Barangay Tagadtaran

Barangay Tagadtaran is a very small barangay in the municipality of Burauen, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tagadtaran had a population of 460. This made it the 45th largest of 77 barangays in Burauen by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tagadtaran accounted for approximately 0.88% of the total population of Burauen, which stood at 52,511 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 472 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 460 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -2.5%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Tagadtaran 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 Tagadtaran, 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 Tagadtaran ranks 1202nd 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.