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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	Barangay 19Tacloban City, Leyte	228	about 14,340	about 0.0159 km²	5.00% a year	Urban
1,552	HiagsamBarugo, Leyte	227	about 159	about 1.43 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,553	SirabDagami, Leyte	226	about 396	about 0.571 km²	−11.94% a year	Rural
1,554	Poblacion Zone 10Baybay City, Leyte	225	about 2,143	about 0.105 km²	−1.14% a year	Urban
1,555	CamintoInopacan, Leyte	222	about 15	about 14.51 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,556	BaludTanauan, Leyte	219	about 163	about 1.34 km²	−4.64% a year	Rural
1,557	Barangay 18Tacloban City, Leyte	218	about 28,989	about 0.00752 km²	3.61% a year	Urban
1,558	Barangay 7Tacloban City, Leyte	215	about 13,190	about 0.0163 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
1,559	Cabunga-anDagami, Leyte	214	about 36	about 5.99 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
1,560	CatigahanPalompon, Leyte	208	about 72	about 2.89 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,561	BasudLeyte, Leyte	207	about 132	about 1.57 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
1,562	Barangay 33Tacloban City, Leyte	203	about 14,818	about 0.0137 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,563	De los SantosInopacan, Leyte	203	about 9	about 22.61 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,564	CapilihanSan Miguel, Leyte	200	about 19	about 10.43 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,565	KaparasananBurauen, Leyte	200	about 72	about 2.79 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,566	PatesCalubian, Leyte	200	about 103	about 1.94 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
1,567	Barangay 51-ATacloban City, Leyte	198	about 11,786	about 0.0168 km²	15.65% a year	Rural
1,568	SalvacionMacarthur, Leyte	196	about 144	about 1.36 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
1,569	Poblacion Zone 19Baybay City, Leyte	195	about 12,500	about 0.0156 km²	1.40% a year	Urban
1,570	AtipoloJaro, Leyte	194	about 12	about 15.68 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
1,571	Barangay 35Tacloban City, Leyte	194	about 22,770	about 0.00852 km²	9.28% a year	Urban
1,572	Barangay 48-BTacloban City, Leyte	192	about 17,297	about 0.0111 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,573	GuindapunanJavier, Leyte	188	about 25	about 7.51 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,574	San FernandoBurauen, Leyte	188	about 82	about 2.29 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
1,575	JuraoJulita, Leyte	187	about 163	about 1.15 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
1,576	Barangay 31Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 10,109	about 0.0184 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,577	Barangay 32Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 12,568	about 0.0148 km²	−10.76% a year	Urban
1,578	Sta. CruzMahaplag, Leyte	181	about 38	about 4.74 km²	−19.27% a year	Rural
1,579	Damulo-anBurauen, Leyte	176	about 24	about 7.28 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,580	LintaonBaybay City, Leyte	175	about 38	about 4.60 km²	−5.03% a year	Rural
1,581	San PabloPalompon, Leyte	171	about 91	about 1.87 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,582	Barangay 17Tacloban City, Leyte	163	about 7,581	about 0.0215 km²	2.51% a year	Urban
1,583	CaliBurauen, Leyte	162	about 57	about 2.84 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,584	Poblacion Zone 13Baybay City, Leyte	161	about 6,970	about 0.0231 km²	−6.70% a year	Rural
1,585	GitablaJulita, Leyte	157	about 150	about 1.05 km²	−6.31% a year	Rural
1,586	Barangay 29Tacloban City, Leyte	150	about 10,791	about 0.0139 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
1,587	MabuhayMahaplag, Leyte	149	about 82	about 1.81 km²	−31.58% a year	Rural
1,588	San VicenteMacarthur, Leyte	147	about 37	about 3.94 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
1,589	Lobe-LobeDagami, Leyte	143	about 33	about 4.31 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,590	KagumayBaybay City, Leyte	141	about 41	about 3.41 km²	−27.56% a year	Rural
1,591	Barangay 30Tacloban City, Leyte	140	about 11,966	about 0.0117 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
1,592	OguisanMacarthur, Leyte	140	about 24	about 5.74 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
1,593	Poblacion Zone 14Baybay City, Leyte	134	about 5,982	about 0.0224 km²	−6.33% a year	Urban
1,594	Barangay 26Tacloban City, Leyte	129	about 9,021	about 0.0143 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
1,595	Barangay 40Tacloban City, Leyte	121	about 10,522	about 0.0115 km²	−7.30% a year	Urban
1,596	BelenPalompon, Leyte	120	about 43	about 2.80 km²	−10.66% a year	Rural
1,597	Barangay 22Tacloban City, Leyte	114	about 9,194	about 0.0124 km²	4.21% a year	Rural
1,598	Barangay 34Tacloban City, Leyte	114	about 7,862	about 0.0145 km²	−10.49% a year	Rural
1,599	Barangay 15Tacloban City, Leyte	112	about 5,572	about 0.0201 km²	7.76% a year	Urban
1,600	Barangay 21-ATacloban City, Leyte	102	about 11,819	about 0.00863 km²	−1.36% 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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