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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	TagbubungaVillaba, Leyte	2,778	about 465	about 5.97 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
152	BinulhoJavier, Leyte	2,774	about 156	about 17.78 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
153	HiluctoganKananga, Leyte	2,767	about 87	about 31.72 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
154	SalvacionPalo, Leyte	2,753	about 2,526	about 1.09 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
155	GabasBaybay City, Leyte	2,741	about 887	about 3.09 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
156	LunaOrmoc City, Leyte	2,737	about 1,185	about 2.31 km²	6.93% a year	Urban
157	CabintanOrmoc City, Leyte	2,729	about 51	about 53.79 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
158	PolahongonMahaplag, Leyte	2,729	about 323	about 8.46 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
159	Poblacion 1Hindang, Leyte	2,725	about 3,104	about 0.878 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
160	SacmeTanauan, Leyte	2,725	about 1,919	about 1.42 km²	6.84% a year	Rural
161	Barangay 39Tacloban City, Leyte	2,720	about 31,776	about 0.0856 km²	−2.53% a year	Rural
162	San AntonioDulag, Leyte	2,704	about 1,733	about 1.56 km²	44.06% a year	Rural
163	LemonCapoocan, Leyte	2,700	about 879	about 3.07 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
164	CanhanduganJaro, Leyte	2,680	about 553	about 4.85 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
165	Naga-nagaPalo, Leyte	2,674	about 9,350	about 0.286 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
166	VictoryAbuyog, Leyte	2,672	about 29,492	about 0.0906 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
167	Barangay WestOrmoc City, Leyte	2,664	about 11,008	about 0.242 km²	−1.71% a year	Urban
168	Nula-tulaTacloban City, Leyte	2,663	about 9,511	about 0.28 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
169	BilwangIsabel, Leyte	2,660	about 3,205	about 0.83 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
170	BaludCapoocan, Leyte	2,652	about 4,770	about 0.556 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
171	AradoPalo, Leyte	2,624	about 1,761	about 1.49 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
172	PontodHilongos, Leyte	2,616	about 11,474	about 0.228 km²	4.10% a year	Rural
173	MudboronAlangalang, Leyte	2,613	about 421	about 6.21 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
174	Cavite EastPalo, Leyte	2,592	about 9,159	about 0.283 km²	−1.80% a year	Urban
175	Monte AlegreKananga, Leyte	2,588	about 796	about 3.25 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
176	PalaraoLeyte, Leyte	2,585	about 236	about 10.96 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
177	ConcepcionHilongos, Leyte	2,581	about 462	about 5.59 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
178	TongonanOrmoc City, Leyte	2,579	about 141	about 18.27 km²	3.55% a year	Urban
179	Barangay 95-ATacloban City, Leyte	2,574	about 2,076	about 1.24 km²	−2.22% a year	Urban
180	Guintigui-anOrmoc City, Leyte	2,574	about 398	about 6.46 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
181	BulodSanta Fe, Leyte	2,564	about 1,806	about 1.42 km²	26.85% a year	Rural
182	San RoqueSanta Fe, Leyte	2,563	about 869	about 2.95 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
183	LibtongSan Miguel, Leyte	2,559	about 1,609	about 1.59 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
184	Doña Feliza Z. MejiaOrmoc City, Leyte	2,557	about 5,155	about 0.496 km²	−5.21% a year	Urban
185	Barangay 36-ATacloban City, Leyte	2,555	about 27,355	about 0.0934 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
186	San VicenteAlangalang, Leyte	2,548	about 910	about 2.80 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
187	Cabunga-anVillaba, Leyte	2,546	about 238	about 10.72 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
188	Binongto-anAlangalang, Leyte	2,540	about 529	about 4.80 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
189	HubangAlangalang, Leyte	2,517	about 520	about 4.84 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
190	Santa FeMatalom, Leyte	2,515	about 1,066	about 2.36 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
191	CatmonTabango, Leyte	2,512	about 289	about 8.70 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
192	SubaVillaba, Leyte	2,507	about 2,180	about 1.15 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
193	Poblacion Zone 23Baybay City, Leyte	2,506	about 4,764	about 0.526 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
194	ManlawaanTabango, Leyte	2,495	about 125	about 20.02 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
195	TelegrafoTolosa, Leyte	2,491	about 1,547	about 1.61 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
196	San MiguelPalompon, Leyte	2,487	about 463	about 5.37 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
197	BantigueIsabel, Leyte	2,470	about 939	about 2.63 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
198	BalucanadCapoocan, Leyte	2,464	about 698	about 3.53 km²	9.94% a year	Rural
199	Tinago DistrictBato, Leyte	2,452	about 6,663	about 0.368 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
200	San IsidroBaybay City, Leyte	2,435	about 1,143	about 2.13 km²	2.23% 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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