Barangay Bongtod

Situated in La Paz, Leyte, Barangay Bongtod is one of 35 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 Bongtod had a population of 458. This made it the 18th largest of 35 barangays in La Paz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bongtod accounted for approximately 2.39% of the total population of La Paz, which stood at 19,174 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bongtod moving from 453 residents to 458 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bongtod as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

La Paz is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bongtod, 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 Bongtod ranks 1203rd 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.