The Atlas

Barangays in Southern 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]

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Barangays in Southern Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 500^[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: 434,372^[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: 21 urban^[4]; 479 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Combado^[5]; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; 5,342 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: Catmon^[6]; Silago, Southern Leyte; about 47.47 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: Asuncion^{[5, 7]}; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; −0.09% 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: 185 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Combado, −2.17% 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.

500 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Southern Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	CagbungalonLiloan, Southern Leyte	599	about 352	about 1.70 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
302	BaugoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	596	about 343	about 1.74 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
303	Santa CruzSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	596	about 141	about 4.22 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
304	Hibod-hibodSogod, Southern Leyte	595	about 589	about 1.01 km²	8.34% a year	Rural
305	Bato IIMaasin City, Southern Leyte	593	about 243	about 2.44 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
306	OtamaHinunangan, Southern Leyte	592	about 200	about 2.96 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
307	Bactul IIMaasin City, Southern Leyte	589	about 147	about 4.02 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
308	Upper IchonMacrohon, Southern Leyte	589	about 577	about 1.02 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
309	BongawisanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	577	about 791	about 0.729 km²	14.26% a year	Rural
310	SalvadorMacrohon, Southern Leyte	577	about 92	about 6.28 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
311	GuadalupeMacrohon, Southern Leyte	576	about 281	about 2.05 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
312	BiasongLibagon, Southern Leyte	572	about 89	about 6.43 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
313	HubasanHinundayan, Southern Leyte	569	about 143	about 3.98 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
314	LanaoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	568	about 546	about 1.04 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
315	CawayananBontoc, Southern Leyte	564	about 135	about 4.19 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
316	LewingAnahawan, Southern Leyte	562	about 525	about 1.07 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
317	GawisanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	556	about 158	about 3.51 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
318	BungaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	554	about 573	about 0.966 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
319	BenitonBontoc, Southern Leyte	551	about 244	about 2.26 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
320	Matin-aoHinunangan, Southern Leyte	550	about 53	about 10.45 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
321	CantamuacMalitbog, Southern Leyte	545	about 51	about 10.75 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
322	San BernardoLimasawa, Southern Leyte	543	about 522	about 1.04 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
323	SudmonSilago, Southern Leyte	543	about 67	about 8.14 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
324	Santo Niño IHinunangan, Southern Leyte	537	about 413	about 1.30 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
325	San RoqueSan Juan, Southern Leyte	534	about 883	about 0.605 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
326	KinachawaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	533	about 216	about 2.47 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
327	SudmonSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	532	about 108	about 4.91 km²	−3.64% a year	Rural
328	Tomoy-tomoyMaasin City, Southern Leyte	532	about 150	about 3.54 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
329	An-anHinundayan, Southern Leyte	526	about 64	about 8.17 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
330	Tuba-onSilago, Southern Leyte	526	about 87	about 6.03 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
331	TinaanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	525	about 140	about 3.76 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
332	Agay-aySan Juan, Southern Leyte	516	about 218	about 2.37 km²	−3.40% a year	Rural
333	PansaanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	513	about 446	about 1.15 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
334	CogonAnahawan, Southern Leyte	511	about 396	about 1.29 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
335	PalongpongHinunangan, Southern Leyte	511	about 112	about 4.58 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
336	IlayaHinunangan, Southern Leyte	510	about 31	about 16.46 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
337	Cabul-anonanMalitbog, Southern Leyte	509	about 672	about 0.757 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
338	PunongTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	509	about 312	about 1.63 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
339	Dan-anPintuyan, Southern Leyte	508	about 117	about 4.35 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
340	TimbaSan Juan, Southern Leyte	508	about 201	about 2.53 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
341	Nonok NorteMaasin City, Southern Leyte	503	about 163	about 3.08 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
342	Poblacion UbosPintuyan, Southern Leyte	503	about 6,716	about 0.0749 km²	−2.50% a year	Rural
343	OlisihanSogod, Southern Leyte	501	about 257	about 1.95 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
344	CamangSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	500	about 229	about 2.18 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
345	Nueva Estrella SurPintuyan, Southern Leyte	500	about 103	about 4.86 km²	4.57% a year	Rural
346	Santa FilomenaSan Juan, Southern Leyte	499	about 364	about 1.37 km²	5.32% a year	Rural
347	DagsaSogod, Southern Leyte	496	about 120	about 4.15 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
348	CalintaanAnahawan, Southern Leyte	490	about 386	about 1.27 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
349	GabiSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	490	about 124	about 3.96 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
350	PasanonSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	490	about 299	about 1.64 km²	2.34% 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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