Barangay Cansamada East

Barangay Cansamada East is a very small barangay in the municipality of Dagami, 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 Cansamada East had a population of 421. This made it the 39th largest of 65 barangays in Dagami by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cansamada East accounted for approximately 1.16% of the total population of Dagami, which stood at 36,178 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cansamada East moving from 469 residents to 421 residents, an intercensal change of -10.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cansamada East 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 Cansamada East, 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 Cansamada East ranks 1242nd 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 Cansamada East 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.