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, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	CagboboracCalbayog City, Samar	384	about 226	about 1.70 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
652	MongabongBasey, Samar	383	about 46	about 8.30 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
653	ConantVillareal, Samar	378	about 27	about 14.01 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
654	BoblaranZumarraga, Samar	374	about 256	about 1.46 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
655	De VictoriaCalbayog City, Samar	373	about 116	about 3.22 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
656	PoroZumarraga, Samar	373	about 1,727	about 0.216 km²	−4.80% a year	Rural
657	AlcazarTarangnan, Samar	372	about 691	about 0.538 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
658	HilumotSan Jose De Buan, Samar	371	about 13	about 28.28 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
659	Barangay 4Calbiga, Samar	370	about 5,286	about 0.070 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
660	GusaSan Jose De Buan, Samar	370	about 8	about 49.13 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
661	BurabodVillareal, Samar	368	about 441	about 0.835 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
662	CaluyahanMotiong, Samar	368	about 112	about 3.30 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
663	RaneraSan Jorge, Samar	368	about 35	about 10.53 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
664	SuarezTagapul-An, Samar	367	about 280	about 1.31 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
665	TimbanganCalbiga, Samar	367	about 195	about 1.88 km²	−5.07% a year	Rural
666	BangahonGandara, Samar	366	about 417	about 0.878 km²	7.76% a year	Rural
667	Barangay 1Calbiga, Samar	365	about 6,553	about 0.0557 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
668	CaparangasanGandara, Samar	365	about 192	about 1.90 km²	−4.74% a year	Rural
669	MagsaysayAlmagro, Samar	363	about 434	about 0.836 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
670	OsmeñaCalbayog City, Samar	363	about 31	about 11.58 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
671	PinanangnanSanto Niño, Samar	363	about 400	about 0.907 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
672	Cambatutay ViejoTarangnan, Samar	362	about 351	about 1.03 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
673	MahanudMatuguinao, Samar	362	about 320	about 1.13 km²	8.87% a year	Rural
674	MinataCalbiga, Samar	362	about 41	about 8.75 km²	−1.59% a year	Rural
675	BisitahanTarangnan, Samar	360	about 420	about 0.858 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
676	MercedesJiabong, Samar	359	about 70	about 5.16 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
677	LiteronCalbiga, Samar	357	about 83	about 4.28 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
678	San IsidroPinabacdao, Samar	353	about 140	about 2.52 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
679	LibertadCalbayog City, Samar	352	about 133	about 2.64 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
680	DalosdosonHinabangan, Samar	351	about 7	about 51.37 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
681	PinamorotanCalbayog City, Samar	351	about 33	about 10.54 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
682	Barangay 2San Jose De Buan, Samar	350	about 48	about 7.24 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
683	Barangay 3San Jose De Buan, Samar	347	about 28	about 12.23 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
684	PañgePagsanghan, Samar	347	about 89	about 3.89 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
685	MantaongCalbayog City, Samar	345	about 31	about 11.14 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
686	DinawacanCalbayog City, Samar	341	about 19	about 17.74 km²	−4.82% a year	Rural
687	CandayaoJiabong, Samar	340	about 82	about 4.16 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
688	Canhawan GoteCatbalogan City, Samar	340	about 969	about 0.351 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
689	AvelinoSanta Margarita, Samar	339	about 75	about 4.52 km²	7.47% a year	Rural
690	CansadongSanta Rita, Samar	339	about 109	about 3.11 km²	−3.01% a year	Rural
691	San JoseCalbayog City, Samar	339	about 80	about 4.25 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
692	AlbalateCatbalogan City, Samar	337	about 40	about 8.41 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
693	Bono-anonDaram, Samar	337	about 109	about 3.10 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
694	VelosoAlmagro, Samar	337	about 486	about 0.693 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
695	Cag-anahawCalbayog City, Samar	336	about 25	about 13.71 km²	−4.88% a year	Rural
696	MercadoBasey, Samar	336	about 11,313	about 0.0297 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
697	MiramarVillareal, Samar	336	about 8,528	about 0.0394 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
698	PusonganMotiong, Samar	336	about 85	about 3.96 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
699	MaybogCalbayog City, Samar	335	about 148	about 2.27 km²	5.12% a year	Rural
700	PalanyogonCatbalogan City, Samar	335	about 66	about 5.10 km²	1.10% 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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