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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	San MiguelDulag, Leyte	1,861	about 6,003	about 0.31 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
302	MinuhangBarugo, Leyte	1,860	about 1,420	about 1.31 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
303	Daja-dakuSan Isidro, Leyte	1,859	about 96	about 19.39 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
304	ZaragozaMatalom, Leyte	1,854	about 487	about 3.81 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
305	BitoAbuyog, Leyte	1,851	about 3,889	about 0.476 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
306	AmahitBarugo, Leyte	1,850	about 431	about 4.29 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
307	District 4Pastrana, Leyte	1,846	about 8,168	about 0.226 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
308	TongonanKananga, Leyte	1,836	about 109	about 16.80 km²	3.20% a year	Urban
309	BahaySan Miguel, Leyte	1,835	about 81	about 22.76 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
310	DapdapAlangalang, Leyte	1,832	about 856	about 2.14 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
311	CabadsanAlangalang, Leyte	1,828	about 450	about 4.06 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
312	MalinaoMahaplag, Leyte	1,826	about 364	about 5.02 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
313	BelenLeyte, Leyte	1,819	about 213	about 8.56 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
314	San VicenteOrmoc City, Leyte	1,813	about 799	about 2.27 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
315	CapiñahanSan Isidro, Leyte	1,800	about 455	about 3.96 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
316	BenolhoAlbuera, Leyte	1,794	about 443	about 4.05 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
317	GibacunganTabango, Leyte	1,790	about 199	about 8.99 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
318	Santa CruzSan Miguel, Leyte	1,788	about 1,355	about 1.32 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
319	Palid ILeyte, Leyte	1,784	about 237	about 7.52 km²	−3.82% a year	Rural
320	San JoaquinCapoocan, Leyte	1,784	about 92	about 19.48 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
321	San DiegoAlangalang, Leyte	1,782	about 306	about 5.83 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
322	SumanggaOrmoc City, Leyte	1,779	about 361	about 4.93 km²	6.17% a year	Rural
323	Barangay 107Tacloban City, Leyte	1,778	about 188	about 9.48 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
324	KadaohanOrmoc City, Leyte	1,778	about 1,170	about 1.52 km²	6.06% a year	Rural
325	MabatoOrmoc City, Leyte	1,776	about 557	about 3.19 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
326	BorsethAlangalang, Leyte	1,772	about 343	about 5.16 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
327	San AntonioAlangalang, Leyte	1,771	about 248	about 7.14 km²	7.34% a year	Rural
328	Himo-awHilongos, Leyte	1,769	about 5,157	about 0.343 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
329	Santo RosarioBaybay City, Leyte	1,769	about 14,500	about 0.122 km²	−3.89% a year	Rural
330	San FernandoPalo, Leyte	1,767	about 11,327	about 0.156 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
331	TabokHindang, Leyte	1,767	about 1,244	about 1.42 km²	−4.65% a year	Rural
332	Barangay 62Tacloban City, Leyte	1,765	about 17,136	about 0.103 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
333	Barangay 37Tacloban City, Leyte	1,763	about 22,204	about 0.0794 km²	−2.18% a year	Urban
334	CampinMahaplag, Leyte	1,761	about 574	about 3.07 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
335	San Antonio Pob.Alangalang, Leyte	1,753	about 34,238	about 0.0512 km²	3.71% a year	Urban
336	TahudInopacan, Leyte	1,753	about 564	about 3.11 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
337	ManlilisidJavier, Leyte	1,751	about 718	about 2.44 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
338	Kan-ipaBaybay City, Leyte	1,743	about 607	about 2.87 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
339	Santa PazMatalom, Leyte	1,739	about 193	about 9.03 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
340	PuntaBaybay City, Leyte	1,736	about 804	about 2.16 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
341	ComatinJavier, Leyte	1,729	about 448	about 3.86 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
342	Upper MahaplagMahaplag, Leyte	1,727	about 855	about 2.02 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
343	ApaleIsabel, Leyte	1,722	about 715	about 2.41 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
344	Doos Del SurHindang, Leyte	1,717	about 1,821	about 0.943 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
345	AbijaoVillaba, Leyte	1,708	about 367	about 4.65 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
346	LinaoSan Isidro, Leyte	1,707	about 248	about 6.89 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
347	IgangBaybay City, Leyte	1,705	about 137	about 12.45 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
348	CatmonOrmoc City, Leyte	1,702	about 665	about 2.56 km²	7.05% a year	Rural
349	Butason ITabango, Leyte	1,699	about 149	about 11.37 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
350	Poblacion Zone 1Javier, Leyte	1,699	about 1,416	about 1.20 km²	0.37% 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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