Barangay Altavista

Situated in City of Baybay, Leyte, Barangay Altavista is one of 92 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Altavista had a population of 376. This made it the 79th largest of 92 barangays in City of Baybay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Altavista accounted for approximately 0.34% of the total population of City of Baybay, which stood at 111,848 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Altavista changed from 411 to 376, a shift of -8.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Baybay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Altavista as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Baybay is a city comprising 92 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Altavista, 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 Altavista ranks 1297th 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.