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, 3,801 to 3,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,801	Alang-alangQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	298	about 235	about 1.27 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
3,802	BagsaParanas, Samar	298	about 75	about 3.97 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
3,803	BarasTarangnan, Samar	298	about 823	about 0.362 km²	−5.00% a year	Rural
3,804	CabalagnanBorongan City, Eastern Samar	298	about 36	about 8.27 km²	3.52% a year	Rural
3,805	Alejandro VillageAllen, Northern Samar	297	about 49	about 6.03 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
3,806	BangonSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar	297	about 33	about 8.99 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
3,807	IlihanBurauen, Leyte	297	about 243	about 1.22 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
3,808	Lim-aoHinabangan, Samar	297	about 9	about 32.51 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
3,809	CanlusayMacrohon, Southern Leyte	296	about 313	about 0.945 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
3,810	MainitAnahawan, Southern Leyte	296	about 195	about 1.52 km²	8.33% a year	Rural
3,811	Ol-ogMaripipi, Biliran	296	about 185	about 1.60 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
3,812	LibonCatubig, Northern Samar	295	about 181	about 1.63 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
3,813	CananoHinabangan, Samar	294	about 81	about 3.65 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
3,814	LoboPintuyan, Southern Leyte	294	about 676	about 0.435 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
3,815	Mag-atubangAbuyog, Leyte	294	about 180	about 1.63 km²	−5.67% a year	Rural
3,816	MaricumDulag, Leyte	294	about 260	about 1.13 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
3,817	ManingningMalitbog, Southern Leyte	293	about 54	about 5.42 km²	−4.94% a year	Rural
3,818	DanaoMaripipi, Biliran	292	about 151	about 1.93 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
3,819	DinabonganCalbayog City, Samar	292	about 75	about 3.90 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
3,820	Jose P. LaurelBobon, Northern Samar	292	about 85	about 3.44 km²	−15.38% a year	Rural
3,821	TablaCalubian, Leyte	292	about 2,631	about 0.111 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
3,822	VictoryTalalora, Samar	292	about 270	about 1.08 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
3,823	CambillaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	291	about 30	about 9.76 km²	6.36% a year	Rural
3,824	EpawLas Navas, Northern Samar	290	about 58	about 5.00 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
3,825	Poblacion 1Zumarraga, Samar	290	about 3,135	about 0.0925 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
3,826	AlogSalcedo, Eastern Samar	289	about 91	about 3.18 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
3,827	Barangay 44Tacloban City, Leyte	289	about 7,585	about 0.0381 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
3,828	BobonBurauen, Leyte	289	about 151	about 1.91 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
3,829	CaningagMatalom, Leyte	289	about 75	about 3.87 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
3,830	DeitMatuguinao, Samar	289	about 46	about 6.25 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
3,831	LoctobPinabacdao, Samar	289	about 133	about 2.18 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
3,832	Barangay 54-ATacloban City, Leyte	288	about 11,613	about 0.0248 km²	−4.83% a year	Rural
3,833	MaligayaMahaplag, Leyte	288	about 19	about 15.16 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
3,834	MancolCalbayog City, Samar	288	about 55	about 5.19 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
3,835	PajoTarangnan, Samar	288	about 62	about 4.66 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
3,836	PologonGandara, Samar	288	about 32	about 9.01 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
3,837	Barangay 5Catubig, Northern Samar	287	about 9,140	about 0.0314 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
3,838	PawaBurauen, Leyte	287	about 217	about 1.32 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
3,839	PuntaLibagon, Southern Leyte	287	about 78	about 3.68 km²	3.77% a year	Rural
3,840	BatoAlangalang, Leyte	286	about 260	about 1.10 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
3,841	DomagocdocBato, Leyte	286	about 395	about 0.724 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
3,842	ImeldaSilago, Southern Leyte	286	about 51	about 5.59 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
3,843	PaglaumCarigara, Leyte	286	about 56	about 5.07 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
3,844	PanabatanSanta Margarita, Samar	286	about 58	about 4.93 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
3,845	Sug-angonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	286	about 83	about 3.44 km²	−6.71% a year	Rural
3,846	BenogIsabel, Leyte	285	about 83	about 3.45 km²	−16.71% a year	Rural
3,847	CantaguicParanas, Samar	285	about 32	about 8.91 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
3,848	MasabaPalompon, Leyte	285	about 63	about 4.50 km²	−6.84% a year	Rural
3,849	Barangay 43Tacloban City, Leyte	284	about 17,862	about 0.0159 km²	−5.15% a year	Rural
3,850	CabalagnanHinabangan, Samar	284	about 32	about 8.95 km²	−7.72% 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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