Barangay Comatin

Situated in Javier, Leyte, Barangay Comatin is one of 28 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 Comatin had a population of 1,663. This made it the 4th largest of 28 barangays in Javier by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Comatin accounted for approximately 6.24% of the total population of Javier, which stood at 26,658 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Comatin moving from 1,586 residents to 1,663 residents, an intercensal change of +4.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Comatin 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 Comatin, 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 Comatin ranks 292nd 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 Comatin 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.