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

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,501	Poblacion District VIIBurauen, Leyte	1,021	about 11,858	about 0.0861 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,502	RombangLaoang, Northern Samar	1,021	about 261	about 3.91 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
1,503	BuntayDulag, Leyte	1,020	about 11,258	about 0.0906 km²	−5.14% a year	Rural
1,504	Poblacion Dist. VBarugo, Leyte	1,019	about 3,277	about 0.311 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
1,505	TaglawiganSan Isidro, Leyte	1,018	about 58	about 17.44 km²	−2.55% a year	Rural
1,506	BonghonDolores, Eastern Samar	1,016	about 170	about 5.96 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
1,507	LangitAlangalang, Leyte	1,016	about 89	about 11.36 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
1,508	MalitbogayJavier, Leyte	1,016	about 60	about 17.01 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,509	Barangay 43-BTacloban City, Leyte	1,015	about 3,874	about 0.262 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,510	San JoseSan Isidro, Leyte	1,015	about 229	about 4.43 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,511	CadianOras, Eastern Samar	1,014	about 119	about 8.55 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
1,512	CalsadahayPastrana, Leyte	1,014	about 435	about 2.33 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,513	MahayahaySogod, Southern Leyte	1,013	about 254	about 3.99 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,514	BurakSalcedo, Eastern Samar	1,012	about 162	about 6.25 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,515	MaypatagBaybay City, Leyte	1,012	about 153	about 6.62 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,516	Monte AlegreIsabel, Leyte	1,011	about 359	about 2.82 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
1,517	SerumBasey, Samar	1,010	about 416	about 2.43 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
1,518	BalocaweOras, Eastern Samar	1,009	about 4,085	about 0.247 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
1,519	InamlanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,009	about 266	about 3.79 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
1,520	BalacsonKawayan, Biliran	1,008	about 655	about 1.54 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,521	CagangonBurauen, Leyte	1,007	about 533	about 1.89 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
1,522	BungtodGuiuan, Eastern Samar	1,006	about 694	about 1.45 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
1,523	CambakbakPalompon, Leyte	1,005	about 127	about 7.92 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,524	VillalonCalubian, Leyte	1,005	about 455	about 2.21 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
1,525	BacjaoAlmagro, Samar	1,003	about 778	about 1.29 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
1,526	Barangay WestSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,003	about 15,526	about 0.0646 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
1,527	TaylorLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,003	about 133	about 7.53 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,528	Upper HiraanCarigara, Leyte	1,003	about 380	about 2.64 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,529	CanapSan Miguel, Leyte	1,001	about 256	about 3.91 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
1,530	KawayanKananga, Leyte	1,001	about 328	about 3.05 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
1,531	MabicaySogod, Southern Leyte	1,001	about 521	about 1.92 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,532	MalibagoBabatngon, Leyte	1,001	about 206	about 4.85 km²	4.06% a year	Rural
1,533	CampidhanSan Julian, Eastern Samar	1,000	about 195	about 5.13 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,534	CaviteAlangalang, Leyte	1,000	about 410	about 2.44 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,535	DaroJaro, Leyte	1,000	about 86	about 11.65 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,536	PinalangaMarabut, Samar	1,000	about 508	about 1.97 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,537	AguinaldoGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	999	about 317	about 3.15 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,538	MaraoInopacan, Leyte	999	about 217	about 4.60 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
1,539	CalianLiloan, Southern Leyte	998	about 2,233	about 0.447 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,540	LourdesAlangalang, Leyte	998	about 330	about 3.02 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,541	Poblacion Zone 22Baybay City, Leyte	998	about 9,327	about 0.107 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
1,542	San IsidroSanta Rita, Samar	998	about 195	about 5.12 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,543	Tagup-onAnahawan, Southern Leyte	997	about 773	about 1.29 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
1,544	HilusigMahaplag, Leyte	996	about 156	about 6.37 km²	−8.31% a year	Rural
1,545	JonesPastrana, Leyte	996	about 623	about 1.60 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,546	CaglanipaoSan Isidro, Northern Samar	995	about 89	about 11.13 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
1,547	Poblacion Zone 8Baybay City, Leyte	995	about 17,518	about 0.0568 km²	10.79% a year	Rural
1,548	Zone IVictoria, Northern Samar	995	about 6,461	about 0.154 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
1,549	JapunanSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar	994	about 197	about 5.04 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,550	TaytayGuiuan, Eastern Samar	994	about 1,394	about 0.713 km²	0.39% 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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