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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	Barangay 59-ATacloban City, Leyte	3,425	about 16,872	about 0.203 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
152	AlegriaSan Isidro, Northern Samar	3,412	about 7,153	about 0.477 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
153	TabunokBato, Leyte	3,405	about 1,407	about 2.42 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
154	CandadamBaybay City, Leyte	3,402	about 1,643	about 2.07 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
155	Parag-umCarigara, Leyte	3,393	about 664	about 5.11 km²	11.65% a year	Rural
156	PangdanCatbalogan City, Samar	3,391	about 955	about 3.55 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
157	MacagtasCatarman, Northern Samar	3,376	about 264	about 12.77 km²	−5.47% a year	Urban
158	CabacunganDulag, Leyte	3,362	about 589	about 5.71 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
159	BagacayCalbayog City, Samar	3,352	about 2,149	about 1.56 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
160	CanramosTanauan, Leyte	3,347	about 16,904	about 0.198 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
161	MasarayaoKananga, Leyte	3,338	about 515	about 6.48 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
162	PinamopoanCapoocan, Leyte	3,329	about 798	about 4.17 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
163	CurvaOrmoc City, Leyte	3,323	about 727	about 4.57 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
164	BaliteSan Isidro, Northern Samar	3,316	about 6,292	about 0.527 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
165	Barangay 100Tacloban City, Leyte	3,295	about 480	about 6.87 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
166	TinagoInopacan, Leyte	3,286	about 1,095	about 3.00 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
167	Tinambacan SurCalbayog City, Samar	3,286	about 622	about 5.28 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
168	PoblacionLiloan, Southern Leyte	3,279	about 1,525	about 2.15 km²	−1.94% a year	Urban
169	NijagaCalbayog City, Samar	3,275	about 3,575	about 0.916 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
170	Barangay 89Tacloban City, Leyte	3,272	about 3,886	about 0.842 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
171	San AntonioBasey, Samar	3,262	about 2,812	about 1.16 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
172	ConsuegraLeyte, Leyte	3,250	about 644	about 5.05 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
173	LamakHilongos, Leyte	3,246	about 1,353	about 2.40 km²	2.19% a year	Urban
174	PaypayonOras, Eastern Samar	3,236	about 1,458	about 2.22 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
175	Barangay 94Tacloban City, Leyte	3,230	about 3,323	about 0.972 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
176	DongholOrmoc City, Leyte	3,227	about 497	about 6.49 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
177	PalanitSan Isidro, Northern Samar	3,225	about 68	about 47.10 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
178	PayahanCalbayog City, Samar	3,225	about 2,932	about 1.10 km²	−1.80% a year	Urban
179	CagnocotVillaba, Leyte	3,211	about 484	about 6.63 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
180	TabgasAlbuera, Leyte	3,205	about 615	about 5.21 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
181	CastillaPalo, Leyte	3,198	about 732	about 4.37 km²	9.55% a year	Rural
182	NaunganOrmoc City, Leyte	3,197	about 1,076	about 2.97 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
183	NaghalinKananga, Leyte	3,195	about 499	about 6.40 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
184	PoblacionBiri, Northern Samar	3,191	about 1,793	about 1.78 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
185	TanghasTolosa, Leyte	3,187	about 1,842	about 1.73 km²	8.88% a year	Rural
186	Poblacion Zone 1Baybay City, Leyte	3,183	about 3,705	about 0.859 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
187	HipusngoBaybay City, Leyte	3,174	about 1,619	about 1.96 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
188	Barangay 62-BTacloban City, Leyte	3,166	about 16,840	about 0.188 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
189	LibertyHilongos, Leyte	3,158	about 696	about 4.54 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
190	DawahonBato, Leyte	3,153	about 27,658	about 0.114 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
191	DapdapDolores, Eastern Samar	3,152	about 637	about 4.95 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
192	Kinabranan Zone IIAllen, Northern Samar	3,132	about 2,303	about 1.36 km²	−0.05% a year	Urban
193	PatagOrmoc City, Leyte	3,128	about 365	about 8.58 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
194	San JuanPalompon, Leyte	3,123	about 2,184	about 1.43 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
195	Little VeniceLaoang, Northern Samar	3,121	about 18,577	about 0.168 km²	−2.79% a year	Rural
196	Barangay 98Tacloban City, Leyte	3,116	about 383	about 8.13 km²	18.41% a year	Rural
197	Banat-eSan Isidro, Leyte	3,113	about 189	about 16.50 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
198	Poblacion 9Catbalogan City, Samar	3,095	about 10,248	about 0.302 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
199	Poblacion District IXBurauen, Leyte	3,075	about 2,770	about 1.11 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
200	CabuynanTanauan, Leyte	3,070	about 1,112	about 2.76 km²	0.00% 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.

See something wrong on this page? Write to hello@scene.ph with the page address. We check every report against the source.