Barangay San Pedro (Pob.)

Situated in Matalom, Leyte, Barangay San Pedro (Pob.) is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Pedro (Pob.) had a population of 984. This made it the 16th largest of 30 barangays in Matalom by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Pedro (Pob.) accounted for approximately 3.02% of the total population of Matalom, which stood at 32,586 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 987 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 984 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.3%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay San Pedro (Pob.) 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 San Pedro (Pob.), 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 Pedro (Pob.) ranks 635th 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 San Pedro (Pob.) 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.