The Atlas

Barangays in Leyte

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 Leyte

Barangays in Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 1,616^[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: 2,082,811^[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: 150 urban^[4]; 1,466 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: Liberty^[6]; Ormoc City, Leyte; about 76.03 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: Dolores^{[5, 7]}; Ormoc City, Leyte; 8.30% 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: 539 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.

1,616 barangays, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	EsperanzaInopacan, Leyte	1,513	about 753	about 2.01 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
402	MaasinHindang, Leyte	1,511	about 516	about 2.93 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
403	Barangay 42-ATacloban City, Leyte	1,508	about 40,106	about 0.0376 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
404	GaasOrmoc City, Leyte	1,501	about 25	about 58.95 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
405	RawisDulag, Leyte	1,501	about 475	about 3.16 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
406	Nueva SociedadOrmoc City, Leyte	1,497	about 368	about 4.07 km²	8.48% a year	Rural
407	CayareSan Miguel, Leyte	1,494	about 664	about 2.25 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
408	TabernaPalompon, Leyte	1,491	about 270	about 5.53 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
409	CruzPalompon, Leyte	1,490	about 909	about 1.64 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
410	CangmuyaPalompon, Leyte	1,487	about 230	about 6.47 km²	18.80% a year	Rural
411	MaribiTanauan, Leyte	1,483	about 1,336	about 1.11 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
412	HibulanganVillaba, Leyte	1,473	about 373	about 3.95 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
413	Poblacion District 2Macarthur, Leyte	1,471	about 4,086	about 0.36 km²	7.62% a year	Rural
414	Poblacion District IBurauen, Leyte	1,469	about 1,928	about 0.762 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
415	San IsidroPalo, Leyte	1,469	about 769	about 1.91 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
416	CogonBaybay City, Leyte	1,467	about 1,966	about 0.746 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
417	LibagongVillaba, Leyte	1,465	about 356	about 4.12 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
418	TabunokIsabel, Leyte	1,464	about 296	about 4.95 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
419	Caridad NorteMatalom, Leyte	1,462	about 2,339	about 0.625 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
420	BinibihanCarigara, Leyte	1,461	about 367	about 3.98 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
421	PikasBarugo, Leyte	1,460	about 394	about 3.71 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
422	GuintagbucanAbuyog, Leyte	1,456	about 1,780	about 0.818 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
423	West VisoriaCarigara, Leyte	1,454	about 5,508	about 0.264 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
424	MahayahayAlbuera, Leyte	1,452	about 239	about 6.07 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
425	San IsidroMacarthur, Leyte	1,448	about 724	about 2.00 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
426	CanmaratingAbuyog, Leyte	1,447	about 415	about 3.49 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
427	Doos Del NorteHindang, Leyte	1,445	about 1,129	about 1.28 km²	4.06% a year	Rural
428	TabunokVillaba, Leyte	1,445	about 220	about 6.58 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
429	ImeldaBaybay City, Leyte	1,443	about 450	about 3.21 km²	14.89% a year	Rural
430	Poblacion Zone 2Javier, Leyte	1,443	about 1,127	about 1.28 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
431	BinabayeMerida, Leyte	1,442	about 661	about 2.18 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
432	TejeroHilongos, Leyte	1,441	about 369	about 3.90 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
433	MaitumBaybay City, Leyte	1,438	about 712	about 2.02 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
434	MarcosBaybay City, Leyte	1,435	about 148	about 9.69 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
435	San RoqueHilongos, Leyte	1,433	about 541	about 2.65 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
436	Barangay 82Tacloban City, Leyte	1,430	about 2,563	about 0.558 km²	−2.98% a year	Urban
437	BachaoLeyte, Leyte	1,428	about 865	about 1.65 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
438	Kalanggaman DistrictBato, Leyte	1,427	about 11,508	about 0.124 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
439	Doña BrigidaTolosa, Leyte	1,424	about 4,164	about 0.342 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
440	BarayongAbuyog, Leyte	1,422	about 413	about 3.44 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
441	Poblacion Dist. IBarugo, Leyte	1,422	about 2,890	about 0.492 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
442	OlotanJaro, Leyte	1,419	about 654	about 2.17 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
443	CaghaloCarigara, Leyte	1,415	about 334	about 4.24 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
444	Santa CruzVillaba, Leyte	1,415	about 203	about 6.98 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
445	Santa MargaritaHilongos, Leyte	1,410	about 177	about 7.95 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
446	AbangoBarugo, Leyte	1,409	about 557	about 2.53 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
447	BusaySan Isidro, Leyte	1,408	about 132	about 10.70 km²	−5.39% a year	Rural
448	Santa FeAbuyog, Leyte	1,408	about 9,450	about 0.149 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
449	District IVJaro, Leyte	1,407	about 13,529	about 0.104 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
450	SiladVillaba, Leyte	1,407	about 813	about 1.73 km²	−3.30% a year	Urban

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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