Barangay Villa Mag-aso

Barangay Villa Mag-aso is a small barangay in the city of City of Baybay, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Villa Mag-aso had a population of 613. This made it the 64th largest of 92 barangays in City of Baybay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Villa Mag-aso accounted for approximately 0.55% 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 Villa Mag-aso changed from 698 to 613, a shift of -12.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Baybay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Villa Mag-aso 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 Villa Mag-aso, 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 Villa Mag-aso ranks 1021st 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 Villa Mag-aso 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.