Barangay Candagara

Situated in Dagami, Leyte, Barangay Candagara is one of 65 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Candagara had a population of 378. This made it the 48th largest of 65 barangays in Dagami by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Candagara accounted for approximately 1.04% of the total population of Dagami, which stood at 36,178 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Candagara moving from 373 residents to 378 residents, an intercensal change of +1.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Candagara is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dagami is a municipality comprising 65 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Candagara, 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 Candagara ranks 1293rd 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 Candagara 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.