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, 2,351 to 2,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,351	MatagnaoAbuyog, Leyte	690	about 78	about 8.85 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
2,352	San VicenteQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	690	about 184	about 3.74 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
2,353	Villa AuroraBurauen, Leyte	690	about 57	about 12.14 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
2,354	AsugCaibiran, Biliran	689	about 341	about 2.02 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
2,355	MabungaMahaplag, Leyte	689	about 115	about 5.99 km²	8.25% a year	Rural
2,356	New San AgustinBasey, Samar	689	about 141	about 4.87 km²	−4.20% a year	Rural
2,357	San FranciscoLas Navas, Northern Samar	689	about 79	about 8.67 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
2,358	BulodBarugo, Leyte	688	about 462	about 1.49 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
2,359	CambaguioVillareal, Samar	688	about 262	about 2.63 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
2,360	Mag-asoLa Paz, Leyte	688	about 183	about 3.75 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,361	Poblacion Ward 10Guiuan, Eastern Samar	688	about 8,889	about 0.0774 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,362	PacaoVillareal, Samar	687	about 264	about 2.60 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
2,363	PanugmononBasey, Samar	687	about 303	about 2.27 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
2,364	San AgustinLavezares, Northern Samar	687	about 209	about 3.29 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
2,365	BaybaySulat, Eastern Samar	686	about 1,786	about 0.384 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
2,366	BubonBaybay City, Leyte	686	about 1,375	about 0.499 km²	17.19% a year	Rural
2,367	Santa IsabelMacarthur, Leyte	686	about 102	about 6.70 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
2,368	PitogoSanta Fe, Leyte	685	about 391	about 1.75 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
2,369	Pres. QuezonLiloan, Southern Leyte	685	about 86	about 7.92 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
2,370	San RafaelHinabangan, Samar	685	about 60	about 11.36 km²	4.24% a year	Rural
2,371	MalinaoTaft, Eastern Samar	684	about 21	about 32.32 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
2,372	PayaGiporlos, Eastern Samar	683	about 159	about 4.30 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
2,373	BatangHernani, Eastern Samar	682	about 533	about 1.28 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
2,374	DoloresSan Sebastian, Samar	682	about 151	about 4.51 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
2,375	LuisitaVictoria, Northern Samar	682	about 22	about 30.81 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
2,376	AguinaldoMacrohon, Southern Leyte	681	about 423	about 1.61 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
2,377	BantolinaoRosario, Northern Samar	681	about 130	about 5.23 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
2,378	BiasongHinunangan, Southern Leyte	680	about 660	about 1.03 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
2,379	Deit De SubaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	680	about 60	about 11.39 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,380	MacalunodZumarraga, Samar	680	about 557	about 1.22 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
2,381	Oriental IIGamay, Northern Samar	680	about 5,037	about 0.135 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
2,382	SabangOras, Eastern Samar	679	about 175	about 3.88 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
2,383	MagongbongDolores, Eastern Samar	678	about 20	about 34.57 km²	−4.60% a year	Rural
2,384	Poblacion Zone 6Baybay City, Leyte	678	about 5,136	about 0.132 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
2,385	De MariaMondragon, Northern Samar	677	about 70	about 9.62 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,386	PatongBurauen, Leyte	677	about 351	about 1.93 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,387	CaisawanBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	676	about 135	about 4.99 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
2,388	ConcepcionParanas, Samar	676	about 32	about 20.82 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
2,389	ImeldaLapinig, Northern Samar	675	about 271	about 2.49 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
2,390	BahayTarangnan, Samar	674	about 171	about 3.94 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,391	BonoyMatag-Ob, Leyte	674	about 443	about 1.52 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
2,392	CabacDaram, Samar	674	about 771	about 0.874 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
2,393	BarukCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	673	about 82	about 8.20 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
2,394	BotaeraZumarraga, Samar	673	about 197	about 3.41 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
2,395	EsperanzaBurauen, Leyte	672	about 346	about 1.94 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,396	InayupanJavier, Leyte	672	about 182	about 3.69 km²	−3.36% a year	Rural
2,397	TalisayCapoocan, Leyte	672	about 584	about 1.15 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
2,398	YnaguingayanPambujan, Northern Samar	672	about 31	about 21.58 km²	−6.96% a year	Rural
2,399	HindangJulita, Leyte	671	about 409	about 1.64 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
2,400	RomualdezMacarthur, Leyte	671	about 447	about 1.50 km²	0.40% 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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