Barangay Tambuko

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tambuko had a population of 669. This made it the 29th largest of 77 barangays in Burauen by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tambuko accounted for approximately 1.27% 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 Tambuko changed from 553 to 669, a shift of +21.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Burauen. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tambuko 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 Tambuko, 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 Tambuko ranks 942nd 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.