Barangay Bukid

Situated in Jaro, Leyte, Barangay Bukid is one of 46 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 Bukid had a population of 598. This made it the 27th largest of 46 barangays in Jaro by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bukid accounted for approximately 1.37% of the total population of Jaro, which stood at 43,758 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bukid changed from 538 to 598, a shift of +11.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Jaro. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bukid as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jaro is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bukid, 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 Bukid ranks 1039th 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.