Barangay Lowan

Situated in Matalom, Leyte, Barangay Lowan is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lowan had a population of 487. This made it the 29th largest of 30 barangays in Matalom by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lowan accounted for approximately 1.49% of the total population of Matalom, which stood at 32,586 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lowan moving from 476 residents to 487 residents, an intercensal change of +2.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lowan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Matalom is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lowan, 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 Lowan ranks 1180th 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 Lowan 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.