Barangay Zaragoza

Barangay Zaragoza is a small barangay in the municipality of Matalom, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Zaragoza had a population of 1,853. This made it the 3rd largest of 30 barangays in Matalom by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Zaragoza accounted for approximately 5.69% of the total population of Matalom, which stood at 32,586 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Zaragoza changed from 1,721 to 1,853, a shift of +7.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Matalom. Barangay Zaragoza 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 Zaragoza, 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 Zaragoza ranks 249th 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.