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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	Barangay 7 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	862	about 1,474	about 0.585 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,852	CarmenHernani, Eastern Samar	862	about 185	about 4.67 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,853	KawayananCalubian, Leyte	862	about 291	about 2.96 km²	15.77% a year	Rural
1,854	MilagrosaSanta Fe, Leyte	862	about 984	about 0.876 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
1,855	PaguiteAbuyog, Leyte	862	about 495	about 1.74 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,856	San RoqueAlangalang, Leyte	862	about 23,944	about 0.036 km²	−6.01% a year	Rural
1,857	General LunaMacarthur, Leyte	861	about 371	about 2.32 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
1,858	MailhiBaybay City, Leyte	861	about 288	about 2.99 km²	−2.53% a year	Rural
1,859	MaslogTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	861	about 214	about 4.03 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
1,860	San SebastianMatag-Ob, Leyte	861	about 473	about 1.82 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
1,861	BagongOrmoc City, Leyte	860	about 226	about 3.81 km²	10.04% a year	Rural
1,862	BalogoBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	860	about 83	about 10.35 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
1,863	LayuhanSan Jose, Northern Samar	860	about 80	about 10.81 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,864	TambisPalompon, Leyte	860	about 217	about 3.97 km²	8.16% a year	Rural
1,865	Cadac-anGamay, Northern Samar	859	about 135	about 6.37 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
1,866	CahumayhumayanTanauan, Leyte	859	about 1,170	about 0.734 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,867	LibertadPagsanghan, Samar	858	about 609	about 1.41 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
1,868	Villa RosasBurauen, Leyte	858	about 721	about 1.19 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,869	Hinapu GamayMaasin City, Southern Leyte	857	about 158	about 5.44 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
1,870	MahaitCalubian, Leyte	857	about 2,566	about 0.334 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
1,871	BalocaweTagapul-An, Samar	856	about 384	about 2.23 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
1,872	LoyonsawangAbuyog, Leyte	856	about 3,754	about 0.228 km²	−5.61% a year	Urban
1,873	Bangcas AHinunangan, Southern Leyte	855	about 992	about 0.862 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,874	ProteccionHilongos, Leyte	855	about 320	about 2.67 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,875	Santo RosarioIsabel, Leyte	855	about 24,640	about 0.0347 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,876	TulaySanta Rita, Samar	855	about 217	about 3.94 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
1,877	TagacaySanta Rita, Samar	854	about 202	about 4.22 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,878	Poblacion 3Daram, Samar	853	about 493	about 1.73 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,879	CaranasMotiong, Samar	852	about 254	about 3.35 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,880	Del PilarLas Navas, Northern Samar	852	about 248	about 3.43 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
1,881	GebolwanganSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	852	about 58	about 14.81 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
1,882	Barangay 81Tacloban City, Leyte	851	about 5,673	about 0.15 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
1,883	BiasongHinundayan, Southern Leyte	851	about 532	about 1.60 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
1,884	SampaoAlmeria, Biliran	851	about 155	about 5.49 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
1,885	San AntonioTunga, Leyte	851	about 2,685	about 0.317 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,886	TangnanCarigara, Leyte	851	about 767	about 1.11 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,887	VictoryDulag, Leyte	851	about 419	about 2.03 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,888	BarboGuiuan, Eastern Samar	850	about 691	about 1.23 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,889	ManloyCapoocan, Leyte	850	about 93	about 9.15 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
1,890	MasumbangMerida, Leyte	850	about 173	about 4.90 km²	3.82% a year	Rural
1,891	AmandangayTabontabon, Leyte	849	about 345	about 2.46 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,892	BalireTunga, Leyte	849	about 620	about 1.37 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
1,893	Darahuway DacoCatbalogan City, Samar	849	about 2,358	about 0.36 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,894	MadalunotPinabacdao, Samar	849	about 288	about 2.95 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,895	BonifacioLope De Vega, Northern Samar	848	about 158	about 5.37 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,896	Santa ElenaLa Paz, Leyte	848	about 442	about 1.92 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,897	AmampacangCalbayog City, Samar	847	about 261	about 3.25 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,898	TagbayaonJiabong, Samar	847	about 153	about 5.54 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
1,899	AbanillaCalubian, Leyte	846	about 546	about 1.55 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,900	KabungaanBaybay City, Leyte	846	about 91	about 9.30 km²	0.09% 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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