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, 1,901 to 1,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,901	TaloloraMondragon, Northern Samar	846	about 135	about 6.28 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
1,902	Zone IISogod, Southern Leyte	846	about 14,171	about 0.0597 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
1,903	PlacerTalalora, Samar	845	about 196	about 4.32 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
1,904	Barangay 6Calbiga, Samar	844	about 5,308	about 0.159 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,905	MaababBurauen, Leyte	844	about 323	about 2.61 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,906	BaguinbinPalompon, Leyte	843	about 664	about 1.27 km²	−2.78% a year	Rural
1,907	CanilaBiliran, Biliran	843	about 51	about 16.42 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
1,908	CogonAlangalang, Leyte	843	about 555	about 1.52 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,909	TinawanMacarthur, Leyte	843	about 380	about 2.22 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,910	CanvertudesAlangalang, Leyte	841	about 592	about 1.42 km²	−3.39% a year	Rural
1,911	MilagrosaAlangalang, Leyte	841	about 24,808	about 0.0339 km²	−6.15% a year	Rural
1,912	Barangay EastSan Jose, Northern Samar	840	about 11,200	about 0.075 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
1,913	VillahermosaDolores, Eastern Samar	840	about 82	about 10.30 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
1,914	BigaGiporlos, Eastern Samar	839	about 171	about 4.91 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,915	EsperanzaMatalom, Leyte	839	about 129	about 6.48 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,916	KabalasanBaybay City, Leyte	839	about 378	about 2.22 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,917	MolopoloLiloan, Southern Leyte	839	about 314	about 2.67 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
1,918	NacubeGandara, Samar	839	about 244	about 3.44 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,919	Poblacion IIBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	839	about 1,709	about 0.491 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,920	AlegriaCaibiran, Biliran	838	about 1,062	about 0.789 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
1,921	AntipoloLlorente, Eastern Samar	838	about 63	about 13.33 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
1,922	BongaMotiong, Samar	838	about 211	about 3.98 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
1,923	CansirongMaasin City, Southern Leyte	838	about 170	about 4.94 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
1,924	MagtuadCatubig, Northern Samar	838	about 228	about 3.68 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,925	Limbuhan GutiTanauan, Leyte	837	about 1,159	about 0.722 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
1,926	Mag-asoJaro, Leyte	837	about 203	about 4.12 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
1,927	PatagParanas, Samar	837	about 132	about 6.32 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,928	PaysudPalapag, Northern Samar	837	about 476	about 1.76 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,929	BaliwHilongos, Leyte	836	about 357	about 2.34 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,930	CansosoMatag-Ob, Leyte	836	about 235	about 3.56 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
1,931	EsperanzaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	836	about 380	about 2.20 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
1,932	MagsaysayLas Navas, Northern Samar	836	about 225	about 3.72 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,933	KauswaganBiri, Northern Samar	835	about 192	about 4.36 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
1,934	BasakMaasin City, Southern Leyte	833	about 208	about 4.00 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,935	CabacunganSanta Rita, Samar	833	about 99	about 8.45 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,936	CabulihanLimasawa, Southern Leyte	833	about 661	about 1.26 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
1,937	ConsolacionIsabel, Leyte	833	about 280	about 2.98 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
1,938	Central 2Palompon, Leyte	832	about 5,943	about 0.14 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
1,939	HibunawanBurauen, Leyte	832	about 251	about 3.31 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,940	San FernandoJiabong, Samar	832	about 85	about 9.78 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
1,941	Tubig GuinooKawayan, Biliran	832	about 155	about 5.36 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
1,942	Poblacion Barangay 1General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	831	about 9,719	about 0.0855 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
1,943	BungaBontoc, Southern Leyte	830	about 149	about 5.56 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,944	CanalCarigara, Leyte	830	about 593	about 1.40 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,945	Barangay 43-ATacloban City, Leyte	829	about 33,293	about 0.0249 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,946	Santa CruzQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	829	about 266	about 3.12 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,947	CutaySanta Fe, Leyte	828	about 445	about 1.86 km²	5.74% a year	Rural
1,948	EsperanzaBontoc, Southern Leyte	828	about 213	about 3.89 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
1,949	KambongganBaybay City, Leyte	828	about 499	about 1.66 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,950	PinamonoanMahaplag, Leyte	828	about 90	about 9.19 km²	−7.67% 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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