Barangay Kahayagan East

Situated in Aurora, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Kahayagan East is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kahayagan East had a population of 1,090. This made it the 18th largest of 44 barangays in Aurora by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kahayagan East accounted for approximately 2.06% of the total population of Aurora, which stood at 52,995 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,097 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,090 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.6%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Kahayagan East is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Aurora is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kahayagan East, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kahayagan East ranks 339th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Kahayagan East is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.