The Atlas

Barangays in 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]

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Barangays in Samar, at a glance

Barangays: 951^[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: 806,179^[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]; 918 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Mercedes^[5]; Catbalogan City, Samar; 12,964 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: Camonoan^[6]; Matuguinao, Samar; about 269.78 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: Maulong^{[5, 7]}; Catbalogan City, Samar; 1.42% 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: 349 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Canlapwas, −1.50% 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.

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

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	Sinidman OrientalCalbayog City, Samar	617	about 321	about 1.92 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
452	Lawa-anBasey, Samar	615	about 1,916	about 0.321 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
453	PalenciaTarangnan, Samar	615	about 262	about 2.35 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
454	CahumpanCalbayog City, Samar	614	about 234	about 2.62 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
455	BaclayanDaram, Samar	613	about 621	about 0.987 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
456	BayoCalbayog City, Samar	612	about 72	about 8.52 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
457	Dumalo-ongGandara, Samar	611	about 9,792	about 0.0624 km²	4.43% a year	Rural
458	BangonPagsanghan, Samar	608	about 623	about 0.976 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
459	Rizal IICalbayog City, Samar	605	about 300	about 2.02 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
460	RawisCalbiga, Samar	604	about 516	about 1.17 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
461	Navatas DakuTalalora, Samar	603	about 789	about 0.764 km²	4.75% a year	Rural
462	TubiganZumarraga, Samar	603	about 450	about 1.34 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
463	Villahermosa OrientalPagsanghan, Samar	602	about 271	about 2.22 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
464	BurgosDaram, Samar	601	about 406	about 1.48 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
465	HimyanganVillareal, Samar	597	about 640	about 0.933 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
466	Poblacion 2Paranas, Samar	597	about 13,150	about 0.0454 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
467	San JoseTagapul-An, Samar	597	about 412	about 1.45 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
468	PalanoganCalbayog City, Samar	596	about 161	about 3.70 km²	6.02% a year	Rural
469	CentralCalbayog City, Samar	595	about 2,172	about 0.274 km²	3.67% a year	Urban
470	San PelayoGandara, Samar	594	about 178	about 3.33 km²	2.18% a year	Rural
471	PanoypoyCalbayog City, Samar	592	about 315	about 1.88 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
472	BuluanCalbiga, Samar	590	about 50	about 11.74 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
473	BagolibasSanta Rita, Samar	588	about 46	about 12.78 km²	−3.90% a year	Rural
474	CagbobotoDaram, Samar	588	about 252	about 2.33 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
475	IbolCatbalogan City, Samar	588	about 916	about 0.642 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
476	MinarogParanas, Samar	588	about 264	about 2.23 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
477	Cag-anibongCalbayog City, Samar	585	about 58	about 10.01 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
478	BalatgutiSanto Niño, Samar	581	about 454	about 1.28 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
479	BulaoSan Jorge, Samar	580	about 352	about 1.65 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
480	Lunang IAlmagro, Samar	576	about 454	about 1.27 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
481	MalobagoMarabut, Samar	575	about 105	about 5.47 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
482	InarumbacanVillareal, Samar	572	about 343	about 1.67 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
483	San JuanSan Jorge, Samar	572	about 607	about 0.943 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
484	VictoryCalbayog City, Samar	572	about 123	about 4.64 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
485	IbaBasey, Samar	571	about 128	about 4.47 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
486	MagallanesBasey, Samar	571	about 281	about 2.03 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
487	MalaguiningTalalora, Samar	569	about 212	about 2.68 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
488	KerikiteAlmagro, Samar	565	about 601	about 0.94 km²	−1.67% a year	Rural
489	ParasanDaram, Samar	565	about 232	about 2.44 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
490	MacabetasJiabong, Samar	562	about 229	about 2.45 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
491	PasigayCalbiga, Samar	562	about 296	about 1.90 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
492	SulodBasey, Samar	561	about 18,515	about 0.0303 km²	−3.47% a year	Rural
493	CambayanBasey, Samar	559	about 341	about 1.64 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
494	LoocCalbayog City, Samar	559	about 162	about 3.45 km²	4.73% a year	Rural
495	SulopanParanas, Samar	559	about 132	about 4.24 km²	4.57% a year	Rural
496	AmambucaleMarabut, Samar	558	about 186	about 3.00 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
497	AuroraSan Jorge, Samar	557	about 384	about 1.45 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
498	BorongCalbiga, Samar	557	about 96	about 5.79 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
499	LogeroMarabut, Samar	556	about 85	about 6.53 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
500	VillahermosaCalbayog City, Samar	553	about 89	about 6.23 km²	−4.46% 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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