The Atlas

Barangays in Leyte

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 Leyte

Barangays in Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 1,616^[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: 2,082,811^[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: 150 urban^[4]; 1,466 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: Liberty^[6]; Ormoc City, Leyte; about 76.03 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: Dolores^{[5, 7]}; Ormoc City, Leyte; 8.30% 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: 539 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.

1,616 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	ConalumInopacan, Leyte	2,138	about 804	about 2.66 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
252	HibunawanBaybay City, Leyte	2,138	about 954	about 2.24 km²	4.89% a year	Rural
253	District IJaro, Leyte	2,126	about 3,894	about 0.546 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
254	HiagsamJaro, Leyte	2,120	about 363	about 5.84 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
255	Mas-inOrmoc City, Leyte	2,117	about 683	about 3.10 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
256	Barangay 64Tacloban City, Leyte	2,115	about 15,326	about 0.138 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
257	CandahugPalo, Leyte	2,109	about 1,528	about 1.38 km²	13.74% a year	Rural
258	BisligTanauan, Leyte	2,103	about 2,760	about 0.762 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
259	A. BonifacioMayorga, Leyte	2,102	about 606	about 3.47 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
260	TacurangaPalo, Leyte	2,100	about 739	about 2.84 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
261	Poblacion District VIBurauen, Leyte	2,098	about 6,135	about 0.342 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
262	Barangay 78Tacloban City, Leyte	2,092	about 4,461	about 0.469 km²	−1.40% a year	Urban
263	Poblacion District IVBurauen, Leyte	2,079	about 6,397	about 0.325 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
264	Gov. E. JaroBabatngon, Leyte	2,075	about 313	about 6.63 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
265	Hacienda MariaSan Isidro, Leyte	2,065	about 423	about 4.88 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
266	District IIIJaro, Leyte	2,062	about 11,330	about 0.182 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
267	BuntayAbuyog, Leyte	2,045	about 7,746	about 0.264 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
268	BungaAbuyog, Leyte	2,041	about 553	about 3.69 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
269	BalagtasMatag-Ob, Leyte	2,039	about 769	about 2.65 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
270	Barugohay NorteCarigara, Leyte	2,027	about 1,661	about 1.22 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
271	Cavite WestPalo, Leyte	2,020	about 8,016	about 0.252 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
272	CahagnaanMatalom, Leyte	2,018	about 444	about 4.54 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
273	HilapnitanBaybay City, Leyte	2,017	about 154	about 13.10 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
274	UnionMayorga, Leyte	2,014	about 579	about 3.48 km²	1.04% a year	Urban
275	CombisDulag, Leyte	2,012	about 1,572	about 1.28 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
276	Santo NiñoKananga, Leyte	2,006	about 274	about 7.33 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
277	Western BarangayHilongos, Leyte	2,006	about 7,457	about 0.269 km²	−5.08% a year	Rural
278	TabunokPalompon, Leyte	1,999	about 297	about 6.74 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
279	LingayonAlangalang, Leyte	1,997	about 742	about 2.69 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
280	OdiongJavier, Leyte	1,994	about 149	about 13.42 km²	10.54% a year	Rural
281	AnahawanBato, Leyte	1,988	about 390	about 5.10 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
282	LibertadKananga, Leyte	1,983	about 172	about 11.54 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
283	CapirawanPalo, Leyte	1,980	about 446	about 4.44 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
284	SalvacionAlangalang, Leyte	1,971	about 299	about 6.60 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
285	CantuhaonPalompon, Leyte	1,950	about 371	about 5.25 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
286	Barangay EastOrmoc City, Leyte	1,946	about 9,093	about 0.214 km²	−5.32% a year	Urban
287	PoblacionInopacan, Leyte	1,930	about 4,849	about 0.398 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
288	Santa CruzBaybay City, Leyte	1,919	about 1,443	about 1.33 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
289	Barangay 63Tacloban City, Leyte	1,917	about 10,251	about 0.187 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
290	TaotaonInopacan, Leyte	1,912	about 971	about 1.97 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
291	TibakSanta Fe, Leyte	1,912	about 889	about 2.15 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
292	GakatBaybay City, Leyte	1,905	about 814	about 2.34 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
293	TugasBato, Leyte	1,900	about 456	about 4.17 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
294	TerazaPalo, Leyte	1,899	about 711	about 2.67 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
295	TalisayHilongos, Leyte	1,898	about 1,300	about 1.46 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
296	Cabul-anCapoocan, Leyte	1,890	about 390	about 4.85 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
297	BuenavistaJaro, Leyte	1,888	about 758	about 2.49 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
298	Santa RosaBarugo, Leyte	1,881	about 246	about 7.64 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
299	DayhaganOrmoc City, Leyte	1,879	about 650	about 2.89 km²	2.57% a year	Urban
300	Iniguihan DistrictBato, Leyte	1,871	about 12,229	about 0.153 km²	3.15% a year	Urban

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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