Barangay Hinugayan

Barangay Hinugayan is a small barangay in the municipality of Barugo, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Hinugayan had a population of 905. This made it the 18th largest of 37 barangays in Barugo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hinugayan accounted for approximately 2.62% of the total population of Barugo, which stood at 34,497 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Hinugayan changed from 904 to 905, a shift of +0.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Barugo. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Hinugayan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Barugo is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hinugayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Hinugayan ranks 710th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.