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, 3,551 to 3,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,551	TagaslianMaydolong, Eastern Samar	364	about 25	about 14.56 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
3,552	TakinBurauen, Leyte	364	about 174	about 2.09 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
3,553	TambisBurauen, Leyte	364	about 71	about 5.11 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
3,554	AuroraMalitbog, Southern Leyte	363	about 140	about 2.59 km²	−1.83% a year	Rural
3,555	JalasVillaba, Leyte	363	about 87	about 4.19 km²	−5.67% a year	Rural
3,556	MagsaysayAlmagro, Samar	363	about 434	about 0.836 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
3,557	NabuloCatubig, Northern Samar	363	about 318	about 1.14 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
3,558	OsmeñaCalbayog City, Samar	363	about 31	about 11.58 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
3,559	PaitanBurauen, Leyte	363	about 257	about 1.41 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
3,560	PinanangnanSanto Niño, Samar	363	about 400	about 0.907 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
3,561	Barangay 4 PoblacionMercedes, Eastern Samar	362	about 436	about 0.83 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
3,562	Cambatutay ViejoTarangnan, Samar	362	about 351	about 1.03 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
3,563	MahanudMatuguinao, Samar	362	about 320	about 1.13 km²	8.87% a year	Rural
3,564	ManarugJavier, Leyte	362	about 38	about 9.59 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
3,565	MinataCalbiga, Samar	362	about 41	about 8.75 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
3,566	PawaLa Paz, Leyte	362	about 130	about 2.78 km²	−2.83% a year	Rural
3,567	Barangay 35-ATacloban City, Leyte	361	about 31,667	about 0.0114 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
3,568	BonifacioGamay, Northern Samar	361	about 262	about 1.38 km²	−6.37% a year	Rural
3,569	Jose P. RizalCatarman, Northern Samar	361	about 11,424	about 0.0316 km²	−7.20% a year	Urban
3,570	PlaridelHinundayan, Southern Leyte	361	about 278	about 1.30 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
3,571	BisitahanTarangnan, Samar	360	about 420	about 0.858 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
3,572	KagbanaBurauen, Leyte	360	about 23	about 15.98 km²	4.14% a year	Rural
3,573	MercedesJiabong, Samar	359	about 70	about 5.16 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
3,574	Barangay No. 4 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar	358	about 3,034	about 0.118 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
3,575	CaubangPintuyan, Southern Leyte	357	about 184	about 1.94 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
3,576	GuadalupeCalubian, Leyte	357	about 76	about 4.70 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
3,577	LiteronCalbiga, Samar	357	about 83	about 4.28 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
3,578	San PabloBorongan City, Eastern Samar	357	about 67	about 5.30 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
3,579	Barangay Poblacion IVBalangiga, Eastern Samar	356	about 14,355	about 0.0248 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
3,580	DumalagBurauen, Leyte	356	about 220	about 1.62 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
3,581	La PazJaro, Leyte	356	about 260	about 1.37 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
3,582	MabiniBato, Leyte	356	about 615	about 0.579 km²	−3.72% a year	Rural
3,583	Barangay No. 1 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar	355	about 440	about 0.806 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
3,584	CabulisanHinundayan, Southern Leyte	355	about 59	about 5.97 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
3,585	Poblacion Barangay 3General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	355	about 9,944	about 0.0357 km²	−2.65% a year	Rural
3,586	San DionisioMatag-Ob, Leyte	355	about 71	about 4.97 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
3,587	Barangay No. 2Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	354	about 1,388	about 0.255 km²	−4.66% a year	Rural
3,588	JewaranJipapad, Eastern Samar	354	about 72	about 4.91 km²	4.22% a year	Rural
3,589	PansudLa Paz, Leyte	354	about 46	about 7.76 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
3,590	San RoqueTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	354	about 125	about 2.84 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
3,591	San IsidroPinabacdao, Samar	353	about 140	about 2.52 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
3,592	TautagPintuyan, Southern Leyte	353	about 143	about 2.46 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
3,593	BaludSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	352	about 51	about 6.88 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
3,594	CogonLa Paz, Leyte	352	about 113	about 3.12 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
3,595	LibertadCalbayog City, Samar	352	about 133	about 2.64 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
3,596	MatelaragLas Navas, Northern Samar	352	about 226	about 1.56 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
3,597	QuiongLa Paz, Leyte	352	about 116	about 3.04 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
3,598	DalosdosonHinabangan, Samar	351	about 7	about 51.37 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
3,599	Hugpa EastBurauen, Leyte	351	about 160	about 2.20 km²	5.48% a year	Rural
3,600	PinamorotanCalbayog City, Samar	351	about 33	about 10.54 km²	−0.20% 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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