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, 2,501 to 2,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,501	PinascohanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	640	about 287	about 2.23 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
2,502	San AgustinLimasawa, Southern Leyte	640	about 303	about 2.11 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
2,503	PangiLibagon, Southern Leyte	639	about 72	about 8.82 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
2,504	TapolLeyte, Leyte	639	about 28	about 22.86 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
2,505	Alang-alangLapinig, Northern Samar	638	about 226	about 2.82 km²	4.55% a year	Rural
2,506	LarayCalubian, Leyte	638	about 206	about 3.09 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
2,507	Navatas GutiTalalora, Samar	638	about 434	about 1.47 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
2,508	Poblacion Barangay 4Taft, Eastern Samar	638	about 3,239	about 0.197 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
2,509	RailesCalubian, Leyte	638	about 1,603	about 0.398 km²	13.23% a year	Rural
2,510	CanjawayBorongan City, Eastern Samar	637	about 373	about 1.71 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
2,511	CanjumadalPambujan, Northern Samar	637	about 109	about 5.85 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
2,512	JacoponDaram, Samar	637	about 171	about 3.73 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
2,513	MatambagPalapag, Northern Samar	637	about 59	about 10.79 km²	7.02% a year	Rural
2,514	Poblacion 4Paranas, Samar	637	about 909	about 0.701 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
2,515	Poblacion Barangay 3San Sebastian, Samar	637	about 1,311	about 0.486 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
2,516	San LuisPagsanghan, Samar	637	about 138	about 4.60 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
2,517	TawogHinunangan, Southern Leyte	637	about 569	about 1.12 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
2,518	BayobayBorongan City, Eastern Samar	636	about 275	about 2.31 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
2,519	HitudpanHilongos, Leyte	636	about 109	about 5.82 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,520	KalawOras, Eastern Samar	636	about 65	about 9.83 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
2,521	PiñaplataGandara, Samar	636	about 74	about 8.64 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
2,522	Poblacion Barangay 1Taft, Eastern Samar	636	about 11,932	about 0.0533 km²	−4.48% a year	Rural
2,523	District IHinundayan, Southern Leyte	635	about 3,470	about 0.183 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,524	LibertadNaval, Biliran	635	about 238	about 2.67 km²	−7.48% a year	Rural
2,525	Poblacion 6Catbalogan City, Samar	635	about 7,987	about 0.0795 km²	−16.46% a year	Urban
2,526	Kokoy RomualdezCalubian, Leyte	634	about 170	about 3.73 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,527	NaulayanMatag-Ob, Leyte	634	about 470	about 1.35 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
2,528	CampakeritMaydolong, Eastern Samar	633	about 428	about 1.48 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
2,529	ElizabethLeyte, Leyte	633	about 219	about 2.89 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
2,530	Lobe-Lobe EastDagami, Leyte	633	about 5,602	about 0.113 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,531	PoblacionHinunangan, Southern Leyte	633	about 3,576	about 0.177 km²	−0.19% a year	Urban
2,532	Poblacion 1Paranas, Samar	633	about 781	about 0.811 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
2,533	BalaoBurauen, Leyte	632	about 183	about 3.46 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
2,534	LawaanSan Roque, Northern Samar	632	about 45	about 14.18 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,535	MandugangSan Jose, Northern Samar	632	about 22	about 28.60 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
2,536	MatalutoTagapul-An, Samar	632	about 249	about 2.54 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
2,537	TalangdawanSalcedo, Eastern Samar	632	about 137	about 4.63 km²	−4.69% a year	Rural
2,538	BinayPalapag, Northern Samar	631	about 337	about 1.87 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
2,539	MabuhayCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	631	about 62	about 10.21 km²	−2.42% a year	Rural
2,540	PosoDaram, Samar	631	about 482	about 1.31 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
2,541	San RoqueLlorente, Eastern Samar	631	about 544	about 1.16 km²	−5.42% a year	Rural
2,542	SolanoTanauan, Leyte	631	about 1,803	about 0.35 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
2,543	CambolaoAlangalang, Leyte	630	about 477	about 1.32 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
2,544	HimamaaBato, Leyte	630	about 142	about 4.45 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
2,545	D. MercaderCatubig, Northern Samar	629	about 384	about 1.64 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
2,546	MalobagoCalubian, Leyte	629	about 272	about 2.31 km²	5.11% a year	Rural
2,547	ObispoCalubian, Leyte	629	about 533	about 1.18 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
2,548	TunoSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	629	about 83	about 7.55 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
2,549	Barangay No. 6Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	628	about 298	about 2.11 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
2,550	DoloresPinabacdao, Samar	628	about 581	about 1.08 km²	−2.13% 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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