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, 4,151 to 4,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
4,151	San AntonioGuiuan, Eastern Samar	193	about 104	about 1.85 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
4,152	TugopGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	193	about 24	about 8.15 km²	−3.09% a year	Rural
4,153	Barangay 48-BTacloban City, Leyte	192	about 17,297	about 0.0111 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
4,154	CamanggaranSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	192	about 74	about 2.58 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
4,155	PantalanTagapul-An, Samar	192	about 148	about 1.30 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
4,156	SalvacionSanta Margarita, Samar	192	about 59	about 3.26 km²	7.14% a year	Rural
4,157	AgrupacionSanta Margarita, Samar	191	about 131	about 1.46 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
4,158	Alang-alangOras, Eastern Samar	191	about 85	about 2.25 km²	−3.01% a year	Rural
4,159	AnagasiParanas, Samar	191	about 2	about 102.05 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
4,160	Barangay 3Salcedo, Eastern Samar	191	about 166	about 1.15 km²	−4.75% a year	Rural
4,161	CanmorosSanta Margarita, Samar	190	about 71	about 2.68 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
4,162	GiabocGandara, Samar	189	about 44	about 4.30 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
4,163	Santa CruzGiporlos, Eastern Samar	189	about 29	about 6.46 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
4,164	GuindapunanJavier, Leyte	188	about 25	about 7.51 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
4,165	San FernandoBurauen, Leyte	188	about 82	about 2.29 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
4,166	Barangay No. 4Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	187	about 11,065	about 0.0169 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
4,167	JuraoJulita, Leyte	187	about 163	about 1.15 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
4,168	Santa FeGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	187	about 67	about 2.78 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
4,169	TrabuganMaripipi, Biliran	187	about 78	about 2.41 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
4,170	Barangay 31Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 10,109	about 0.0184 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
4,171	Barangay 32Tacloban City, Leyte	186	about 12,568	about 0.0148 km²	−10.76% a year	Urban
4,172	CantubiBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	186	about 12	about 15.48 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
4,173	DaliganCalbiga, Samar	186	about 15	about 12.25 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
4,174	RizalGandara, Samar	185	about 183	about 1.01 km²	3.54% a year	Rural
4,175	San IsidroLawaan, Eastern Samar	185	about 6	about 33.42 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
4,176	NahulidCatubig, Northern Samar	184	about 76	about 2.41 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
4,177	MahayagSanta Margarita, Samar	183	about 41	about 4.44 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
4,178	ImeldaSanta Margarita, Samar	181	about 39	about 4.67 km²	5.46% a year	Rural
4,179	San FranciscoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	181	about 27	about 6.79 km²	7.10% a year	Rural
4,180	Sta. CruzMahaplag, Leyte	181	about 38	about 4.74 km²	−19.27% a year	Rural
4,181	Tonga-tongaAlmagro, Samar	181	about 118	about 1.53 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
4,182	SugodDaram, Samar	180	about 145	about 1.24 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
4,183	Alang-alangGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	179	about 35	about 5.15 km²	5.71% a year	Rural
4,184	RoxasLope De Vega, Northern Samar	179	about 10	about 17.41 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
4,185	HubasanCalbiga, Samar	178	about 66	about 2.69 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
4,186	Barangay 5Dolores, Eastern Samar	176	about 11,812	about 0.0149 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
4,187	Damulo-anBurauen, Leyte	176	about 24	about 7.28 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
4,188	LintaonBaybay City, Leyte	175	about 38	about 4.60 km²	−5.03% a year	Rural
4,189	MarabutTarangnan, Samar	175	about 55	about 3.19 km²	−7.93% a year	Rural
4,190	HinabianSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	174	about 116	about 1.50 km²	14.48% a year	Rural
4,191	InayawanArteche, Eastern Samar	174	about 42	about 4.10 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
4,192	ManigawongAnahawan, Southern Leyte	174	about 21	about 8.15 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
4,193	Barangay 2Calbiga, Samar	173	about 8,009	about 0.0216 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
4,194	Costa Rica IIAlmagro, Samar	173	about 189	about 0.913 km²	−12.08% a year	Rural
4,195	OleraCalbayog City, Samar	173	about 32	about 5.38 km²	3.98% a year	Rural
4,196	RizalMatuguinao, Samar	173	about 56	about 3.11 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
4,197	Barangay No. 4Jiabong, Samar	172	about 544	about 0.316 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
4,198	LawgawanBontoc, Southern Leyte	171	about 49	about 3.50 km²	10.92% a year	Rural
4,199	San PabloPalompon, Leyte	171	about 91	about 1.87 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
4,200	LanaoBontoc, Southern Leyte	170	about 44	about 3.88 km²	−0.96% 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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