Barangay Hinabay

Situated in Inopacan, Leyte, Barangay Hinabay is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Hinabay had a population of 470. This made it the 15th largest of 20 barangays in Inopacan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hinabay accounted for approximately 2.20% of the total population of Inopacan, which stood at 21,389 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Hinabay moving from 543 residents to 470 residents, an intercensal change of -13.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Hinabay as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Inopacan is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hinabay, 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 Hinabay ranks 1190th 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.

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.