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Municipality

Villaba

Villaba is a municipality in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 42,981 in the 2024 census, and it has 35 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Villaba by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
KanangaLeyteMatag-ObPalomponTabangoAbijao: 1,708 people, 367 per km², −0.15% a yearBalite: 1,597 people, 795 per km², 1.97% a yearBugabuga: 599 people, 137 per km², 0.90% a yearCabungahan: 1,186 people, 129 per km², 3.98% a yearCabunga-an: 2,546 people, 238 per km², 0.66% a yearCagnocot: 3,211 people, 484 per km², −0.57% a yearCahigan: 955 people, 175 per km², 3.30% a yearCalbugos: 1,089 people, 232 per km², −3.75% a yearCamporog: 437 people, 111 per km², 0.33% a yearCapinyahan: 821 people, 94 per km², 2.49% a yearCasili-on: 1,222 people, 292 per km², −2.89% a yearCatagbacan: 514 people, 99 per km², −1.95% a yearFatima: 1,128 people, 652 per km², −8.16% a yearHibulangan: 1,473 people, 373 per km², 0.66% a yearHinabuyan: 2,161 people, 669 per km², −4.48% a yearIligay: 1,137 people, 153 per km², 18.31% a yearJalas: 363 people, 87 per km², −5.67% a yearJordan: 893 people, 726 per km², −0.40% a yearLibagong: 1,465 people, 356 per km², 2.64% a yearNew Balanac: 752 people, 195 per km², 1.63% a yearPayao: 1,398 people, 485 per km², 6.94% a yearPoblacion Norte: 1,097 people, 2,416 per km², 2.87% a yearPoblacion Sur: 1,248 people, 2,695 per km², 0.59% a yearSambulawan: 991 people, 73 per km², −2.83% a yearSan Francisco: 479 people, 159 per km², −3.47% a yearSilad: 1,407 people, 813 per km², −3.30% a yearSulpa: 539 people, 257 per km², −9.60% a yearTabunok: 1,445 people, 220 per km², −2.04% a yearTagbubunga: 2,778 people, 465 per km², 0.85% a yearTinghub: 743 people, 223 per km², 0.76% a yearBangcal: 346 people, 262 per km², −0.28% a yearCanquiason: 941 people, 649 per km², 3.75% a yearSan Vicente: 390 people, 215 per km², 2.84% a yearSanta Cruz: 1,415 people, 203 per km², 2.74% a yearSuba: 2,507 people, 2,180 per km², 1.25% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    42,981

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 10.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Villaba in 2024 (2.36%)

  • Inside itSources

    35

    barangays

  • LandSources

    59.81 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Villaba's land would fill a square about 7.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 719 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 7 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    12,206

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    13%

    About 13 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0803751000[4]Formerly 083751000
ZIP code
6537[12, 13]

People

Villaba had 42,981 people in the 2024 census, up 10.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Villaba had the 17th most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024[1]
  1. 14Albuera47,333
  2. 15Isabel46,858
  3. 16Jaro44,643
  4. 17Villaba42,981
  5. 18Leyte40,622
  6. 19Bato39,275
  7. 20Dagami36,700
All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 49 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Cagnocot3,2117 in 100
  2. Tagbubunga2,7786 in 100
  3. Cabunga-an2,5466 in 100
  4. Suba2,5076 in 100
  5. Hinabuyan2,1615 in 100
  6. Abijao1,7084 in 100
  7. Balite1,5974 in 100
  8. Hibulangan1,4733 in 100
  9. Libagong1,4653 in 100
  10. Tabunok1,4453 in 100
See all 35 barangays of Villaba
Age structure · 2020 Census[31]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.3%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.9%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,5162,3082,208
5 - 94,4362,2992,137
10 - 144,4782,2932,185
15 - 194,2792,1372,142
20 - 243,3091,7191,590
25 - 293,1201,6151,505
30 - 342,7361,4421,294
35 - 392,4751,2881,187
40 - 442,2391,2111,028
45 - 492,1431,1341,009
50 - 542,0441,0381,006
55 - 592,0101,011999
60 - 641,739866873
65 - 691,395677718
70 - 74836398438
75 - 79505197308
80 years and over596243353

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
42,981[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
12,206[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Leyte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.36%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
13% (5,599 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
21,876 men, 20,980 women[31]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202442,981[1, 2]0.07% a year12,2063.5
2020as of May 1, 202042,859[1]0.48% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201541,891[1]1.46% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201038,819[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then37,838[29]0.67% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders36,042[29, 30]0.83% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then34,674[29]1.31% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then32,339[29]0.43% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then30,974[29]1.22% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then29,144[29]0.41% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then28,557[29]1.37% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then24,844[29]———

Barangays

Villaba is made up of 35 barangays.
Barangays of Villaba. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abijao1,7083.97%−0.15% a yearabout 4.65 km²Rural
Balite1,5973.72%1.97% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Bangcal3460.81%−0.28% a yearabout 1.32 km²Rural
Bugabuga5991.39%0.90% a yearabout 4.36 km²Rural
Cabunga-an2,5465.92%0.66% a yearabout 10.72 km²Rural
Cabungahan1,1862.76%3.98% a yearabout 9.18 km²Rural
Cagnocot3,2117.47%−0.57% a yearabout 6.63 km²Rural
Cahigan9552.22%3.30% a yearabout 5.47 km²Rural
Calbugos1,0892.53%−3.75% a yearabout 4.69 km²Rural
Camporog4371.02%0.33% a yearabout 3.95 km²Urban
Canquiason9412.19%3.75% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
Capinyahan8211.91%2.49% a yearabout 8.78 km²Rural
Casili-on1,2222.84%−2.89% a yearabout 4.18 km²Rural
Catagbacan5141.2%−1.95% a yearabout 5.20 km²Rural
Fatima1,1282.62%−8.16% a yearabout 1.73 km²Rural
Hibulangan1,4733.43%0.66% a yearabout 3.95 km²Rural
Hinabuyan2,1615.03%−4.48% a yearabout 3.23 km²Rural
Iligay1,1372.65%18.31% a yearabout 7.43 km²Rural
Jalas3630.84%−5.67% a yearabout 4.19 km²Rural
Jordan8932.08%−0.40% a yearabout 1.23 km²Rural
Libagong1,4653.41%2.64% a yearabout 4.12 km²Rural
New Balanac7521.75%1.63% a yearabout 3.86 km²Rural
Payao1,3983.25%6.94% a yearabout 2.88 km²Rural
Poblacion Norte1,0972.55%2.87% a yearabout 0.454 km²Rural
Poblacion Sur1,2482.9%0.59% a yearabout 0.463 km²Urban
Sambulawan9912.31%−2.83% a yearabout 13.49 km²Rural
San Francisco4791.11%−3.47% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
San Vicente3900.91%2.84% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural
Santa Cruz1,4153.29%2.74% a yearabout 6.98 km²Rural
Silad1,4073.27%−3.30% a yearabout 1.73 km²Urban
Suba2,5075.83%1.25% a yearabout 1.15 km²Urban
Sulpa5391.25%−9.60% a yearabout 2.10 km²Rural
Tabunok1,4453.36%−2.04% a yearabout 6.58 km²Rural
Tagbubunga2,7786.46%0.85% a yearabout 5.97 km²Rural
Tinghub7431.73%0.76% a yearabout 3.33 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Villaba covers 59.81 km² of land, 719 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 360 m above the sea and it has 24.7 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
59.81 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
719 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.20925° N, 124.44065° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
88 m
Highest
360 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

24.7 km of coastline[27]

Rivers[27]

  1. Casa River17.0 of 21.2 km
  2. Abijao River4.2 km
  3. Hamindangon River1.1 km

Peaks[27]

  1. Summit Mount BugaBuga340 m
  2. Mount Calbugosheight not mapped
  3. Mount Canguipotheight not mapped
  4. Mount Lubirananheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[28]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 33 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
32.7% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 33 of every 100 people in Villaba lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.7%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 28.6% and 36.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 38schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Villaba. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Leyte[10, 14, 15]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Carlos Gonzalez Veloso[17]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar Tabla Veloso[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Carlos Gonzales Veloso[18]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Lim Sy[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jorge Vallar Veloso[19]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Lim Sy[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Juliet Aquino Larrazabal[20]
    Vice mayor
    Dennis Lim Sy[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jorge Vallar Veloso[21]
    Vice mayor
    Claudio Martin Alvarez Larrazabal[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Claudio M Alvarez Larrazabal[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jorge Vallar Veloso[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Claudio Martin Alvarez Larrazabal[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jorge Vallar Veloso[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Claudio Martin Larrazabal[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jorge Veloso[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Faustino C. Tumamak Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Edgar D. Sarsalijo Sr.[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Villaba, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Carlos Gonzalez Veloso[17]Edgar Tabla Veloso[17]
2022–2025Carlos Gonzales Veloso[18]Dennis Lim Sy[18]
2019–2022Jorge Vallar Veloso[19]Dennis Lim Sy[19]
2016–2019Juliet Aquino Larrazabal[20]Dennis Lim Sy[20]
2013–2016Jorge Vallar Veloso[21]Claudio Martin Alvarez Larrazabal[21]
2010–2013Claudio M Alvarez Larrazabal[22]Jorge Vallar Veloso[22]
2007–2010Claudio Martin Alvarez Larrazabal[23]Jorge Vallar Veloso[23]
2004–2007Claudio Martin Larrazabal[24]Jorge Veloso[24]
2001–2004Faustino C. Tumamak Jr.[25]Edgar D. Sarsalijo Sr.[25]

History & Identity

Timeline

  1. 19 June 1971

    On 19 June 1971 Congress converted 14 sitios of Villaba into barrios, among them Tabunoc, Hibulangan, Camporog, Payao and Poblacion Norte and Sur.[9]

Nearby

Villaba shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Villaba beside Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Leyte.

Villaba beside Leyte
FigureVillabaLeyteRank among the cities and municipalities of Leyte
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 glossary42,981[1, 2]1,823,45817th of 43
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.07% a year[1, 2]slower0.62% a year39th of 43
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary719[6]more crowded36710th of 43
Land areaLand 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 glossary59.81 km²[6]4,969.46 km²31st of 43
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.5[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary13%[5]lower17.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte
55.0 km east
Manila
530.5 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Matag-ObLeyte7.8 km south
  2. TabangoLeyte12.2 km north
  3. CapoocanLeyte16.7 km northeast
  4. KanangaLeyte18.3 km east
  5. LeyteLeyte18.4 km northeast
  6. PalomponLeyte20.0 km south

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  18. 18.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  26. 26.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  27. 27.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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