Barangay Guinadiongan

Situated in Capoocan, Leyte, Barangay Guinadiongan is one of 21 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 Guinadiongan had a population of 494. This made it the 19th largest of 21 barangays in Capoocan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guinadiongan accounted for approximately 1.46% of the total population of Capoocan, which stood at 33,721 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guinadiongan moving from 649 residents to 494 residents, an intercensal change of -23.9%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Guinadiongan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Capoocan is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guinadiongan, 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 Guinadiongan ranks 1173rd 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 Guinadiongan 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.