Barangay San Isidro

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Isidro had a population of 1,473. This made it the 5th largest of 28 barangays in Mahaplag by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Isidro accounted for approximately 5.29% of the total population of Mahaplag, which stood at 27,865 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,463 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,473 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +0.7%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay San Isidro is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mahaplag is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Isidro, 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 San Isidro ranks 349th 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.