Barangay Tinocdugan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tinocdugan had a population of 722. This made it the 21st largest of 30 barangays in Leyte by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tinocdugan accounted for approximately 1.79% of the total population of Leyte, which stood at 40,397 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tinocdugan moving from 819 residents to 722 residents, an intercensal change of -11.8%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Tinocdugan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Leyte is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tinocdugan, 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 Tinocdugan ranks 883rd 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 Tinocdugan 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.