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, 3,951 to 4,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,951	KinalumsanSan Miguel, Leyte	258	about 131	about 1.97 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
3,952	Maca-angaLlorente, Eastern Samar	258	about 14	about 18.99 km²	−1.69% a year	Rural
3,953	CaamlonganCalbiga, Samar	257	about 34	about 7.51 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
3,954	CantaguicSan Jorge, Samar	257	about 59	about 4.35 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
3,955	Lucob-lucobDaram, Samar	257	about 316	about 0.813 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
3,956	MalangsaLiloan, Southern Leyte	257	about 39	about 6.53 km²	−14.17% a year	Rural
3,957	OtocCalbiga, Samar	257	about 107	about 2.41 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
3,958	QuezonCalbayog City, Samar	257	about 117	about 2.20 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
3,959	Bagacay WestLa Paz, Leyte	256	about 102	about 2.52 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
3,960	Barangay 3Dolores, Eastern Samar	256	about 14,798	about 0.0173 km²	−3.66% a year	Rural
3,961	Kawayan BogtongCalubian, Leyte	256	about 75	about 3.42 km²	−16.35% a year	Rural
3,962	Monte VerdeBaybay City, Leyte	256	about 911	about 0.281 km²	6.48% a year	Rural
3,963	PalanasLapinig, Northern Samar	256	about 111	about 2.31 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
3,964	BenitSogod, Southern Leyte	255	about 9	about 27.02 km²	12.86% a year	Rural
3,965	CaabanganLa Paz, Leyte	255	about 57	about 4.46 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
3,966	Candag-onBurauen, Leyte	255	about 76	about 3.34 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
3,967	Roxas ICalbayog City, Samar	255	about 18	about 14.39 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
3,968	AlahagJaro, Leyte	254	about 138	about 1.84 km²	10.42% a year	Rural
3,969	AngyapMotiong, Samar	254	about 51	about 4.96 km²	−5.25% a year	Rural
3,970	Barangay 27Tacloban City, Leyte	254	about 8,167	about 0.0311 km²	0.87% a year	Urban
3,971	PatagVillareal, Samar	254	about 40	about 6.28 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
3,972	TagkipJulita, Leyte	254	about 95	about 2.66 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
3,973	BatoArteche, Eastern Samar	253	about 44	about 5.79 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
3,974	Catoto-oganLas Navas, Northern Samar	253	about 34	about 7.34 km²	−6.44% a year	Rural
3,975	Hugon RosalesCalbayog City, Samar	253	about 77	about 3.28 km²	−6.38% a year	Rural
3,976	LusodSalcedo, Eastern Samar	253	about 95	about 2.66 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
3,977	BughoJulita, Leyte	252	about 174	about 1.45 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
3,978	Santa RosaMaasin City, Southern Leyte	252	about 358	about 0.704 km²	2.43% a year	Rural
3,979	CebuanaBato, Leyte	251	about 131	about 1.91 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
3,980	HinagaJiabong, Samar	251	about 70	about 3.61 km²	−3.00% a year	Rural
3,981	Costa RicaAlmagro, Samar	250	about 302	about 0.829 km²	−8.31% a year	Rural
3,982	NabuloSanta Margarita, Samar	250	about 23	about 10.95 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
3,983	Sto. NiñoMahaplag, Leyte	250	about 30	about 8.22 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
3,984	BulaoCalbiga, Samar	249	about 180	about 1.38 km²	−9.64% a year	Rural
3,985	CagusipanCatbalogan City, Samar	249	about 14	about 17.66 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
3,986	CagutianCatbalogan City, Samar	249	about 24	about 10.49 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
3,987	HipantagSogod, Southern Leyte	249	about 10	about 25.67 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
3,988	ImeldaLas Navas, Northern Samar	249	about 58	about 4.26 km²	−6.05% a year	Rural
3,989	LaguiwanBurauen, Leyte	249	about 143	about 1.74 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
3,990	San RoquePalompon, Leyte	249	about 103	about 2.41 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
3,991	SenonoganPambujan, Northern Samar	249	about 26	about 9.54 km²	−23.01% a year	Rural
3,992	CataydonganSan Jose De Buan, Samar	248	about 30	about 8.24 km²	−5.86% a year	Rural
3,993	TaghuyanBurauen, Leyte	248	about 59	about 4.21 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
3,994	Barangay 4Llorente, Eastern Samar	247	about 15,438	about 0.016 km²	−6.51% a year	Rural
3,995	CabangHinabangan, Samar	247	about 5	about 48.37 km²	−7.64% a year	Rural
3,996	BuriAlangalang, Leyte	246	about 283	about 0.868 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
3,997	MahayahayAbuyog, Leyte	246	about 38	about 6.50 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
3,998	New ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar	246	about 109	about 2.26 km²	−16.55% a year	Rural
3,999	TangboMaslog, Eastern Samar	246	about 49	about 4.99 km²	4.35% a year	Rural
4,000	Barangay 7Catubig, Northern Samar	245	about 9,800	about 0.025 km²	−0.58% 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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