The Atlas

Barangays in Southern 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 Southern Leyte

Barangays in Southern Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 500^[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: 434,372^[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: 21 urban^[4]; 479 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Combado^[5]; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; 5,342 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: Catmon^[6]; Silago, Southern Leyte; about 47.47 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: Asuncion^{[5, 7]}; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; −0.09% 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: 185 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Combado, −2.17% 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.

500 barangays, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Southern Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	BalagawanSilago, Southern Leyte	990	about 115	about 8.60 km²	3.72% a year	Rural
152	AyahagSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	983	about 410	about 2.40 km²	22.83% a year	Rural
153	AmbaoHinundayan, Southern Leyte	980	about 389	about 2.52 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
154	San IsidroLiloan, Southern Leyte	979	about 170	about 5.77 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
155	BughoHinundayan, Southern Leyte	976	about 463	about 2.11 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
156	Lo-okAnahawan, Southern Leyte	971	about 603	about 1.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
157	PasilMalitbog, Southern Leyte	971	about 1,605	about 0.605 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
158	DakitSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	967	about 601	about 1.61 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
159	DayanogSan Juan, Southern Leyte	960	about 427	about 2.25 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
160	GuintoylanLiloan, Southern Leyte	956	about 172	about 5.55 km²	−3.58% a year	Rural
161	Santa CruzSan Juan, Southern Leyte	953	about 4,813	about 0.198 km²	−4.21% a year	Rural
162	Bangcas BHinunangan, Southern Leyte	951	about 1,514	about 0.628 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
163	EstelaLiloan, Southern Leyte	951	about 167	about 5.69 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
164	MagkasagLibagon, Southern Leyte	949	about 187	about 5.08 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
165	UbosSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	944	about 2,175	about 0.434 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
166	BogoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	935	about 408	about 2.29 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
167	LagumaSilago, Southern Leyte	935	about 202	about 4.63 km²	3.97% a year	Rural
168	CatbawanPintuyan, Southern Leyte	934	about 254	about 3.68 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
169	TawidMaasin City, Southern Leyte	932	about 448	about 2.08 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
170	CalayuganHinunangan, Southern Leyte	929	about 1,307	about 0.711 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
171	MahaloAnahawan, Southern Leyte	928	about 640	about 1.45 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
172	Hinapu DakuMaasin City, Southern Leyte	916	about 244	about 3.75 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
173	Malapoc NorteMaasin City, Southern Leyte	915	about 311	about 2.94 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
174	LoocTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	913	about 473	about 1.93 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
175	NavalitaHinundayan, Southern Leyte	911	about 224	about 4.07 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
176	San JuanPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	909	about 1,151	about 0.79 km²	−2.77% a year	Rural
177	FlordelizMacrohon, Southern Leyte	908	about 397	about 2.29 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
178	CandatagMalitbog, Southern Leyte	907	about 370	about 2.45 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
179	Lower Villa JacintaMacrohon, Southern Leyte	902	about 1,092	about 0.826 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
180	IlihanMacrohon, Southern Leyte	901	about 264	about 3.41 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
181	District IIIHinundayan, Southern Leyte	899	about 1,332	about 0.675 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
182	SabangMalitbog, Southern Leyte	899	about 638	about 1.41 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
183	JavierSogod, Southern Leyte	892	about 199	about 4.48 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
184	HanginanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	890	about 355	about 2.51 km²	2.59% a year	Rural
185	InganHinunangan, Southern Leyte	885	about 119	about 7.42 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
186	Upper Villa JacintaMacrohon, Southern Leyte	885	about 373	about 2.37 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
187	Santo RosarioPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	879	about 169	about 5.20 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
188	ManalogHinunangan, Southern Leyte	876	about 327	about 2.68 km²	2.79% a year	Rural
189	District IIHinundayan, Southern Leyte	873	about 2,662	about 0.328 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
190	Santa CruzMaasin City, Southern Leyte	873	about 371	about 2.35 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
191	CasaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	866	about 698	about 1.24 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
192	Tambis ISaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	863	about 564	about 1.53 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
193	MaslogTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	861	about 214	about 4.03 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
194	Hinapu GamayMaasin City, Southern Leyte	857	about 158	about 5.44 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
195	Bangcas AHinunangan, Southern Leyte	855	about 992	about 0.862 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
196	BiasongHinundayan, Southern Leyte	851	about 532	about 1.60 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
197	Zone IISogod, Southern Leyte	846	about 14,171	about 0.0597 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
198	MolopoloLiloan, Southern Leyte	839	about 314	about 2.67 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
199	CansirongMaasin City, Southern Leyte	838	about 170	about 4.94 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
200	EsperanzaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	836	about 380	about 2.20 km²	−2.70% 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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