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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	JapitanDolores, Eastern Samar	975	about 443	about 2.20 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
1,602	BulalacaoKawayan, Biliran	974	about 535	about 1.82 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
1,603	San PedroMatalom, Leyte	974	about 2,691	about 0.362 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
1,604	BaasHilongos, Leyte	973	about 306	about 3.18 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,605	CabugawanCatbalogan City, Samar	973	about 1,009	about 0.964 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,606	San VicenteTolosa, Leyte	973	about 425	about 2.29 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,607	LalePinabacdao, Samar	971	about 1,188	about 0.817 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,608	Lo-okAnahawan, Southern Leyte	971	about 603	about 1.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
1,609	MabiniOrmoc City, Leyte	971	about 282	about 3.44 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
1,610	PasilMalitbog, Southern Leyte	971	about 1,605	about 0.605 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
1,611	TamosoBorongan City, Eastern Samar	971	about 316	about 3.07 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,612	CabacunganCalbayog City, Samar	970	about 292	about 3.32 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,613	DaoGamay, Northern Samar	969	about 193	about 5.03 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
1,614	Barangay 8 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	968	about 44,201	about 0.0219 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,615	San IsidroBabatngon, Leyte	968	about 338	about 2.86 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
1,616	TinalianAbuyog, Leyte	968	about 992	about 0.976 km²	17.11% a year	Rural
1,617	DakitSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	967	about 601	about 1.61 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
1,618	MahayagMahaplag, Leyte	967	about 526	about 1.84 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
1,619	Naga-asanBabatngon, Leyte	967	about 315	about 3.07 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,620	PelaonPinabacdao, Samar	967	about 60	about 16.12 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
1,621	Pinanag-anBorongan City, Eastern Samar	967	about 9	about 104.71 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
1,622	Barangay Poblacion 1Maydolong, Eastern Samar	966	about 975	about 0.991 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,623	Poblacion IISilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	966	about 123	about 7.83 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
1,624	BatoParanas, Samar	965	about 435	about 2.22 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
1,625	Cabago-anLaoang, Northern Samar	965	about 182	about 5.31 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,626	SalangiAlmeria, Biliran	963	about 260	about 3.70 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
1,627	TambonganGandara, Samar	963	about 105	about 9.18 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
1,628	BurabudLaoang, Northern Samar	961	about 183	about 5.24 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,629	Gap-angDolores, Eastern Samar	961	about 64	about 15.07 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,630	MaglipaySulat, Eastern Samar	961	about 636	about 1.51 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,631	Pulang BatoAlmeria, Biliran	961	about 1,023	about 0.939 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
1,632	CurryLope De Vega, Northern Samar	960	about 137	about 7.00 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,633	DayanogSan Juan, Southern Leyte	960	about 427	about 2.25 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
1,634	MagnangoyHilongos, Leyte	960	about 568	about 1.69 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,635	CalogcogTanauan, Leyte	959	about 1,073	about 0.894 km²	−4.52% a year	Rural
1,636	OcadLavezares, Northern Samar	959	about 466	about 2.06 km²	−3.32% a year	Rural
1,637	Poblacion Ward 4Guiuan, Eastern Samar	959	about 3,207	about 0.299 km²	−0.40% a year	Urban
1,638	San IsidroKananga, Leyte	959	about 129	about 7.45 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
1,639	PangnaCarigara, Leyte	957	about 580	about 1.65 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
1,640	Poblacion 5Paranas, Samar	957	about 16,303	about 0.0587 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
1,641	SambelBurauen, Leyte	957	about 550	about 1.74 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,642	Barangay No. 7Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	956	about 392	about 2.44 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
1,643	GuintoylanLiloan, Southern Leyte	956	about 172	about 5.55 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
1,644	OrmocayMayorga, Leyte	956	about 246	about 3.88 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,645	BuenavistaBaybay City, Leyte	955	about 327	about 2.92 km²	−2.14% a year	Rural
1,646	CahiganVillaba, Leyte	955	about 175	about 5.47 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
1,647	LokilokonParanas, Samar	955	about 150	about 6.36 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
1,648	MabiniMayorga, Leyte	955	about 253	about 3.77 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,649	Poblacion District IVBabatngon, Leyte	955	about 398	about 2.40 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
1,650	SantiagoPalompon, Leyte	954	about 137	about 6.95 km²	0.05% 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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