2.30 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
123	BogasongLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,109	about 203	about 5.45 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
124	PoblacionPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,109	about 5,306	about 0.209 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
125	CanturingMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,107	about 4,500	about 0.246 km²	−0.66% a year	Urban
126	TahusanHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,100	about 948	about 1.16 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
127	CantutangPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,096	about 596	about 1.84 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
128	San JoseMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,096	about 220	about 4.98 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
129	BatuanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,093	about 331	about 3.30 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
130	PondolHinunangan, Southern Leyte	1,076	about 480	about 2.24 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
131	San VicenteBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,068	about 584	about 1.83 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
132	PasayMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,067	about 1,329	about 0.803 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
133	BuenavistaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,065	about 2,009	about 0.53 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
134	TubodSilago, Southern Leyte	1,062	about 91	about 11.69 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
135	LungsodaanPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,051	about 162	about 6.47 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
136	SagbokHinundayan, Southern Leyte	1,046	about 508	about 2.06 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
137	CawayanLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,044	about 133	about 7.87 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
138	LarayMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,044	about 295	about 3.54 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
139	AsuncionMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,043	about 710	about 1.47 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
140	MinoyhoSan Juan, Southern Leyte	1,037	about 1,643	about 0.631 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
141	TigbawanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,036	about 149	about 6.93 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
142	MalibagoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,034	about 1,190	about 0.869 km²	−9.35% a year	Rural
143	Santo RosarioMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,031	about 661	about 1.56 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
144	TaliwaMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,024	about 7,314	about 0.14 km²	−5.01% a year	Rural
145	MahayahaySogod, Southern Leyte	1,013	about 254	about 3.99 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
146	MabicaySogod, Southern Leyte	1,001	about 521	about 1.92 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
147	CalianLiloan, Southern Leyte	998	about 2,233	about 0.447 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
148	Tagup-onAnahawan, Southern Leyte	997	about 773	about 1.29 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
149	Santo RosarioMacrohon, Southern Leyte	991	about 1,226	about 0.808 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
150	Tambis IISaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	991	about 806	about 1.23 km²	1.28% 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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