Barangay Limbuhan Guti

Situated in Tanauan, Leyte, Barangay Limbuhan Guti is one of 54 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Limbuhan Guti had a population of 788. This made it the 28th largest of 54 barangays in Tanauan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Limbuhan Guti accounted for approximately 1.37% of the total population of Tanauan, which stood at 57,455 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Limbuhan Guti changed from 652 to 788, a shift of +20.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tanauan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Limbuhan Guti as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tanauan is a municipality comprising 54 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Limbuhan Guti, 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 Limbuhan Guti ranks 819th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Limbuhan Guti is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.