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, 3,751 to 3,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,751	TugasMaslog, Eastern Samar	311	about 12	about 25.73 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
3,752	TuyaDagami, Leyte	311	about 336	about 0.925 km²	−5.80% a year	Rural
3,753	CabradillaCalubian, Leyte	310	about 321	about 0.967 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
3,754	CanyopayBorongan City, Eastern Samar	310	about 11	about 28.61 km²	3.83% a year	Rural
3,755	PatagMaydolong, Eastern Samar	310	about 4	about 78.84 km²	−4.58% a year	Rural
3,756	San PabloJulita, Leyte	310	about 298	about 1.04 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
3,757	Santa CruzSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	310	about 50	about 6.14 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
3,758	CalbaniMaripipi, Biliran	309	about 167	about 1.85 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
3,759	MalicoSan Francisco, Southern Leyte	309	about 286	about 1.08 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
3,760	RawisSan Jorge, Samar	309	about 98	about 3.14 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
3,761	Biasong IIAlmagro, Samar	308	about 361	about 0.853 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
3,762	ButigSalcedo, Eastern Samar	308	about 84	about 3.68 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
3,763	Can-ipulanSanta Margarita, Samar	308	about 205	about 1.50 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
3,764	San IsidroGandara, Samar	308	about 84	about 3.67 km²	−7.17% a year	Rural
3,765	AmagaHinundayan, Southern Leyte	307	about 175	about 1.75 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
3,766	CanliwagLlorente, Eastern Samar	307	about 308	about 0.997 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
3,767	DaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	307	about 169	about 1.82 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
3,768	Mag-ataTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte	307	about 254	about 1.21 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
3,769	QuezonLas Navas, Northern Samar	307	about 56	about 5.50 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
3,770	BalugoCapoocan, Leyte	306	about 52	about 5.91 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
3,771	BurakLlorente, Eastern Samar	306	about 3	about 109.19 km²	−7.42% a year	Rural
3,772	Tigbawan IMalitbog, Southern Leyte	306	about 169	about 1.81 km²	−5.94% a year	Rural
3,773	MaytigbaoMaydolong, Eastern Samar	305	about 23	about 13.16 km²	6.56% a year	Rural
3,774	San IsidroCalbayog City, Samar	305	about 69	about 4.40 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
3,775	Barangay 50Tacloban City, Leyte	304	about 4,825	about 0.063 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
3,776	HiduromaSan Jose De Buan, Samar	304	about 10	about 30.62 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
3,777	LakandulaLas Navas, Northern Samar	304	about 122	about 2.50 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
3,778	MombonSan Jorge, Samar	304	about 118	about 2.58 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
3,779	AlangilanAbuyog, Leyte	303	about 128	about 2.37 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
3,780	BagacayOras, Eastern Samar	302	about 85	about 3.55 km²	6.09% a year	Rural
3,781	BulawanMaslog, Eastern Samar	302	about 91	about 3.32 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
3,782	ManaingPinabacdao, Samar	302	about 64	about 4.73 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
3,783	Barangay 6Catubig, Northern Samar	301	about 11,489	about 0.0262 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
3,784	MahilumHindang, Leyte	301	about 86	about 3.49 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
3,785	ArawaneDaram, Samar	300	about 146	about 2.05 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
3,786	Barangay 23-ATacloban City, Leyte	300	about 18,182	about 0.0165 km²	−3.30% a year	Urban
3,787	BeriCalbiga, Samar	300	about 72	about 4.15 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
3,788	ButngaOras, Eastern Samar	300	about 1,095	about 0.274 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
3,789	CaghalongCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	300	about 86	about 3.48 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
3,790	CanhumawidGandara, Samar	300	about 130	about 2.30 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
3,791	KagingkinganAnahawan, Southern Leyte	300	about 62	about 4.82 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
3,792	MalazarteMatag-Ob, Leyte	300	about 96	about 3.13 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
3,793	Santa ElenaGandara, Samar	300	about 127	about 2.37 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
3,794	Guin-ansanAlmagro, Samar	299	about 235	about 1.27 km²	−3.03% a year	Rural
3,795	LoocSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	299	about 104	about 2.88 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
3,796	PuhaganSan Jorge, Samar	299	about 44	about 6.79 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
3,797	Purok GBorongan City, Eastern Samar	299	about 9,967	about 0.030 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
3,798	San VicenteMacrohon, Southern Leyte	299	about 249	about 1.20 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
3,799	SugpononBasey, Samar	299	about 132	about 2.26 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
3,800	TalisayDaram, Samar	299	about 123	about 2.44 km²	1.85% 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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