Barangay San Miguelay

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay San Miguelay is one of the administrative divisions of Santa Fe in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Miguelay had a population of 429. This made it the 20th largest of 20 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Miguelay accounted for approximately 1.94% of the total population of Santa Fe, which stood at 22,102 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Miguelay moving from 446 residents to 429 residents, an intercensal change of -3.8%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Miguelay as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Fe is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Miguelay, 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 Miguelay ranks 1233rd 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 Miguelay 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.