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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	CogonCalbayog City, Samar	1,139	about 163	about 7.00 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
202	PequitParanas, Samar	1,139	about 575	about 1.98 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
203	Santo NiñoPagsanghan, Samar	1,138	about 785	about 1.45 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
204	CanlapwasPagsanghan, Samar	1,136	about 514	about 2.21 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
205	San PabloCatbalogan City, Samar	1,136	about 25,414	about 0.0447 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
206	BacyaranCalbiga, Samar	1,131	about 444	about 2.55 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
207	TagnaoGandara, Samar	1,131	about 311	about 3.64 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
208	TakutSanto Niño, Samar	1,128	about 525	about 2.15 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
209	Del PilarBasey, Samar	1,126	about 299	about 3.77 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
210	IloSanta Margarita, Samar	1,125	about 276	about 4.07 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
211	LegaspiMarabut, Samar	1,124	about 1,915	about 0.587 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
212	Poblacion 1Daram, Samar	1,120	about 1,425	about 0.786 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
213	AmandayehanBasey, Samar	1,115	about 549	about 2.03 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
214	LonoyCalbayog City, Samar	1,114	about 2,102	about 0.53 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
215	San IsidroParanas, Samar	1,102	about 28	about 39.49 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
216	Barangay 4San Jose De Buan, Samar	1,097	about 238	about 4.60 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
217	ConsolabaoHinabangan, Samar	1,094	about 24	about 45.80 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
218	Poblacion 4Catbalogan City, Samar	1,094	about 15,878	about 0.0689 km²	1.27% a year	Urban
219	BachaoDaram, Samar	1,087	about 416	about 2.61 km²	−4.93% a year	Rural
220	San JuanSanta Rita, Samar	1,074	about 265	about 4.06 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
221	LagundiCatbalogan City, Samar	1,067	about 423	about 2.52 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
222	CanduyucanSan Sebastian, Samar	1,066	about 135	about 7.88 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
223	Imelda Pob.Tarangnan, Samar	1,055	about 851	about 1.24 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
224	TomaliguezCalbayog City, Samar	1,047	about 318	about 3.29 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
225	CandugueDaram, Samar	1,038	about 359	about 2.89 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
226	Rosal Pob.Santa Rita, Samar	1,037	about 205	about 5.07 km²	−8.31% a year	Rural
227	San RoqueMarabut, Samar	1,036	about 42	about 24.83 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
228	Poblacion ATarangnan, Samar	1,034	about 2,929	about 0.353 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
229	TagalagMarabut, Samar	1,032	about 79	about 13.07 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
230	NipaTagapul-An, Samar	1,031	about 328	about 3.14 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
231	Casandig IParanas, Samar	1,030	about 131	about 7.84 km²	10.74% a year	Rural
232	PahugPinabacdao, Samar	1,028	about 635	about 1.62 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
233	BongaTarangnan, Samar	1,022	about 521	about 1.96 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
234	MugdoHinabangan, Samar	1,022	about 278	about 3.68 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
235	SerumBasey, Samar	1,010	about 416	about 2.43 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
236	BacjaoAlmagro, Samar	1,003	about 778	about 1.29 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
237	PinalangaMarabut, Samar	1,000	about 508	about 1.97 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
238	San IsidroSanta Rita, Samar	998	about 195	about 5.12 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
239	Libucan DacuTarangnan, Samar	991	about 644	about 1.54 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
240	IlijanSanto Niño, Samar	989	about 265	about 3.73 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
241	NagaCalbayog City, Samar	987	about 188	about 5.25 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
242	NapalisanGandara, Samar	987	about 3,153	about 0.313 km²	4.09% a year	Rural
243	MancolSan Jorge, Samar	984	about 848	about 1.16 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
244	MombonCatbalogan City, Samar	983	about 723	about 1.36 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
245	LoyoBasey, Samar	981	about 6,288	about 0.156 km²	−4.85% a year	Rural
246	TinagoCalbiga, Samar	981	about 456	about 2.15 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
247	San RoqueDaram, Samar	980	about 891	about 1.10 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
248	CaluwayanMarabut, Samar	977	about 531	about 1.84 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
249	Santa ElenaSanta Rita, Samar	977	about 127	about 7.67 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
250	MarcatubigCalbayog City, Samar	976	about 436	about 2.24 km²	4.39% 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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