Barangay Laguiwan

Situated in Burauen, Leyte, Barangay Laguiwan is one of 77 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laguiwan had a population of 265. This made it the 68th largest of 77 barangays in Burauen by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laguiwan accounted for approximately 0.50% of the total population of Burauen, which stood at 52,511 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Laguiwan changed from 230 to 265, a shift of +15.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Burauen. Barangay Laguiwan 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 Laguiwan, 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 Laguiwan ranks 1411th 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 Laguiwan 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.