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, 2,851 to 2,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,851	SudmonSilago, Southern Leyte	543	about 67	about 8.14 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
2,852	TubodMerida, Leyte	543	about 97	about 5.58 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
2,853	CabalagnanTanauan, Leyte	542	about 547	about 0.99 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
2,854	Dina-ayanBurauen, Leyte	542	about 106	about 5.10 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
2,855	GebonawanLope De Vega, Northern Samar	542	about 19	about 28.44 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
2,856	Hugpa WestBurauen, Leyte	542	about 308	about 1.76 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,857	AntipoloIsabel, Leyte	541	about 668	about 0.81 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
2,858	District 1Pastrana, Leyte	541	about 4,546	about 0.119 km²	10.33% a year	Rural
2,859	Poblacion Zone 2Baybay City, Leyte	541	about 7,762	about 0.0697 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
2,860	San MiguelaySanta Fe, Leyte	541	about 112	about 4.81 km²	5.72% a year	Rural
2,861	FlorminaMondragon, Northern Samar	540	about 82	about 6.59 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,862	MaybacongBorongan City, Eastern Samar	540	about 378	about 1.43 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,863	SapsapPastrana, Leyte	540	about 505	about 1.07 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
2,864	Barangay 7Llorente, Eastern Samar	539	about 5,827	about 0.0925 km²	−2.18% a year	Rural
2,865	FerrerasMarabut, Samar	539	about 238	about 2.26 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
2,866	MacArthurBiri, Northern Samar	539	about 238	about 2.26 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
2,867	SulpaVillaba, Leyte	539	about 257	about 2.10 km²	−9.60% a year	Rural
2,868	RizalQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	538	about 247	about 2.18 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
2,869	Tag-abacaLeyte, Leyte	538	about 52	about 10.31 km²	−3.49% a year	Rural
2,870	Danao IICalbayog City, Samar	537	about 68	about 7.89 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
2,871	MalobagoMaydolong, Eastern Samar	537	about 52	about 10.35 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
2,872	Santo Niño IHinunangan, Southern Leyte	537	about 413	about 1.30 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,873	Barangay 3Hernani, Eastern Samar	535	about 1,115	about 0.48 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
2,874	CataoganLavezares, Northern Samar	535	about 14,538	about 0.0368 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
2,875	MalonoyVillareal, Samar	535	about 108	about 4.94 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
2,876	TawaganArteche, Eastern Samar	535	about 50	about 10.79 km²	−4.39% a year	Rural
2,877	CanapuanJaro, Leyte	534	about 228	about 2.34 km²	−3.52% a year	Rural
2,878	Claro M. RectoCatubig, Northern Samar	534	about 66	about 8.15 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
2,879	San IsidroSan Jorge, Samar	534	about 185	about 2.89 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
2,880	San RoqueSan Juan, Southern Leyte	534	about 883	about 0.605 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
2,881	TabuanonBurauen, Leyte	534	about 204	about 2.62 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,882	BacongBabatngon, Leyte	533	about 77	about 6.95 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,883	Cagdara-oGuiuan, Eastern Samar	533	about 860	about 0.62 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
2,884	KinachawaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	533	about 216	about 2.47 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
2,885	MarupangdanDaram, Samar	533	about 179	about 2.98 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
2,886	Poblacion IIIBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	533	about 736	about 0.724 km²	4.14% a year	Rural
2,887	SangcolLaoang, Northern Samar	533	about 239	about 2.23 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
2,888	CalirocanGandara, Samar	532	about 636	about 0.837 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
2,889	NipaCalubian, Leyte	532	about 4,030	about 0.132 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
2,890	SudmonSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	532	about 108	about 4.91 km²	−3.64% a year	Rural
2,891	TalisayMatag-Ob, Leyte	532	about 2,474	about 0.215 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
2,892	Tomoy-tomoyMaasin City, Southern Leyte	532	about 150	about 3.54 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
2,893	Zone 4San Roque, Northern Samar	532	about 12,881	about 0.0413 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
2,894	TasvillaAllen, Northern Samar	531	about 555	about 0.957 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
2,895	AbejaoSalcedo, Eastern Samar	530	about 74	about 7.16 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
2,896	GibatanganLaoang, Northern Samar	530	about 111	about 4.76 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
2,897	Poblacion 5Catbalogan City, Samar	530	about 9,689	about 0.0547 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
2,898	San Jorge IISan Jorge, Samar	530	about 2,294	about 0.231 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
2,899	DukaBarugo, Leyte	529	about 192	about 2.75 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,900	CantongtongJiabong, Samar	528	about 186	about 2.84 km²	−3.33% 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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