Barangay Poblacion District 1

Situated in La Paz, Leyte, Barangay Poblacion District 1 is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion District 1 had a population of 652. This made it the 10th largest of 35 barangays in La Paz by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion District 1 accounted for approximately 3.40% of the total population of La Paz, which stood at 19,174 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion District 1 changed from 743 to 652, a shift of -12.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in La Paz. Barangay Poblacion District 1 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 Poblacion District 1, 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 Poblacion District 1 ranks 971st 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Poblacion District 1 is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.