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]

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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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	San AntonioGamay, Northern Samar	349	about 120	about 2.91 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
502	CaputoanLas Navas, Northern Samar	346	about 46	about 7.46 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
503	Poblacion District 3Pambujan, Northern Samar	344	about 6,143	about 0.056 km²	−9.27% a year	Rural
504	OsangCatubig, Northern Samar	343	about 64	about 5.38 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
505	SagaosawanCapul, Northern Samar	338	about 147	about 2.30 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
506	PalmeraLaoang, Northern Samar	336	about 39	about 8.67 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
507	Gamay Occidental IGamay, Northern Samar	333	about 6,782	about 0.0491 km²	−2.37% a year	Rural
508	May-igotLapinig, Northern Samar	331	about 55	about 6.01 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
509	Tagan-ayanLas Navas, Northern Samar	326	about 31	about 10.50 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
510	Barangay SouthSan Jose, Northern Samar	322	about 899	about 0.358 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
511	RizalSan Antonio, Northern Samar	322	about 115	about 2.80 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
512	OsmeñaCatubig, Northern Samar	320	about 113	about 2.82 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
513	VictoriaAllen, Northern Samar	320	about 408	about 0.785 km²	−8.85% a year	Rural
514	CanuctanCatubig, Northern Samar	319	about 235	about 1.36 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
515	Gen. LunaLope De Vega, Northern Samar	319	about 29	about 10.85 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
516	ManeringCatubig, Northern Samar	319	about 18	about 17.38 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
517	PaguiteLope De Vega, Northern Samar	319	about 22	about 14.56 km²	−6.91% a year	Rural
518	BangonPalapag, Northern Samar	313	about 50	about 6.30 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
519	QuezonLas Navas, Northern Samar	307	about 56	about 5.50 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
520	LakandulaLas Navas, Northern Samar	304	about 122	about 2.50 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
521	Barangay 6Catubig, Northern Samar	301	about 11,489	about 0.0262 km²	−3.94% a year	Rural
522	Alejandro VillageAllen, Northern Samar	297	about 49	about 6.03 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
523	LibonCatubig, Northern Samar	295	about 181	about 1.63 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
524	Jose P. LaurelBobon, Northern Samar	292	about 85	about 3.44 km²	−15.38% a year	Rural
525	EpawLas Navas, Northern Samar	290	about 58	about 5.00 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
526	Barangay 5Catubig, Northern Samar	287	about 9,140	about 0.0314 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
527	Can OmanioLapinig, Northern Samar	281	about 54	about 5.21 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
528	MacarthurLas Navas, Northern Samar	280	about 52	about 5.34 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
529	ManahaoPambujan, Northern Samar	268	about 51	about 5.28 km²	−10.67% a year	Rural
530	Cagda-oSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	267	about 37	about 7.20 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
531	GebonawanSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	267	about 38	about 6.94 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
532	CuencoLas Navas, Northern Samar	266	about 30	about 8.99 km²	−3.68% a year	Rural
533	ImeldaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	264	about 9	about 30.84 km²	5.64% a year	Rural
534	Sixto T. Balanguit, Sr.Pambujan, Northern Samar	261	about 12	about 20.98 km²	−7.97% a year	Rural
535	DatagLavezares, Northern Samar	260	about 92	about 2.83 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
536	CabayhanCatarman, Northern Samar	258	about 31	about 8.21 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
537	PalanasLapinig, Northern Samar	256	about 111	about 2.31 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
538	Catoto-oganLas Navas, Northern Samar	253	about 34	about 7.34 km²	−6.44% a year	Rural
539	ImeldaLas Navas, Northern Samar	249	about 58	about 4.26 km²	−6.05% a year	Rural
540	SenonoganPambujan, Northern Samar	249	about 26	about 9.54 km²	−23.01% a year	Rural
541	Barangay 7Catubig, Northern Samar	245	about 9,800	about 0.025 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
542	RufinoLas Navas, Northern Samar	244	about 34	about 7.24 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
543	G. B. TanLaoang, Northern Samar	235	about 55	about 4.27 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
544	HenaronaganLope De Vega, Northern Samar	233	about 36	about 6.56 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
545	MabarasPalapag, Northern Samar	231	about 46	about 5.00 km²	−3.67% a year	Rural
546	OsmeñaLas Navas, Northern Samar	229	about 71	about 3.24 km²	−7.01% a year	Rural
547	Upper CaynagaLope De Vega, Northern Samar	227	about 45	about 5.04 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
548	SantolCatarman, Northern Samar	226	about 11,078	about 0.0204 km²	−11.55% a year	Urban
549	LunetaGamay, Northern Samar	222	about 45	about 4.88 km²	−6.59% a year	Rural
550	TungodnonCatubig, Northern Samar	221	about 63	about 3.53 km²	5.33% 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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