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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	TagbayaonJiabong, Samar	847	about 153	about 5.54 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
302	PlacerTalalora, Samar	845	about 196	about 4.32 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
303	Barangay 6Calbiga, Samar	844	about 5,308	about 0.159 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
304	NacubeGandara, Samar	839	about 244	about 3.44 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
305	BongaMotiong, Samar	838	about 211	about 3.98 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
306	PatagParanas, Samar	837	about 132	about 6.32 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
307	CabacunganSanta Rita, Samar	833	about 99	about 8.45 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
308	San FernandoJiabong, Samar	832	about 85	about 9.78 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
309	LabangbaybayTagapul-An, Samar	823	about 386	about 2.13 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
310	San PascualSanta Rita, Samar	821	about 42	about 19.45 km²	−4.69% a year	Rural
311	UboDaram, Samar	821	about 480	about 1.71 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
312	San VicenteTarangnan, Samar	820	about 1,134	about 0.723 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
313	CincoCatbalogan City, Samar	813	about 611	about 1.33 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
314	Poblacion 2Catbalogan City, Samar	812	about 25,139	about 0.0323 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
315	MalinoJiabong, Samar	809	about 191	about 4.23 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
316	MacopaVillareal, Samar	806	about 990	about 0.814 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
317	BarasSanto Niño, Samar	805	about 335	about 2.40 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
318	SugodTagapul-An, Samar	805	about 555	about 1.45 km²	4.13% a year	Rural
319	Buenavista ISan Jorge, Samar	800	about 308	about 2.60 km²	4.49% a year	Rural
320	San JoseHinabangan, Samar	800	about 2,827	about 0.283 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
321	TabawanCalbayog City, Samar	799	about 567	about 1.41 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
322	BuluanCatbalogan City, Samar	797	about 1,949	about 0.409 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
323	Sinidman OccidentalCalbayog City, Samar	794	about 429	about 1.85 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
324	DiazGandara, Samar	793	about 184	about 4.31 km²	4.69% a year	Rural
325	ConcordHinabangan, Samar	787	about 14	about 55.42 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
326	Poblacion Barangay 4San Sebastian, Samar	786	about 371	about 2.12 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
327	LucerdoniTarangnan, Samar	784	about 258	about 3.04 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
328	San Jorge ISan Jorge, Samar	784	about 2,227	about 0.352 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
329	OyandicMotiong, Samar	783	about 316	about 2.48 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
330	Cag-olangoCalbayog City, Samar	782	about 196	about 4.00 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
331	CagsumjiSanta Margarita, Samar	780	about 661	about 1.18 km²	5.66% a year	Rural
332	BuscadaBasey, Samar	779	about 994	about 0.784 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
333	Guinbaoyan NorteCalbayog City, Samar	777	about 361	about 2.15 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
334	San IgnacioCalbiga, Samar	777	about 245	about 3.17 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
335	TomogbongSan Jorge, Samar	777	about 199	about 3.90 km²	5.08% a year	Rural
336	Guinbalot-anSanta Rita, Samar	776	about 171	about 4.53 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
337	CasandigGandara, Samar	775	about 550	about 1.41 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
338	MualbualZumarraga, Samar	775	about 402	about 1.93 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
339	NatimonanGandara, Samar	773	about 381	about 2.03 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
340	Barangay No. 5Jiabong, Samar	770	about 6,210	about 0.124 km²	3.47% a year	Rural
341	San RufinoCalbayog City, Samar	769	about 42	about 18.17 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
342	SaljagCalbayog City, Samar	767	about 710	about 1.08 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
343	DinaganCalbayog City, Samar	765	about 235	about 3.25 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
344	SevillaSanto Niño, Samar	764	about 756	about 1.01 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
345	La PazSan Jorge, Samar	763	about 168	about 4.53 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
346	Igang-igangSanta Rita, Samar	762	about 98	about 7.77 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
347	InobonganSan Sebastian, Samar	758	about 260	about 2.92 km²	4.54% a year	Rural
348	QuezonSan Jorge, Samar	758	about 579	about 1.31 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
349	BuenavistaBasey, Samar	756	about 74	about 10.27 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
350	Barangay IIPinabacdao, Samar	753	about 685	about 1.10 km²	0.19% 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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