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, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	MapnoPalapag, Northern Samar	1,710	about 337	about 5.08 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
102	Santo NiñoBiri, Northern Samar	1,707	about 367	about 4.65 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
103	SubaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	1,702	about 544	about 3.13 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
104	Del NorteMapanas, Northern Samar	1,694	about 4,882	about 0.347 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
105	CapacujanPalapag, Northern Samar	1,691	about 190	about 8.92 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
106	San RoqueSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,690	about 298	about 5.68 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
107	Baybay DistrictGamay, Northern Samar	1,689	about 2,416	about 0.699 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
108	Airport VillageCatarman, Northern Samar	1,685	about 15,896	about 0.106 km²	−5.30% a year	Urban
109	LaniwanPalapag, Northern Samar	1,676	about 3,566	about 0.47 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
110	SalhagRosario, Northern Samar	1,675	about 386	about 4.34 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
111	UEP ICatarman, Northern Samar	1,675	about 594	about 2.82 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
112	NapotiocanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,654	about 335	about 4.94 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
113	BurabodGamay, Northern Samar	1,647	about 293	about 5.63 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
114	San AntonioBiri, Northern Samar	1,639	about 402	about 4.08 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
115	Pagsang-anSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,619	about 113	about 14.39 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
116	TalisayLaoang, Northern Samar	1,613	about 466	about 3.46 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
117	SiljagonMapanas, Northern Samar	1,610	about 87	about 18.50 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
118	La PerlaLaoang, Northern Samar	1,607	about 364	about 4.41 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
119	San LorenzoRosario, Northern Samar	1,594	about 540	about 2.95 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
120	Poblacion District 6Pambujan, Northern Samar	1,587	about 19,472	about 0.0815 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
121	AguadahanSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,585	about 587	about 2.70 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
122	BagasbasMondragon, Northern Samar	1,582	about 396	about 4.00 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
123	TulaPambujan, Northern Samar	1,582	about 256	about 6.19 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
124	PaninironganPambujan, Northern Samar	1,578	about 593	about 2.66 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
125	Zone 1San Roque, Northern Samar	1,578	about 607	about 2.60 km²	−19.72% a year	Rural
126	San MiguelLavezares, Northern Samar	1,577	about 443	about 3.56 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
127	Da-oSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,574	about 395	about 3.98 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
128	Kinabranan Zone IAllen, Northern Samar	1,566	about 2,373	about 0.66 km²	10.91% a year	Urban
129	ManaybanayMapanas, Northern Samar	1,565	about 373	about 4.20 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
130	MonbonPalapag, Northern Samar	1,552	about 566	about 2.74 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
131	BobolosanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,543	about 319	about 4.84 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
132	AceridaBobon, Northern Samar	1,540	about 201	about 7.66 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
133	CoroconogSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,538	about 70	about 21.85 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
134	SomogeCatarman, Northern Samar	1,535	about 105	about 14.63 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
135	San IsidroBobon, Northern Samar	1,531	about 277	about 5.52 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
136	Lao-anganSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,513	about 1,563	about 0.968 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
137	Cagamutan del NorteGamay, Northern Samar	1,509	about 237	about 6.36 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
138	BalnasanSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,508	about 446	about 3.38 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
139	SawangCapul, Northern Samar	1,500	about 333	about 4.51 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
140	Happy ValleySan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,498	about 58	about 25.92 km²	−9.74% a year	Rural
141	UEP IICatarman, Northern Samar	1,497	about 5,586	about 0.268 km²	3.14% a year	Rural
142	Ward IIISan Antonio, Northern Samar	1,480	about 1,014	about 1.46 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
143	BulaoLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,475	about 186	about 7.92 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
144	CalachuchiCatarman, Northern Samar	1,455	about 16,367	about 0.0889 km²	−1.34% a year	Urban
145	CablanganMondragon, Northern Samar	1,451	about 224	about 6.49 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
146	NipaPalapag, Northern Samar	1,447	about 144	about 10.05 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
147	Gen. LucbanBobon, Northern Samar	1,441	about 5,377	about 0.268 km²	−3.36% a year	Rural
148	Cabunga-anSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	1,434	about 322	about 4.45 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
149	San FranciscoCatubig, Northern Samar	1,432	about 144	about 9.94 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
150	SomoroyBobon, Northern Samar	1,432	about 388	about 3.69 km²	4.33% 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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