Barangay Cabalhin

Situated in Calubian, Leyte, Barangay Cabalhin is one of 53 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabalhin had a population of 797. This made it the 10th largest of 53 barangays in Calubian by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabalhin accounted for approximately 2.52% of the total population of Calubian, which stood at 31,646 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabalhin changed from 781 to 797, a shift of +2.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Calubian. Barangay Cabalhin is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calubian is a municipality comprising 53 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabalhin, 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 Cabalhin ranks 805th 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.