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, 1,451 to 1,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,451	LarayMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,044	about 295	about 3.54 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,452	Lower CaynagaLope De Vega, Northern Samar	1,044	about 112	about 9.30 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
1,453	AsuncionMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,043	about 710	about 1.47 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,454	BenowanganBorongan City, Eastern Samar	1,043	about 131	about 7.96 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
1,455	Santo NiñoDolores, Eastern Samar	1,043	about 117	about 8.88 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,456	UyawanCarigara, Leyte	1,043	about 1,062	about 0.982 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,457	OsmeñaPalapag, Northern Samar	1,041	about 55	about 18.94 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
1,458	PoblacionRosario, Northern Samar	1,041	about 1,663	about 0.626 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
1,459	San VicenteDulag, Leyte	1,041	about 783	about 1.33 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,460	Villa SolidaridadBaybay City, Leyte	1,041	about 205	about 5.07 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
1,461	ImeldaNaval, Biliran	1,040	about 121	about 8.58 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,462	San MiguelSan Isidro, Leyte	1,040	about 309	about 3.37 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
1,463	GengarogSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,039	about 82	about 12.63 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
1,464	MontericoOrmoc City, Leyte	1,039	about 398	about 2.61 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,465	CacaoKananga, Leyte	1,038	about 239	about 4.35 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,466	CandugueDaram, Samar	1,038	about 359	about 2.89 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,467	TinambacanJaro, Leyte	1,038	about 49	about 21.12 km²	−4.99% a year	Rural
1,468	CutayCarigara, Leyte	1,037	about 757	about 1.37 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,469	MinoyhoSan Juan, Southern Leyte	1,037	about 1,643	about 0.631 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,470	Rosal Pob.Santa Rita, Samar	1,037	about 205	about 5.07 km²	−8.31% a year	Rural
1,471	ProgressoBiri, Northern Samar	1,036	about 248	about 4.18 km²	3.65% a year	Rural
1,472	Quezon, Jr.Ormoc City, Leyte	1,036	about 119	about 8.68 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
1,473	San RoqueMarabut, Samar	1,036	about 42	about 24.83 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,474	TigbawanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,036	about 149	about 6.93 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
1,475	BobononAlangalang, Leyte	1,034	about 341	about 3.03 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
1,476	BurabodJaro, Leyte	1,034	about 232	about 4.46 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,477	MalibagoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,034	about 1,190	about 0.869 km²	−9.35% a year	Rural
1,478	Poblacion ATarangnan, Samar	1,034	about 2,929	about 0.353 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,479	TagbacanSalcedo, Eastern Samar	1,034	about 337	about 3.07 km²	8.04% a year	Rural
1,480	District 2Pastrana, Leyte	1,032	about 1,752	about 0.589 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
1,481	HiluctoganCarigara, Leyte	1,032	about 506	about 2.04 km²	4.32% a year	Rural
1,482	TagalagMarabut, Samar	1,032	about 79	about 13.07 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
1,483	Barangay 60Tacloban City, Leyte	1,031	about 25,970	about 0.0397 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
1,484	NipaTagapul-An, Samar	1,031	about 328	about 3.14 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,485	PangudtanOras, Eastern Samar	1,031	about 747	about 1.38 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,486	RizalPalompon, Leyte	1,031	about 261	about 3.95 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,487	Santo RosarioMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,031	about 661	about 1.56 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,488	Casandig IParanas, Samar	1,030	about 131	about 7.84 km²	10.74% a year	Rural
1,489	NavalHilongos, Leyte	1,029	about 798	about 1.29 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,490	PahugPinabacdao, Samar	1,028	about 635	about 1.62 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,491	Zone 4 Pob.Santa Fe, Leyte	1,028	about 663	about 1.55 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,492	UtananHilongos, Leyte	1,027	about 278	about 3.69 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,493	AlegreDulag, Leyte	1,026	about 314	about 3.27 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
1,494	DalidOras, Eastern Samar	1,024	about 290	about 3.53 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
1,495	TaliwaMalitbog, Southern Leyte	1,024	about 7,314	about 0.14 km²	−5.01% a year	Rural
1,496	San IsidroBarugo, Leyte	1,023	about 643	about 1.59 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,497	BongaTarangnan, Samar	1,022	about 521	about 1.96 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,498	MugdoHinabangan, Samar	1,022	about 278	about 3.68 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,499	Tagab-iranLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,022	about 289	about 3.54 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,500	CabulaloanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,021	about 417	about 2.45 km²	−0.87% 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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