Barangay Guintoylan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Guintoylan is one of the administrative divisions of Liloan in Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Guintoylan had a population of 1,113. This made it the 7th largest of 24 barangays in Liloan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guintoylan accounted for approximately 4.49% of the total population of Liloan, which stood at 24,800 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guintoylan moving from 1,040 residents to 1,113 residents, an intercensal change of +7.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Guintoylan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Liloan is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guintoylan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Guintoylan ranks 121st by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Guintoylan 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.