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]

Open Samar

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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	CagutianCatbalogan City, Samar	249	about 24	about 10.49 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
802	CataydonganSan Jose De Buan, Samar	248	about 30	about 8.24 km²	−5.86% a year	Rural
803	CabangHinabangan, Samar	247	about 5	about 48.37 km²	−7.64% a year	Rural
804	New ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar	246	about 109	about 2.26 km²	−16.55% a year	Rural
805	FatimaHinabangan, Samar	245	about 24	about 10.06 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
806	Hinica-anMotiong, Samar	242	about 52	about 4.66 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
807	SalvacionJiabong, Samar	240	about 31	about 7.86 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
808	Barangay 5Calbiga, Samar	239	about 7,539	about 0.0317 km²	3.63% a year	Rural
809	San IsidroAlmagro, Samar	239	about 334	about 0.716 km²	−11.88% a year	Rural
810	La PazSanta Rita, Samar	237	about 75	about 3.16 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
811	LahongTarangnan, Samar	237	about 141	about 1.68 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
812	PagsanjanParanas, Samar	237	about 17	about 13.57 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
813	Bana-aoSanta Margarita, Samar	236	about 28	about 8.56 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
814	Poblacion CTarangnan, Samar	236	about 9,112	about 0.0259 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
815	Barangay No. 3Jiabong, Samar	234	about 38,235	about 0.00612 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
816	Cag-olo-oloSan Jorge, Samar	234	about 82	about 2.87 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
817	LibertadMatuguinao, Samar	234	about 167	about 1.40 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
818	GajoSanta Margarita, Samar	233	about 42	about 5.55 km²	7.40% a year	Rural
819	CaulayananMotiong, Samar	232	about 80	about 2.90 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
820	PacoParanas, Samar	232	about 95	about 2.44 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
821	CagbanayacaoCalbayog City, Samar	231	about 13	about 17.41 km²	−6.45% a year	Rural
822	TalibZumarraga, Samar	231	about 196	about 1.18 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
823	BalocaweGandara, Samar	229	about 60	about 3.82 km²	−10.16% a year	Rural
824	Barangay No. 2Jiabong, Samar	229	about 24,105	about 0.0095 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
825	HetebacGandara, Samar	229	about 111	about 2.06 km²	−3.35% a year	Rural
826	SugcaBasey, Samar	229	about 91	about 2.53 km²	−5.51% a year	Rural
827	JaniponSan Jorge, Samar	227	about 79	about 2.87 km²	−4.41% a year	Rural
828	JidanaoJiabong, Samar	226	about 54	about 4.16 km²	−4.01% a year	Rural
829	SalvacionMatuguinao, Samar	226	about 181	about 1.25 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
830	Cambatutay NuevoTarangnan, Samar	225	about 253	about 0.889 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
831	HibatangCalbayog City, Samar	225	about 39	about 5.76 km²	5.50% a year	Rural
832	LungibGandara, Samar	225	about 151	about 1.49 km²	−9.55% a year	Rural
833	San FernandoVillareal, Samar	225	about 307	about 0.732 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
834	Santo NiñoParanas, Samar	224	about 6	about 37.81 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
835	AngyapMatuguinao, Samar	223	about 254	about 0.879 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
836	CamperitoSanta Margarita, Samar	221	about 83	about 2.65 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
837	GabayCalbayog City, Samar	221	about 133	about 1.66 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
838	MaysalongCalbayog City, Samar	221	about 186	about 1.19 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
839	San IsidroMatuguinao, Samar	221	about 25	about 8.73 km²	−3.28% a year	Rural
840	HibabnganCalbayog City, Samar	220	about 39	about 5.65 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
841	Santa CruzMatuguinao, Samar	220	about 66	about 3.33 km²	4.38% a year	Rural
842	CagudaloCatbalogan City, Samar	219	about 34	about 6.36 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
843	Barangay No. 6Jiabong, Samar	218	about 1,275	about 0.171 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
844	San JoseAlmagro, Samar	218	about 164	about 1.33 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
845	CanloloyDaram, Samar	217	about 166	about 1.31 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
846	Bagong LipunanCalbayog City, Samar	216	about 100	about 2.15 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
847	AlegriaSanta Rita, Samar	215	about 62	about 3.49 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
848	MarasbarasAlmagro, Samar	215	about 156	about 1.38 km²	−1.60% a year	Rural
849	SinantanCalbayog City, Samar	215	about 37	about 5.75 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
850	InubodMatuguinao, Samar	213	about 49	about 4.34 km²	−4.31% 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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