The Atlas

Barangays in Northern Samar

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Northern Samar

Barangays in Northern Samar, at a glance

Barangays: 569^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 645,789^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 33 urban^[4]; 536 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Dalakit^[5]; Catarman, Northern Samar; 12,781 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: San Jose^[6]; Mondragon, Northern Samar; about 110.04 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Zone 3^{[5, 7]}; San Roque, Northern Samar; 17.12% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 252 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Baybay, −1.55% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

569 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	SibunotLaoang, Northern Samar	433	about 99	about 4.37 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
452	CagbigajoPambujan, Northern Samar	432	about 57	about 7.58 km²	−6.67% a year	Rural
453	San JoseLope De Vega, Northern Samar	432	about 52	about 8.27 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
454	TinoblanLaoang, Northern Samar	431	about 210	about 2.05 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
455	YapasLaoang, Northern Samar	430	about 127	about 3.38 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
456	Gecbo-anSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	425	about 29	about 14.41 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
457	H. JolejoleLas Navas, Northern Samar	424	about 48	about 8.80 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
458	PerezLas Navas, Northern Samar	419	about 90	about 4.67 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
459	AbatonLaoang, Northern Samar	418	about 86	about 4.84 km²	−4.79% a year	Rural
460	P. RebadullaCatubig, Northern Samar	418	about 25	about 16.78 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
461	Vienna MariaCatubig, Northern Samar	417	about 41	about 10.06 km²	7.54% a year	Rural
462	CabarasanGamay, Northern Samar	414	about 137	about 3.03 km²	−3.39% a year	Rural
463	GeracdoLas Navas, Northern Samar	414	about 246	about 1.68 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
464	MaraganoPalapag, Northern Samar	411	about 36	about 11.48 km²	5.40% a year	Rural
465	San IsidroLavezares, Northern Samar	411	about 105	about 3.90 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
466	San PascualCatarman, Northern Samar	406	about 37	about 11.10 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
467	AguadaRosario, Northern Samar	405	about 161	about 2.52 km²	4.88% a year	Rural
468	TarusanLaoang, Northern Samar	405	about 85	about 4.78 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
469	San AntonioLas Navas, Northern Samar	398	about 94	about 4.22 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
470	CabariwanPalapag, Northern Samar	397	about 242	about 1.64 km²	−8.99% a year	Rural
471	BurgosMapanas, Northern Samar	396	about 228	about 1.74 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
472	MaghipidLope De Vega, Northern Samar	392	about 26	about 15.09 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
473	InanahawanPambujan, Northern Samar	390	about 49	about 7.95 km²	−10.38% a year	Rural
474	AcaciaCatarman, Northern Samar	389	about 3,740	about 0.104 km²	14.27% a year	Urban
475	BonifacioCatubig, Northern Samar	388	about 124	about 3.12 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
476	CalantiaoBobon, Northern Samar	387	about 87	about 4.46 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
477	GuyoLas Navas, Northern Samar	387	about 180	about 2.15 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
478	DoloresLas Navas, Northern Samar	384	about 78	about 4.94 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
479	ImeldaAllen, Northern Samar	384	about 133	about 2.88 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
480	Lapu-lapuCatarman, Northern Samar	384	about 13,474	about 0.0285 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
481	CularimaCatarman, Northern Samar	383	about 108	about 3.54 km²	6.55% a year	Rural
482	Jose Abad SantosBobon, Northern Samar	382	about 58	about 6.61 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
483	Pio Del PilarLapinig, Northern Samar	381	about 100	about 3.81 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
484	PalanasLas Navas, Northern Samar	379	about 56	about 6.74 km²	−9.17% a year	Rural
485	BalugoLas Navas, Northern Samar	376	about 91	about 4.11 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
486	TubigdanaoSan Jose, Northern Samar	375	about 207	about 1.81 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
487	San IsidroSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	374	about 43	about 8.79 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
488	San JulianCatarman, Northern Samar	374	about 94	about 3.99 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
489	BagacayLapinig, Northern Samar	370	about 111	about 3.33 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
490	BalicuatroLavezares, Northern Samar	370	about 150	about 2.47 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
491	Barangay 4Catubig, Northern Samar	365	about 8,924	about 0.0409 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
492	GebalagnanCatarman, Northern Samar	365	about 30	about 12.14 km²	−3.47% a year	Rural
493	AcedilloVictoria, Northern Samar	364	about 101	about 3.60 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
494	CagmanabaMondragon, Northern Samar	364	about 29	about 12.68 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
495	NabuloCatubig, Northern Samar	363	about 318	about 1.14 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
496	BonifacioGamay, Northern Samar	361	about 262	about 1.38 km²	−6.37% a year	Rural
497	Jose P. RizalCatarman, Northern Samar	361	about 11,424	about 0.0316 km²	−7.20% a year	Urban
498	BaludSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	352	about 51	about 6.88 km²	4.16% a year	Rural
499	MatelaragLas Navas, Northern Samar	352	about 226	about 1.56 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
500	HangiLas Navas, Northern Samar	349	about 132	about 2.65 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Eastern Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0081A6DTPH7). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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