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, 4,301 to 4,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
4,301	Barangay 7Dolores, Eastern Samar	118	about 992	about 0.119 km²	−5.13% a year	Rural
4,302	CamonoanMatuguinao, Samar	118	about 0	about 269.78 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
4,303	Barangay 6Dolores, Eastern Samar	117	about 1,731	about 0.0676 km²	−2.31% a year	Rural
4,304	San RamonGandara, Samar	117	about 14	about 8.62 km²	−9.33% a year	Rural
4,305	HimamalotoGandara, Samar	116	about 50	about 2.30 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
4,306	GuinsaugonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	115	about 110	about 1.05 km²	23.93% a year	Rural
4,307	Barangay 22Tacloban City, Leyte	114	about 9,194	about 0.0124 km²	4.21% a year	Rural
4,308	Barangay 34Tacloban City, Leyte	114	about 7,862	about 0.0145 km²	−10.49% a year	Rural
4,309	CabugaoSan Jorge, Samar	113	about 6	about 18.58 km²	−3.31% a year	Rural
4,310	MabuhaySanta Margarita, Samar	113	about 36	about 3.13 km²	4.78% a year	Rural
4,311	BahaySanta Margarita, Samar	112	about 43	about 2.61 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
4,312	Barangay 15Tacloban City, Leyte	112	about 5,572	about 0.0201 km²	7.76% a year	Urban
4,313	HernandezSan Jorge, Samar	112	about 45	about 2.51 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
4,314	San AndresMotiong, Samar	112	about 28	about 4.01 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
4,315	Barangay Poblacion 2Lawaan, Eastern Samar	111	about 7,817	about 0.0142 km²	3.03% a year	Rural
4,316	OlisihanBontoc, Southern Leyte	111	about 9	about 11.87 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
4,317	CawayanCatbalogan City, Samar	110	about 21	about 5.21 km²	−9.27% a year	Rural
4,318	LangoyonCalbayog City, Samar	108	about 7	about 15.81 km²	−15.22% a year	Rural
4,319	LonoyGamay, Northern Samar	107	about 34	about 3.17 km²	−6.87% a year	Rural
4,320	Barangay 5Llorente, Eastern Samar	104	about 8,667	about 0.012 km²	−7.04% a year	Rural
4,321	JolacaoSanta Margarita, Samar	103	about 43	about 2.37 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
4,322	Barangay 21-ATacloban City, Leyte	102	about 11,819	about 0.00863 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
4,323	CagdajaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	102	about 21	about 4.83 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
4,324	Barangay 10Salcedo, Eastern Samar	101	about 453	about 0.223 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
4,325	SenibaranGandara, Samar	101	about 22	about 4.65 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
4,326	Barangay 54Tacloban City, Leyte	100	about 1,256	about 0.0796 km²	4.57% a year	Urban
4,327	CalundanSan Jorge, Samar	98	about 9	about 11.43 km²	−4.16% a year	Rural
4,328	GitablaBurauen, Leyte	97	about 40	about 2.41 km²	−12.22% a year	Rural
4,329	San RoqueGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar	96	about 30	about 3.22 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
4,330	Barangay 41Tacloban City, Leyte	95	about 7,090	about 0.0134 km²	4.21% a year	Urban
4,331	CatigawanPinabacdao, Samar	95	about 27	about 3.49 km²	−6.37% a year	Rural
4,332	EsperanzaCalbayog City, Samar	94	about 11	about 8.31 km²	−12.50% a year	Rural
4,333	HindangSanta Margarita, Samar	94	about 33	about 2.83 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
4,334	CacatmonanHernani, Eastern Samar	90	about 5	about 17.66 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
4,335	CampeigSanta Margarita, Samar	90	about 34	about 2.61 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
4,336	CanyakiSan Jorge, Samar	90	about 60	about 1.50 km²	−7.22% a year	Rural
4,337	LigayaMatuguinao, Samar	90	about 11	about 8.21 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
4,338	BuenavistaCalbayog City, Samar	89	about 11	about 8.01 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
4,339	BeriMotiong, Samar	88	about 10	about 9.26 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
4,340	LibertadSan Jorge, Samar	87	about 3	about 28.16 km²	−14.23% a year	Rural
4,341	Barangay 6Salcedo, Eastern Samar	83	about 6,803	about 0.0122 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
4,342	CalocnayanCalbayog City, Samar	80	about 11	about 7.54 km²	−7.75% a year	Rural
4,343	BabanikhonLlorente, Eastern Samar	77	about 13	about 5.99 km²	−4.18% a year	Rural
4,344	MalobagoMaslog, Eastern Samar	77	about 6	about 13.94 km²	−12.28% a year	Rural
4,345	Mabini ICalbayog City, Samar	76	about 9	about 8.06 km²	−30.08% a year	Rural
4,346	TabangLa Paz, Leyte	75	about 89	about 0.843 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
4,347	Nag-umaCalbayog City, Samar	70	about 5	about 14.78 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
4,348	SalvacionCalbayog City, Samar	70	about 4	about 18.42 km²	−18.94% a year	Rural
4,349	Barangay 56-ATacloban City, Leyte	68	about 935	about 0.0727 km²	−7.23% a year	Rural
4,350	Catan-aganTarangnan, Samar	67	about 17	about 3.90 km²	0.36% 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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