Barangay Caraye

Barangay Caraye forms part of Javier, a municipality in Leyte, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Caraye had a population of 470. This made it the 23rd largest of 28 barangays in Javier by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caraye accounted for approximately 1.76% of the total population of Javier, which stood at 26,658 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Caraye moving from 427 residents to 470 residents, an intercensal change of +10.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Caraye is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Javier is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caraye, 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 Caraye ranks 1191st 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 Caraye 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.