Barangay Habay

Situated in San Francisco, Southern Leyte, Barangay Habay is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Habay had a population of 562. This made it the 12th largest of 22 barangays in San Francisco by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Habay accounted for approximately 4.18% of the total population of San Francisco, which stood at 13,436 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Habay moving from 556 residents to 562 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Habay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Francisco is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Habay, 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 Habay ranks 303rd 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 Habay 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.