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]

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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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Northern Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	Ward ISan Antonio, Northern Samar	928	about 556	about 1.67 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
252	Sabang Zone IAllen, Northern Samar	927	about 7,661	about 0.121 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
253	QuezonBobon, Northern Samar	924	about 134	about 6.90 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
254	San JuanBobon, Northern Samar	922	about 2,704	about 0.341 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
255	Cagamutan del SurGamay, Northern Samar	921	about 430	about 2.14 km²	−7.03% a year	Rural
256	Pio Del PilarBiri, Northern Samar	921	about 348	about 2.65 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
257	TrojelloBobon, Northern Samar	919	about 164	about 5.60 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
258	SumoroyPalapag, Northern Samar	914	about 795	about 1.15 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
259	CalarayanAllen, Northern Samar	912	about 488	about 1.87 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
260	MaravillaLavezares, Northern Samar	905	about 368	about 2.46 km²	−2.55% a year	Rural
261	CangcahiposLaoang, Northern Samar	899	about 225	about 4.00 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
262	Balat-baludBobon, Northern Samar	897	about 115	about 7.77 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
263	QuezonCatarman, Northern Samar	894	about 148	about 6.03 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
264	LourdesLas Navas, Northern Samar	892	about 112	about 8.00 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
265	Lo-okLapinig, Northern Samar	887	about 230	about 3.86 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
266	LungibVictoria, Northern Samar	886	about 101	about 8.79 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
267	Zone 2San Roque, Northern Samar	881	about 18,316	about 0.0481 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
268	LayuhanSan Jose, Northern Samar	860	about 80	about 10.81 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
269	Cadac-anGamay, Northern Samar	859	about 135	about 6.37 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
270	Del PilarLas Navas, Northern Samar	852	about 248	about 3.43 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
271	GebolwanganSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	852	about 58	about 14.81 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
272	BonifacioLope De Vega, Northern Samar	848	about 158	about 5.37 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
273	TaloloraMondragon, Northern Samar	846	about 135	about 6.28 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
274	Barangay EastSan Jose, Northern Samar	840	about 11,200	about 0.075 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
275	MagtuadCatubig, Northern Samar	838	about 228	about 3.68 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
276	PaysudPalapag, Northern Samar	837	about 476	about 1.76 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
277	MagsaysayLas Navas, Northern Samar	836	about 225	about 3.72 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
278	KauswaganBiri, Northern Samar	835	about 192	about 4.36 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
279	SimoraLaoang, Northern Samar	828	about 265	about 3.13 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
280	Gamay CentralGamay, Northern Samar	826	about 486	about 1.70 km²	−0.85% a year	Urban
281	HinagonoyanCatubig, Northern Samar	826	about 84	about 9.78 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
282	Cabari-anPambujan, Northern Samar	821	about 94	about 8.71 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
283	Poblacion District 5Pambujan, Northern Samar	817	about 13,114	about 0.0623 km²	−1.11% a year	Rural
284	KasoyCatarman, Northern Samar	814	about 19,243	about 0.0423 km²	−12.74% a year	Urban
285	Poblacion District 4Pambujan, Northern Samar	812	about 4,536	about 0.179 km²	−14.01% a year	Rural
286	Bagong SabangSan Jose, Northern Samar	810	about 218	about 3.71 km²	4.43% a year	Rural
287	MagsaysayLaoang, Northern Samar	810	about 293	about 2.76 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
288	Occidental IIGamay, Northern Samar	809	about 13,620	about 0.0594 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
289	Lo-ocAllen, Northern Samar	803	about 3,446	about 0.233 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
290	Seven HillsSan Isidro, Northern Samar	802	about 209	about 3.83 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
291	LigayaRosario, Northern Samar	801	about 124	about 6.45 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
292	SangputanSan Vicente, Northern Samar	800	about 251	about 3.19 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
293	OsonCapul, Northern Samar	799	about 323	about 2.47 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
294	BugayLas Navas, Northern Samar	797	about 230	about 3.47 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
295	SulitanCatubig, Northern Samar	797	about 952	about 0.837 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
296	GenagasanSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar	793	about 661	about 1.20 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
297	TumaguingtingLaoang, Northern Samar	793	about 16,418	about 0.0483 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
298	AnongoCatubig, Northern Samar	787	about 205	about 3.84 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
299	LawaanLaoang, Northern Samar	786	about 160	about 4.92 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
300	BaniLavezares, Northern Samar	776	about 201	about 3.87 km²	2.50% 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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