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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Lapinig Del NorteLapinig, Northern Samar	2,363	about 882	about 2.68 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
52	MagtaonMapanas, Northern Samar	2,361	about 196	about 12.02 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
53	Ipil-ipilCatarman, Northern Samar	2,342	about 8,218	about 0.285 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
54	CamparangaPambujan, Northern Samar	2,333	about 336	about 6.94 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
55	LibjoCatarman, Northern Samar	2,316	about 253	about 9.15 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
56	CommonwealthRosario, Northern Samar	2,313	about 493	about 4.69 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
57	GeratagSan Jose, Northern Samar	2,280	about 426	about 5.35 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
58	Santa PotencianaMapanas, Northern Samar	2,276	about 534	about 4.26 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
59	VeriatoSan Isidro, Northern Samar	2,251	about 94	about 23.98 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
60	GuilaoangiLaoang, Northern Samar	2,241	about 6,024	about 0.372 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
61	MolaveCatarman, Northern Samar	2,231	about 3,192	about 0.699 km²	6.60% a year	Urban
62	Barangay 1Catubig, Northern Samar	2,206	about 653	about 3.38 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
63	PangpangPalapag, Northern Samar	2,195	about 624	about 3.52 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
64	CabacunganAllen, Northern Samar	2,169	about 751	about 2.89 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
65	P. TingzonSan Jose, Northern Samar	2,164	about 537	about 4.03 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
66	Poblacion District 7Pambujan, Northern Samar	2,117	about 1,604	about 1.32 km²	7.68% a year	Rural
67	GalutanCatarman, Northern Samar	2,116	about 585	about 3.62 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
68	EnriquetaLavezares, Northern Samar	2,115	about 499	about 4.24 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
69	LibertadVictoria, Northern Samar	2,092	about 634	about 3.30 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
70	VigoLaoang, Northern Samar	2,089	about 247	about 8.46 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
71	WashingtonCatarman, Northern Samar	2,088	about 178	about 11.73 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
72	BaliteSan Jose, Northern Samar	2,074	about 18,685	about 0.111 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
73	San JorgeLas Navas, Northern Samar	2,055	about 1,043	about 1.97 km²	15.54% a year	Rural
74	Poblacion ISilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	2,033	about 2,083	about 0.976 km²	6.28% a year	Rural
75	BayhoLope De Vega, Northern Samar	2,027	about 194	about 10.46 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
76	GinulganPambujan, Northern Samar	2,020	about 242	about 8.35 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
77	Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.Palapag, Northern Samar	2,017	about 2,329	about 0.866 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
78	Quirino DistrictLas Navas, Northern Samar	2,003	about 4,803	about 0.417 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
79	OlerasLaoang, Northern Samar	1,996	about 203	about 9.83 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
80	CahayaganLaoang, Northern Samar	1,989	about 468	about 4.25 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
81	Jose Abad SantosCatarman, Northern Samar	1,983	about 21,073	about 0.0941 km²	−2.89% a year	Rural
82	AnitoGamay, Northern Samar	1,978	about 482	about 4.10 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
83	San JuanSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,977	about 50	about 39.27 km²	−4.21% a year	Rural
84	San LuisCapul, Northern Samar	1,951	about 471	about 4.14 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
85	Zone 6San Roque, Northern Samar	1,941	about 14,931	about 0.13 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
86	VillaLavezares, Northern Samar	1,888	about 385	about 4.90 km²	−3.38% a year	Rural
87	DalupiritSan Antonio, Northern Samar	1,875	about 294	about 6.38 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
88	H. Jolejole DistrictLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,861	about 1,647	about 1.13 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
89	MacarthurLavezares, Northern Samar	1,833	about 374	about 4.90 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
90	San VicenteCatubig, Northern Samar	1,832	about 391	about 4.68 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
91	Sabong-TabokLavezares, Northern Samar	1,831	about 848	about 2.16 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
92	Doña PulqueriaCatarman, Northern Samar	1,796	about 440	about 4.08 km²	8.18% a year	Rural
93	Cag-abacaCatarman, Northern Samar	1,786	about 169	about 10.54 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
94	San JuanMondragon, Northern Samar	1,774	about 522	about 3.40 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
95	LipataAllen, Northern Samar	1,771	about 388	about 4.56 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
96	CaburihanLavezares, Northern Samar	1,740	about 333	about 5.22 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
97	MiradorMondragon, Northern Samar	1,731	about 121	about 14.31 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
98	Zone IIIVictoria, Northern Samar	1,731	about 704	about 2.46 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
99	LibertadLavezares, Northern Samar	1,730	about 565	about 3.06 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
100	DapdapLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,720	about 299	about 5.76 km²	4.72% 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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