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, 2,701 to 2,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,701	MaricumPastrana, Leyte	587	about 272	about 2.16 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
2,702	ParasanonAbuyog, Leyte	587	about 126	about 4.67 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
2,703	Picas SurAbuyog, Leyte	587	about 108	about 5.45 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
2,704	Poblacion Zone 21Baybay City, Leyte	587	about 10,558	about 0.0556 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
2,705	San PedroGuiuan, Eastern Samar	587	about 559	about 1.05 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
2,706	LabticCalubian, Leyte	586	about 480	about 1.22 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
2,707	Villa MagsaysayBabatngon, Leyte	586	about 40	about 14.68 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
2,708	Cag-anibongCalbayog City, Samar	585	about 58	about 10.01 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,709	Sta. Mesa Pob.Dagami, Leyte	585	about 3,197	about 0.183 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
2,710	Poblacion District IIBabatngon, Leyte	584	about 3,395	about 0.172 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
2,711	TadocAbuyog, Leyte	584	about 262	about 2.23 km²	3.21% a year	Rural
2,712	Barangay 8Catubig, Northern Samar	583	about 6,717	about 0.0868 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
2,713	LinaoTanauan, Leyte	583	about 663	about 0.879 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
2,714	Sabang DaguitanDulag, Leyte	583	about 857	about 0.68 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,715	VictorySilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	583	about 192	about 3.04 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,716	Zone IIVictoria, Northern Samar	583	about 17,097	about 0.0341 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
2,717	AcabanCulaba, Biliran	582	about 51	about 11.32 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
2,718	PagbabangnanGuiuan, Eastern Samar	582	about 23	about 25.52 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,719	BalatgutiSanto Niño, Samar	581	about 454	about 1.28 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,720	GamayBurauen, Leyte	581	about 492	about 1.18 km²	5.27% a year	Rural
2,721	MaragongdongDagami, Leyte	581	about 283	about 2.05 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
2,722	MaxvillaVictoria, Northern Samar	581	about 110	about 5.28 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
2,723	San JoseMondragon, Northern Samar	581	about 5	about 110.04 km²	−13.58% a year	Rural
2,724	BulaoSan Jorge, Samar	580	about 352	about 1.65 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
2,725	Can MariaLapinig, Northern Samar	580	about 129	about 4.51 km²	−2.41% a year	Rural
2,726	Barangay 52Tacloban City, Leyte	579	about 13,041	about 0.0444 km²	−0.61% a year	Urban
2,727	Palid IILeyte, Leyte	579	about 109	about 5.33 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
2,728	ApidInopacan, Leyte	578	about 1,284	about 0.45 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
2,729	Salvacion PoblacionAlangalang, Leyte	578	about 10,906	about 0.053 km²	−15.80% a year	Rural
2,730	San VictorayLa Paz, Leyte	578	about 633	about 0.913 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
2,731	To-ogLavezares, Northern Samar	578	about 64	about 9.04 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
2,732	BongawisanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	577	about 791	about 0.729 km²	14.26% a year	Rural
2,733	PalacioDagami, Leyte	577	about 260	about 2.22 km²	8.04% a year	Rural
2,734	ParasanLeyte, Leyte	577	about 108	about 5.33 km²	3.64% a year	Rural
2,735	SalvadorMacrohon, Southern Leyte	577	about 92	about 6.28 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
2,736	BoliraoDagami, Leyte	576	about 333	about 1.73 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
2,737	GuadalupeMacrohon, Southern Leyte	576	about 281	about 2.05 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,738	Lunang IAlmagro, Samar	576	about 454	about 1.27 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,739	PatagCulaba, Biliran	576	about 554	about 1.04 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
2,740	Tutug-anBarugo, Leyte	576	about 291	about 1.98 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
2,741	MalobagoMarabut, Samar	575	about 105	about 5.47 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
2,742	MayanaGuiuan, Eastern Samar	575	about 700	about 0.821 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
2,743	San PedroMacarthur, Leyte	575	about 504	about 1.14 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,744	AbreDagami, Leyte	574	about 269	about 2.13 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,745	San IsidroMondragon, Northern Samar	574	about 26	about 22.11 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
2,746	BuenavistaAlangalang, Leyte	573	about 217	about 2.64 km²	14.31% a year	Rural
2,747	GusaranSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	573	about 103	about 5.56 km²	−2.65% a year	Rural
2,748	OsmeñaDolores, Eastern Samar	573	about 22	about 25.83 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
2,749	BiasongLibagon, Southern Leyte	572	about 89	about 6.43 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
2,750	BocsolCatarman, Northern Samar	572	about 158	about 3.63 km²	−2.69% 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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