Barangay San Antonio

Situated in Hilongos, Leyte, Barangay San Antonio is one of 51 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Antonio had a population of 373. This made it the 48th largest of 51 barangays in Hilongos by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Antonio accounted for approximately 0.58% of the total population of Hilongos, which stood at 64,514 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Antonio moving from 485 residents to 373 residents, an intercensal change of -23.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay San Antonio is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hilongos is a municipality comprising 51 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Antonio, 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 San Antonio ranks 1302nd 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 San Antonio 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.