Barangay Digahongan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Digahongan had a population of 351. This made it the 49th largest of 65 barangays in Dagami by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Digahongan accounted for approximately 0.97% of the total population of Dagami, which stood at 36,178 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Digahongan moving from 351 residents to 351 residents, an intercensal change of 0.0%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Digahongan 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 Digahongan, 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 Digahongan ranks 1323rd 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 Digahongan 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.