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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	San MiguelLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,429	about 299	about 4.78 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
152	Barangay NorthSan Jose, Northern Samar	1,428	about 6,581	about 0.217 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
153	HinatadCatarman, Northern Samar	1,428	about 257	about 5.55 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
154	TalisayCatarman, Northern Samar	1,408	about 17,087	about 0.0824 km²	−3.00% a year	Rural
155	TarnateSan Vicente, Northern Samar	1,403	about 436	about 3.22 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
156	Doña LuciaMondragon, Northern Samar	1,394	about 877	about 1.59 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
157	TaloloraPalapag, Northern Samar	1,392	about 752	about 1.85 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
158	Lapinig Del SurLapinig, Northern Samar	1,380	about 495	about 2.79 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
159	TambanganPalapag, Northern Samar	1,361	about 2,933	about 0.464 km²	6.91% a year	Rural
160	Buenos AiresVictoria, Northern Samar	1,356	about 220	about 6.17 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
161	BarobaybayLavezares, Northern Samar	1,353	about 467	about 2.90 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
162	Hitapi-anCatubig, Northern Samar	1,351	about 61	about 22.01 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
163	MarubayLaoang, Northern Samar	1,349	about 213	about 6.34 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
164	GeparayanPambujan, Northern Samar	1,347	about 110	about 12.24 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
165	CahicsanMondragon, Northern Samar	1,345	about 88	about 15.25 km²	10.44% a year	Rural
166	OnayLaoang, Northern Samar	1,333	about 318	about 4.19 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
167	San FernandoLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,327	about 253	about 5.25 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
168	MaragatSan Vicente, Northern Samar	1,324	about 278	about 4.76 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
169	Zone 5San Roque, Northern Samar	1,319	about 5,340	about 0.247 km²	−12.96% a year	Rural
170	RoxasMondragon, Northern Samar	1,305	about 6,692	about 0.195 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
171	New RizalCatarman, Northern Samar	1,300	about 196	about 6.62 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
172	San AgustinMondragon, Northern Samar	1,299	about 284	about 4.57 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
173	LagundiAllen, Northern Samar	1,297	about 786	about 1.65 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
174	Potong Del SurLapinig, Northern Samar	1,272	about 451	about 2.82 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
175	Mongol Bongol Pob.San Vicente, Northern Samar	1,270	about 385	about 3.30 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
176	MalobagoSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,264	about 161	about 7.83 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
177	CalingnanCatubig, Northern Samar	1,261	about 693	about 1.82 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
178	PotongLapinig, Northern Samar	1,258	about 1,165	about 1.08 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
179	LibertadGamay, Northern Samar	1,248	about 167	about 7.46 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
180	GinagdananSan Roque, Northern Samar	1,242	about 20	about 61.30 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
181	CalomotanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,227	about 406	about 3.02 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
182	QuirinoLas Navas, Northern Samar	1,226	about 123	about 9.95 km²	−2.63% a year	Rural
183	ArellanoBobon, Northern Samar	1,225	about 339	about 3.61 km²	8.76% a year	Rural
184	KinaguitmanAllen, Northern Samar	1,225	about 1,419	about 0.863 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
185	Cal-igangCatarman, Northern Samar	1,224	about 163	about 7.51 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
186	SantanderBobon, Northern Samar	1,219	about 49	about 24.99 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
187	BaybayLaoang, Northern Samar	1,218	about 14,081	about 0.0865 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
188	SalvacionSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,218	about 372	about 3.27 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
189	Poblacion SurSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,211	about 2,512	about 0.482 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
190	MabiniCatarman, Northern Samar	1,179	about 97	about 12.14 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
191	BuenavistaRosario, Northern Samar	1,178	about 227	about 5.20 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
192	Colab-ogVictoria, Northern Samar	1,178	about 360	about 3.27 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
193	BuenavistaSan Isidro, Northern Samar	1,163	about 1,666	about 0.698 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
194	Gamay Oriental IGamay, Northern Samar	1,150	about 10,648	about 0.108 km²	−4.48% a year	Rural
195	AsumPalapag, Northern Samar	1,140	about 8,321	about 0.137 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
196	BagacayPalapag, Northern Samar	1,140	about 46	about 24.93 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
197	Calintaan Pob.Laoang, Northern Samar	1,138	about 4,516	about 0.252 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
198	San PedroBiri, Northern Samar	1,137	about 512	about 2.22 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
199	RoxasCatubig, Northern Samar	1,133	about 42	about 26.86 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
200	AguadahanLaoang, Northern Samar	1,129	about 472	about 2.39 km²	−2.64% 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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