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]

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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Samar, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	BahayTarangnan, Samar	674	about 171	about 3.94 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
402	CabacDaram, Samar	674	about 771	about 0.874 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
403	BotaeraZumarraga, Samar	673	about 197	about 3.41 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
404	Santo NiñoVillareal, Samar	671	about 417	about 1.61 km²	−4.04% a year	Rural
405	CanwarakZumarraga, Samar	668	about 412	about 1.62 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
406	PlaridelVillareal, Samar	668	about 158	about 4.23 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
407	AcedilloCalbayog City, Samar	666	about 285	about 2.34 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
408	ApoloniaParanas, Samar	664	about 92	about 7.19 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
409	CanyoyoMarabut, Samar	663	about 48	about 13.95 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
410	MabiniDaram, Samar	661	about 313	about 2.11 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
411	San EduardoSanta Rita, Samar	659	about 42	about 15.57 km²	7.10% a year	Rural
412	San NicolasSan Jose De Buan, Samar	659	about 21	about 32.09 km²	−5.38% a year	Rural
413	BalugoTarangnan, Samar	658	about 172	about 3.83 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
414	AlegriaZumarraga, Samar	656	about 538	about 1.22 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
415	InuntanBasey, Samar	656	about 115	about 5.70 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
416	May-itBasey, Samar	655	about 281	about 2.33 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
417	BalogoSan Sebastian, Samar	653	about 506	about 1.29 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
418	CamayseZumarraga, Samar	653	about 653	about 1.00 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
419	SalayParanas, Samar	652	about 267	about 2.44 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
420	MonbonZumarraga, Samar	649	about 168	about 3.87 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
421	MongolbongolDaram, Samar	649	about 373	about 1.74 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
422	San RafaelVillareal, Samar	649	about 247	about 2.63 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
423	Santa RitaMarabut, Samar	649	about 114	about 5.67 km²	4.19% a year	Rural
424	CatalinaJiabong, Samar	648	about 676	about 0.958 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
425	SapinitSan Jorge, Samar	648	about 223	about 2.90 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
426	UlayanVillareal, Samar	648	about 415	about 1.56 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
427	VelosoMarabut, Samar	647	about 59	about 10.93 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
428	CancaiyasBasey, Samar	646	about 25	about 26.21 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
429	PatongCalbayog City, Samar	646	about 144	about 4.50 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
430	NavarroCalbayog City, Samar	645	about 134	about 4.80 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
431	La PazCalbayog City, Samar	643	about 139	about 4.64 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
432	Maga-anZumarraga, Samar	643	about 1,016	about 0.633 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
433	San RoqueVillareal, Samar	643	about 168	about 3.83 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
434	Navatas GutiTalalora, Samar	638	about 434	about 1.47 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
435	JacoponDaram, Samar	637	about 171	about 3.73 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
436	Poblacion 4Paranas, Samar	637	about 909	about 0.701 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
437	Poblacion Barangay 3San Sebastian, Samar	637	about 1,311	about 0.486 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
438	San LuisPagsanghan, Samar	637	about 138	about 4.60 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
439	PiñaplataGandara, Samar	636	about 74	about 8.64 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
440	Poblacion 6Catbalogan City, Samar	635	about 7,987	about 0.0795 km²	−16.46% a year	Urban
441	Poblacion 1Paranas, Samar	633	about 781	about 0.811 km²	3.61% a year	Rural
442	MatalutoTagapul-An, Samar	632	about 249	about 2.54 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
443	PosoDaram, Samar	631	about 482	about 1.31 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
444	DoloresPinabacdao, Samar	628	about 581	about 1.08 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
445	Poblacion 12Catbalogan City, Samar	628	about 18,471	about 0.034 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
446	Panjobjoban IIAlmagro, Samar	627	about 1,363	about 0.46 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
447	MaputiZumarraga, Samar	622	about 975	about 0.638 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
448	NabangCalbayog City, Samar	621	about 182	about 3.41 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
449	BalanteBasey, Samar	619	about 69	about 8.91 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
450	AmantilloMarabut, Samar	618	about 147	about 4.20 km²	0.00% 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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