The Atlas

Barangays in Eastern 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 Eastern Samar

Barangays in Eastern Samar, at a glance

Barangays: 597^[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: 472,683^[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: 19 urban^[4]; 578 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Songco^[5]; Borongan City, Eastern Samar; 4,684 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 Gabriel^[6]; Borongan City, Eastern Samar; about 179.23 km²
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: 345 barangays^[7]

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.

597 barangays, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Eastern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	BinaloanTaft, Eastern Samar	827	about 28	about 30.06 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
202	San IsidroGiporlos, Eastern Samar	821	about 297	about 2.76 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
203	DalaraganGuiuan, Eastern Samar	818	about 538	about 1.52 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
204	Barangay 1Dolores, Eastern Samar	811	about 11,720	about 0.0692 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
205	BetaogLawaan, Eastern Samar	811	about 37	about 22.19 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
206	LibertadDolores, Eastern Samar	811	about 147	about 5.53 km²	4.46% a year	Rural
207	Barangay 1Jipapad, Eastern Samar	806	about 103	about 7.80 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
208	BeriArteche, Eastern Samar	800	about 157	about 5.10 km²	3.76% a year	Rural
209	San PedroQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	800	about 552	about 1.45 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
210	RizalDolores, Eastern Samar	797	about 136	about 5.87 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
211	BatangOras, Eastern Samar	796	about 98	about 8.10 km²	−2.56% a year	Rural
212	Purok HBorongan City, Eastern Samar	794	about 15,240	about 0.0521 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
213	BuenavistaDolores, Eastern Samar	793	about 79	about 10.04 km²	−5.20% a year	Rural
214	Poblacion Barangay 7General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	792	about 4,104	about 0.193 km²	−8.11% a year	Rural
215	GigosoGiporlos, Eastern Samar	791	about 265	about 2.99 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
216	Barangay No. 3 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar	789	about 5,844	about 0.135 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
217	BacayawanLlorente, Eastern Samar	786	about 212	about 3.70 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
218	Poblacion Ward 11Guiuan, Eastern Samar	785	about 11,787	about 0.0666 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
219	Barangay 2Salcedo, Eastern Samar	782	about 812	about 0.963 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
220	MabuhayTaft, Eastern Samar	776	about 68	about 11.35 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
221	SaurongOras, Eastern Samar	773	about 89	about 8.69 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
222	Barangay No. 1San Policarpo, Eastern Samar	759	about 1,008	about 0.753 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
223	Barangay Poblacion 6Maydolong, Eastern Samar	759	about 15,747	about 0.0482 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
224	San PabloTaft, Eastern Samar	755	about 112	about 6.72 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
225	Barangay 3 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	751	about 24,950	about 0.0301 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
226	CagautSalcedo, Eastern Samar	746	about 211	about 3.53 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
227	ParinaGiporlos, Eastern Samar	743	about 329	about 2.26 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
228	San MiguelLlorente, Eastern Samar	736	about 452	about 1.63 km²	−4.17% a year	Rural
229	Poblacion Barangay 2General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	732	about 14,214	about 0.0515 km²	−3.49% a year	Rural
230	CarayacayMaslog, Eastern Samar	728	about 6	about 126.57 km²	−4.16% a year	Rural
231	BuabuaSalcedo, Eastern Samar	725	about 349	about 2.08 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
232	MaramagBalangkayan, Eastern Samar	723	about 236	about 3.07 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
233	Barangay 8Llorente, Eastern Samar	719	about 11,252	about 0.0639 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
234	TanauanDolores, Eastern Samar	715	about 461	about 1.55 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
235	TrinidadOras, Eastern Samar	712	about 20	about 35.58 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
236	Barangay Poblacion 5Maydolong, Eastern Samar	708	about 10,892	about 0.065 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
237	BarasSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar	708	about 434	about 1.63 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
238	MabuhayOras, Eastern Samar	708	about 108	about 6.54 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
239	Poblacion Barangay 2Taft, Eastern Samar	708	about 12,643	about 0.056 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
240	SolongCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	706	about 99	about 7.14 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
241	Cagusu-anGuiuan, Eastern Samar	705	about 40	about 17.55 km²	−0.07% a year	Urban
242	DivinuboBorongan City, Eastern Samar	702	about 1,045	about 0.672 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
243	GahoyGuiuan, Eastern Samar	698	about 436	about 1.60 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
244	Purok CBorongan City, Eastern Samar	695	about 9,957	about 0.0698 km²	−5.22% a year	Urban
245	Cabago-anDolores, Eastern Samar	693	about 46	about 15.22 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
246	TiguibOras, Eastern Samar	692	about 966	about 0.716 km²	−3.59% a year	Rural
247	Barangay 9 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar	690	about 3,224	about 0.214 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
248	BuntayOras, Eastern Samar	690	about 154	about 4.47 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
249	San VicenteQuinapondan, Eastern Samar	690	about 184	about 3.74 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
250	Poblacion Ward 10Guiuan, Eastern Samar	688	about 8,889	about 0.0774 km²	0.25% 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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