Barangay Hugpa West

Barangay Hugpa West forms part of Burauen, a municipality in Leyte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Hugpa West had a population of 534. This made it the 39th largest of 77 barangays in Burauen by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hugpa West accounted for approximately 1.02% of the total population of Burauen, which stood at 52,511 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 466 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 534 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +14.6%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Hugpa West is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Burauen is a municipality comprising 77 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hugpa West, 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 Hugpa West ranks 1118th 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.

Barangay Hugpa West 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.