The Atlas

Barangays in 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 Leyte

Barangays in Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 1,616^[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: 2,082,811^[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: 150 urban^[4]; 1,466 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: Liberty^[6]; Ormoc City, Leyte; about 76.03 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: Dolores^{[5, 7]}; Ormoc City, Leyte; 8.30% 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: 539 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.

1,616 barangays, 1,501 to 1,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,501	Barangay 21Tacloban City, Leyte	277	about 16,294	about 0.017 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,502	Barangay 24Tacloban City, Leyte	277	about 11,260	about 0.0246 km²	4.56% a year	Urban
1,503	PangpangCalubian, Leyte	276	about 370	about 0.746 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,504	CacaoLa Paz, Leyte	275	about 107	about 2.57 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
1,505	GarridoCalubian, Leyte	274	about 112	about 2.44 km²	−5.04% a year	Rural
1,506	Can-andanIsabel, Leyte	273	about 157	about 1.74 km²	−4.79% a year	Rural
1,507	San AgustinHilongos, Leyte	273	about 153	about 1.78 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,508	KatipunanDagami, Leyte	272	about 51	about 5.32 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
1,509	Doña JosefaMacarthur, Leyte	271	about 422	about 0.642 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
1,510	BuenavistaBurauen, Leyte	270	about 29	about 9.37 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
1,511	CambucaoTabontabon, Leyte	270	about 295	about 0.914 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,512	LogsonganBurauen, Leyte	269	about 11	about 25.33 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
1,513	PongsoBarugo, Leyte	269	about 151	about 1.78 km²	−3.19% a year	Rural
1,514	Barangay 8Tacloban City, Leyte	267	about 17,338	about 0.0154 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
1,515	Bon-otHilongos, Leyte	267	about 141	about 1.90 km²	10.81% a year	Rural
1,516	LiberacionMahaplag, Leyte	267	about 173	about 1.54 km²	−5.76% a year	Rural
1,517	PagatpatCalubian, Leyte	266	about 1,132	about 0.235 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
1,518	Tunga Pob.Dagami, Leyte	265	about 4,749	about 0.0558 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
1,519	CapillaPastrana, Leyte	264	about 395	about 0.668 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,520	Barangay 61Tacloban City, Leyte	261	about 4,136	about 0.0631 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
1,521	Poblacion Zone 7Baybay City, Leyte	261	about 6,658	about 0.0392 km²	−4.55% a year	Urban
1,522	CatmonanDulag, Leyte	260	about 1,300	about 0.20 km²	−17.33% a year	Rural
1,523	San Roque Pob.Dagami, Leyte	260	about 9,665	about 0.0269 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
1,524	KinalumsanSan Miguel, Leyte	258	about 131	about 1.97 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,525	Bagacay WestLa Paz, Leyte	256	about 102	about 2.52 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
1,526	Kawayan BogtongCalubian, Leyte	256	about 75	about 3.42 km²	−16.35% a year	Rural
1,527	Monte VerdeBaybay City, Leyte	256	about 911	about 0.281 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
1,528	CaabanganLa Paz, Leyte	255	about 57	about 4.46 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,529	Candag-onBurauen, Leyte	255	about 76	about 3.34 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,530	AlahagJaro, Leyte	254	about 138	about 1.84 km²	10.42% a year	Rural
1,531	Barangay 27Tacloban City, Leyte	254	about 8,167	about 0.0311 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
1,532	TagkipJulita, Leyte	254	about 95	about 2.66 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,533	BughoJulita, Leyte	252	about 174	about 1.45 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,534	CebuanaBato, Leyte	251	about 131	about 1.91 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,535	Sto. NiñoMahaplag, Leyte	250	about 30	about 8.22 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
1,536	LaguiwanBurauen, Leyte	249	about 143	about 1.74 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
1,537	San RoquePalompon, Leyte	249	about 103	about 2.41 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
1,538	TaghuyanBurauen, Leyte	248	about 59	about 4.21 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,539	BuriAlangalang, Leyte	246	about 283	about 0.868 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
1,540	MahayahayAbuyog, Leyte	246	about 38	about 6.50 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,541	Barangay 14Tacloban City, Leyte	244	about 11,091	about 0.022 km²	1.85% a year	Urban
1,542	Villa PatriaBurauen, Leyte	243	about 66	about 3.66 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,543	MalipoonMahaplag, Leyte	241	about 65	about 3.70 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
1,544	GarganeraCalubian, Leyte	239	about 3,977	about 0.0601 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
1,545	Barangay 28Tacloban City, Leyte	237	about 15,000	about 0.0158 km²	5.44% a year	Urban
1,546	CatigbianTanauan, Leyte	237	about 354	about 0.669 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
1,547	Villa PazJaro, Leyte	237	about 65	about 3.64 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,548	BocawonLa Paz, Leyte	234	about 12	about 19.52 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
1,549	Poblacion Zone 9Baybay City, Leyte	234	about 6,985	about 0.0335 km²	−8.57% a year	Rural
1,550	KilingMacarthur, Leyte	233	about 32	about 7.23 km²	0.10% 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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