Barangay Tahusan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Tahusan is one of the administrative divisions of Hinunangan in Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tahusan had a population of 1,080. This made it the 7th largest of 40 barangays in Hinunangan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tahusan accounted for approximately 3.71% of the total population of Hinunangan, which stood at 29,149 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tahusan changed from 991 to 1,080, a shift of +9.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Hinunangan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tahusan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hinunangan is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tahusan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tahusan ranks 129th by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.