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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Tinambacan NorteCalbayog City, Samar	2,150	about 1,295	about 1.66 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
52	CaticuganSanta Rita, Samar	2,144	about 292	about 7.34 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
53	TigdaranaoTarangnan, Samar	2,128	about 3,389	about 0.628 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
54	GadgaranCalbayog City, Samar	2,106	about 949	about 2.22 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
55	MalajogCalbayog City, Samar	2,097	about 1,626	about 1.29 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
56	TarabucanCalbayog City, Samar	2,079	about 592	about 3.51 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
57	TinabananMarabut, Samar	2,073	about 91	about 22.89 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
58	BagacayDaram, Samar	2,070	about 597	about 3.47 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
59	Jia-anJiabong, Samar	2,058	about 567	about 3.63 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
60	BinaliwCalbayog City, Samar	2,056	about 556	about 3.70 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
61	Old ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar	2,042	about 173	about 11.80 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
62	PilarCalbayog City, Samar	2,040	about 98	about 20.80 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
63	BaludSanta Margarita, Samar	2,033	about 417	about 4.87 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
64	MaligayaSanta Rita, Samar	2,018	about 237	about 8.52 km²	−8.37% a year	Rural
65	Catorse De AgostoGandara, Samar	2,003	about 5,533	about 0.362 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
66	IguidCatbalogan City, Samar	1,999	about 263	about 7.59 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
67	BugtongCalbayog City, Samar	1,990	about 201	about 9.89 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
68	PagsulhogonSanta Rita, Samar	1,990	about 228	about 8.74 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
69	SolsogonSanta Margarita, Samar	1,987	about 864	about 2.30 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
70	Poblacion I-AMotiong, Samar	1,981	about 809	about 2.45 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
71	BurayParanas, Samar	1,956	about 530	about 3.69 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
72	MalagaCalbayog City, Samar	1,950	about 197	about 9.88 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
73	InoraguiaoSanta Margarita, Samar	1,940	about 507	about 3.83 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
74	CagsalaosaoCalbayog City, Samar	1,929	about 369	about 5.23 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
75	Rizal ICalbayog City, Samar	1,920	about 406	about 4.73 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
76	BanteCalbayog City, Samar	1,907	about 5,592	about 0.341 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
77	BuenavistaSanto Niño, Samar	1,903	about 377	about 5.05 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
78	Awang WestCalbayog City, Samar	1,900	about 10,440	about 0.182 km²	−1.99% a year	Urban
79	Poblacion 10Catbalogan City, Samar	1,885	about 41,157	about 0.0458 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
80	TominamosSanta Rita, Samar	1,876	about 221	about 8.50 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
81	SawaBasey, Samar	1,874	about 677	about 2.77 km²	6.84% a year	Rural
82	BurabodSanta Margarita, Samar	1,864	about 519	about 3.59 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
83	MajacobTarangnan, Samar	1,847	about 579	about 3.19 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
84	Ba-ayCalbayog City, Samar	1,842	about 199	about 9.27 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
85	Poblacion 2Daram, Samar	1,831	about 2,826	about 0.648 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
86	Cagmanipis NorteCalbayog City, Samar	1,806	about 222	about 8.12 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
87	Old San AgustinBasey, Samar	1,804	about 123	about 14.68 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
88	Awang EastCalbayog City, Samar	1,803	about 3,421	about 0.527 km²	−4.90% a year	Urban
89	SocorroCatbalogan City, Samar	1,802	about 4,818	about 0.374 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
90	GuintarcanVillareal, Samar	1,789	about 913	about 1.96 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
91	RamaCatbalogan City, Samar	1,781	about 1,605	about 1.11 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
92	MacatingogCalbayog City, Samar	1,750	about 74	about 23.80 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
93	RoxasBasey, Samar	1,736	about 638	about 2.72 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
94	CanmucatVillareal, Samar	1,729	about 580	about 2.98 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
95	PalaypayBasey, Samar	1,728	about 1,796	about 0.962 km²	3.79% a year	Rural
96	TinaplacanCalbayog City, Samar	1,727	about 246	about 7.02 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
97	San FernandoBasey, Samar	1,725	about 35	about 48.62 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
98	Bokinggan Pob.Santa Rita, Samar	1,714	about 1,851	about 0.926 km²	5.56% a year	Rural
99	Adela HeightsGandara, Samar	1,682	about 5,721	about 0.294 km²	3.33% a year	Rural
100	AnibonganSanta Rita, Samar	1,682	about 102	about 16.44 km²	0.01% 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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