Barangay Calaghusan

Situated in La Paz, Leyte, Barangay Calaghusan is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calaghusan had a population of 329. This made it the 26th largest of 35 barangays in La Paz by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calaghusan accounted for approximately 1.72% 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 Calaghusan moving from 355 residents to 329 residents, an intercensal change of -7.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Calaghusan is officially classified 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 Calaghusan, 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 Calaghusan ranks 1357th 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.