The Atlas

Barangays in Southern 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 Southern Leyte

Barangays in Southern Leyte, at a glance

Barangays: 500^[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: 434,372^[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: 21 urban^[4]; 479 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Combado^[5]; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; 5,342 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: Catmon^[6]; Silago, Southern Leyte; about 47.47 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: Asuncion^{[5, 7]}; Maasin City, Southern Leyte; −0.09% 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: 185 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Combado, −2.17% 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.

500 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Southern Leyte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	CombadoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	5,342	about 2,951	about 1.81 km²	−2.17% a year	Urban
2	AsuncionMaasin City, Southern Leyte	5,043	about 3,056	about 1.65 km²	−0.09% a year	Urban
3	IbarraMaasin City, Southern Leyte	4,554	about 1,549	about 2.94 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
4	Zone VSogod, Southern Leyte	4,383	about 6,859	about 0.639 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
5	IchonMacrohon, Southern Leyte	3,964	about 1,827	about 2.17 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
6	MantahanMaasin City, Southern Leyte	3,584	about 6,003	about 0.597 km²	−3.21% a year	Urban
7	PoblacionLiloan, Southern Leyte	3,279	about 1,525	about 2.15 km²	−1.94% a year	Urban
8	HimbanganSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	2,504	about 540	about 4.64 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
9	HingatunganSilago, Southern Leyte	2,467	about 179	about 13.79 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
10	Maria ClaraMaasin City, Southern Leyte	2,383	about 961	about 2.48 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
11	CatmonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	2,294	about 1,349	about 1.70 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural
12	TagnipaMaasin City, Southern Leyte	2,263	about 9,162	about 0.247 km²	−8.42% a year	Urban
13	DivisoriaBontoc, Southern Leyte	2,255	about 1,168	about 1.93 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
14	MacSogod, Southern Leyte	2,247	about 1,055	about 2.13 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
15	San PedroSogod, Southern Leyte	2,225	about 2,602	about 0.855 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
16	San RoqueLiloan, Southern Leyte	2,225	about 1,474	about 1.51 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
17	HimayanganLiloan, Southern Leyte	2,217	about 429	about 5.17 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
18	MagbagacaySaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	2,201	about 1,084	about 2.03 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
19	NahaongLibagon, Southern Leyte	2,182	about 176	about 12.42 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
20	NavaHinunangan, Southern Leyte	2,165	about 132	about 16.46 km²	2.87% a year	Rural
21	TampoongSogod, Southern Leyte	2,101	about 4,442	about 0.473 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
22	RizalMaasin City, Southern Leyte	2,067	about 541	about 3.82 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
23	MercedesSilago, Southern Leyte	2,050	about 143	about 14.30 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
24	LibasSogod, Southern Leyte	1,995	about 568	about 3.51 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
25	RizalSogod, Southern Leyte	1,994	about 7,468	about 0.267 km²	1.05% a year	Urban
26	AbgaoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,989	about 3,885	about 0.512 km²	−5.43% a year	Urban
27	San IsidroSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,974	about 1,430	about 1.38 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
28	MagallanesLimasawa, Southern Leyte	1,972	about 1,843	about 1.07 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
29	MambajaoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,957	about 6,989	about 0.28 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
30	San MiguelSogod, Southern Leyte	1,953	about 872	about 2.24 km²	−0.20% a year	Urban
31	UnionBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,934	about 738	about 2.62 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
32	TalisayBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,898	about 1,282	about 1.48 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
33	Santa SofiaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte	1,890	about 5,625	about 0.336 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
34	Santo NiñoSan Juan, Southern Leyte	1,852	about 6,759	about 0.274 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
35	PandanSogod, Southern Leyte	1,848	about 1,216	about 1.52 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
36	TigbaoLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,842	about 221	about 8.35 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
37	Pinut-anSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte	1,833	about 206	about 8.91 km²	−2.49% a year	Rural
38	Zone IIISogod, Southern Leyte	1,832	about 17,448	about 0.105 km²	−4.02% a year	Urban
39	MahayahaySaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,799	about 392	about 4.59 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
40	LibhuMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,773	about 226	about 7.86 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
41	NahulidLibagon, Southern Leyte	1,754	about 249	about 7.04 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
42	AmparoMacrohon, Southern Leyte	1,681	about 1,144	about 1.47 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
43	HilaanBontoc, Southern Leyte	1,671	about 331	about 5.05 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
44	ManhiloMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,657	about 392	about 4.23 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
45	HimatagonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte	1,653	about 3,601	about 0.459 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
46	LunasMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,644	about 234	about 7.04 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
47	ConcepcionSogod, Southern Leyte	1,637	about 615	about 2.66 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
48	Pob. District IISilago, Southern Leyte	1,628	about 387	about 4.21 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
49	San RafaelMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,628	about 1,391	about 1.17 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
50	LaboonMaasin City, Southern Leyte	1,615	about 291	about 5.55 km²	0.16% 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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