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, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Barangay 105Tacloban City, Leyte	15,660	about 2,337	about 6.70 km²	5.97% a year	Urban
2	Barangay 106Tacloban City, Leyte	13,523	about 1,446	about 9.35 km²	3.62% a year	Urban
3	MercedesCatbalogan City, Samar	12,964	about 7,717	about 1.68 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
4	DalakitCatarman, Northern Samar	12,781	about 6,423	about 1.99 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
5	TambulilidOrmoc City, Leyte	11,477	about 6,170	about 1.86 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
6	LiloanOrmoc City, Leyte	11,209	about 1,350	about 8.30 km²	1.73% a year	Urban
7	CanlapwasCatbalogan City, Samar	11,085	about 15,836	about 0.70 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
8	Barangay 97Tacloban City, Leyte	9,836	about 3,113	about 3.16 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
9	Barangay 91Tacloban City, Leyte	9,571	about 2,909	about 3.29 km²	−0.79% a year	Urban
10	Barangay 93Tacloban City, Leyte	9,512	about 2,642	about 3.60 km²	1.98% a year	Urban
11	IpilOrmoc City, Leyte	9,479	about 1,631	about 5.81 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
12	PoblacionKananga, Leyte	9,330	about 2,327	about 4.01 km²	2.35% a year	Urban
13	PoblacionAlbuera, Leyte	9,299	about 1,038	about 8.96 km²	−1.50% a year	Urban
14	LinaoOrmoc City, Leyte	9,017	about 10,223	about 0.882 km²	2.27% a year	Urban
15	MargenOrmoc City, Leyte	8,500	about 1,158	about 7.34 km²	4.21% a year	Urban
16	Barangay 109-ATacloban City, Leyte	8,010	about 9,336	about 0.858 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
17	Barangay 110Tacloban City, Leyte	7,619	about 3,907	about 1.95 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
18	Barangay 74Tacloban City, Leyte	7,351	about 3,639	about 2.02 km²	−1.64% a year	Urban
19	CalumpangNaval, Biliran	7,262	about 1,733	about 4.19 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
20	MatlangIsabel, Leyte	7,051	about 1,636	about 4.31 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
21	Bagong BuhayOrmoc City, Leyte	7,028	about 5,491	about 1.28 km²	4.27% a year	Urban
22	Barangay 84Tacloban City, Leyte	6,920	about 6,234	about 1.11 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
23	Barangay 99Tacloban City, Leyte	6,866	about 3,382	about 2.03 km²	1.64% a year	Urban
24	PoblacionTabango, Leyte	6,461	about 556	about 11.63 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
25	GuindapunanPalo, Leyte	6,420	about 3,178	about 2.02 km²	−4.31% a year	Urban
26	Barangay 96Tacloban City, Leyte	6,410	about 10,883	about 0.589 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
27	San PabloOrmoc City, Leyte	6,406	about 1,655	about 3.87 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
28	San PolicarpoCalbayog City, Samar	6,354	about 2,132	about 2.98 km²	−1.17% a year	Urban
29	MaulongCatbalogan City, Samar	6,314	about 1,315	about 4.80 km²	1.42% a year	Urban
30	DagumCalbayog City, Samar	6,199	about 3,351	about 1.85 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
31	Santo NiñoIsabel, Leyte	6,148	about 2,420	about 2.54 km²	−0.90% a year	Urban
32	San JoaquinCalbayog City, Samar	6,128	about 439	about 13.97 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
33	San AndresCatbalogan City, Samar	6,042	about 1,038	about 5.82 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
34	BaybayCatarman, Northern Samar	5,997	about 10,747	about 0.558 km²	−1.55% a year	Urban
35	MakiwaloMondragon, Northern Samar	5,956	about 950	about 6.27 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
36	CampokpokTabango, Leyte	5,921	about 264	about 22.46 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
37	San JosePalo, Leyte	5,870	about 2,348	about 2.50 km²	3.37% a year	Urban
38	PoblacionLeyte, Leyte	5,751	about 1,038	about 5.54 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
39	BantayanSan Roque, Northern Samar	5,504	about 311	about 17.71 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
40	San IsidroOrmoc City, Leyte	5,493	about 3,737	about 1.47 km²	−2.90% a year	Urban
41	BalugoAlbuera, Leyte	5,447	about 1,309	about 4.16 km²	1.61% a year	Urban
42	Poblacion District IBabatngon, Leyte	5,447	about 867	about 6.28 km²	1.48% a year	Urban
43	ValenciaOrmoc City, Leyte	5,438	about 1,121	about 4.85 km²	6.02% a year	Urban
44	Zone 3San Roque, Northern Samar	5,406	about 555	about 9.74 km²	17.12% a year	Urban
45	LarrazabalNaval, Biliran	5,374	about 2,239	about 2.40 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
46	SagkahanCarigara, Leyte	5,364	about 3,332	about 1.61 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
47	CombadoMaasin City, Southern Leyte	5,342	about 2,951	about 1.81 km²	−2.17% a year	Urban
48	CaraycarayNaval, Biliran	5,340	about 1,168	about 4.57 km²	4.37% a year	Urban
49	Barangay 95Tacloban City, Leyte	5,269	about 4,747	about 1.11 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
50	CapoocanCalbayog City, Samar	5,215	about 6,399	about 0.815 km²	0.11% 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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