Barangay Sambulawan

Barangay Sambulawan forms part of Villaba, a municipality in Leyte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sambulawan had a population of 1,117. This made it the 17th largest of 35 barangays in Villaba by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sambulawan accounted for approximately 2.61% of the total population of Villaba, which stood at 42,859 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Sambulawan changed from 958 to 1,117, a shift of +16.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Villaba. Barangay Sambulawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Villaba is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sambulawan, 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 Sambulawan ranks 545th 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.