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Barangays in Calbayog City

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 Calbayog City, at a glance

Barangays: 157^[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: 187,848^[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: 18 urban^[4]; 139 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: San Policarpo^[5]; Calbayog City, Samar; 6,354 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: Higasaan^[6]; Calbayog City, Samar; about 26.92 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: San Joaquin^{[5, 7]}; Calbayog City, Samar; 0.63% 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: 45 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: San Policarpo, −1.17% 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.

157 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Calbayog City, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	San PolicarpoCalbayog City, Samar	6,354	about 2,132	about 2.98 km²	−1.17% a year	Urban
2	DagumCalbayog City, Samar	6,199	about 3,351	about 1.85 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
3	San JoaquinCalbayog City, Samar	6,128	about 439	about 13.97 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
4	CapoocanCalbayog City, Samar	5,215	about 6,399	about 0.815 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
5	CaraymanCalbayog City, Samar	5,137	about 2,676	about 1.92 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
6	RawisCalbayog City, Samar	5,015	about 1,951	about 2.57 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
7	HamorawonCalbayog City, Samar	4,658	about 18,707	about 0.249 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
8	TrinidadCalbayog City, Samar	4,401	about 1,497	about 2.94 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
9	ObreroCalbayog City, Samar	4,215	about 9,472	about 0.445 km²	−2.28% a year	Urban
10	MatobatoCalbayog City, Samar	4,101	about 4,714	about 0.87 km²	−2.38% a year	Urban
11	BagacayCalbayog City, Samar	3,352	about 2,149	about 1.56 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
12	Tinambacan SurCalbayog City, Samar	3,286	about 622	about 5.28 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
13	NijagaCalbayog City, Samar	3,275	about 3,575	about 0.916 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
14	PayahanCalbayog City, Samar	3,225	about 2,932	about 1.10 km²	−1.80% a year	Urban
15	Danao ICalbayog City, Samar	2,784	about 561	about 4.96 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
16	PeñaCalbayog City, Samar	2,668	about 434	about 6.15 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
17	BaludCalbayog City, Samar	2,636	about 21,967	about 0.12 km²	−4.03% a year	Urban
18	CarmenCalbayog City, Samar	2,615	about 1,909	about 1.37 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
19	Aguit-itanCalbayog City, Samar	2,413	about 12,634	about 0.191 km²	−2.20% a year	Urban
20	CagnipaCalbayog City, Samar	2,407	about 256	about 9.39 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
21	OquendoCalbayog City, Samar	2,294	about 765	about 3.00 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
22	Tinambacan NorteCalbayog City, Samar	2,150	about 1,295	about 1.66 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
23	GadgaranCalbayog City, Samar	2,106	about 949	about 2.22 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
24	MalajogCalbayog City, Samar	2,097	about 1,626	about 1.29 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
25	TarabucanCalbayog City, Samar	2,079	about 592	about 3.51 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
26	BinaliwCalbayog City, Samar	2,056	about 556	about 3.70 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
27	PilarCalbayog City, Samar	2,040	about 98	about 20.80 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
28	BugtongCalbayog City, Samar	1,990	about 201	about 9.89 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
29	MalagaCalbayog City, Samar	1,950	about 197	about 9.88 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
30	CagsalaosaoCalbayog City, Samar	1,929	about 369	about 5.23 km²	1.13% a year	Urban
31	Rizal ICalbayog City, Samar	1,920	about 406	about 4.73 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
32	BanteCalbayog City, Samar	1,907	about 5,592	about 0.341 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
33	Awang WestCalbayog City, Samar	1,900	about 10,440	about 0.182 km²	−1.99% a year	Urban
34	Ba-ayCalbayog City, Samar	1,842	about 199	about 9.27 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
35	Cagmanipis NorteCalbayog City, Samar	1,806	about 222	about 8.12 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
36	Awang EastCalbayog City, Samar	1,803	about 3,421	about 0.527 km²	−4.90% a year	Urban
37	MacatingogCalbayog City, Samar	1,750	about 74	about 23.80 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
38	TinaplacanCalbayog City, Samar	1,727	about 246	about 7.02 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
39	Mag-ubayCalbayog City, Samar	1,646	about 518	about 3.18 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
40	BasudCalbayog City, Samar	1,636	about 730	about 2.24 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
41	BegahoCalbayog City, Samar	1,619	about 861	about 1.88 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
42	CabatuanCalbayog City, Samar	1,543	about 102	about 15.14 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
43	AnislagCalbayog City, Samar	1,533	about 1,988	about 0.771 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
44	MalayogCalbayog City, Samar	1,470	about 1,035	about 1.42 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
45	BantianCalbayog City, Samar	1,386	about 316	about 4.39 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
46	DawoCalbayog City, Samar	1,307	about 60	about 21.87 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
47	MalopaloCalbayog City, Samar	1,283	about 292	about 4.40 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
48	Manguino-oCalbayog City, Samar	1,278	about 274	about 4.66 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
49	MigaraCalbayog City, Samar	1,276	about 214	about 5.95 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
50	Guin-onCalbayog City, Samar	1,253	about 274	about 4.57 km²	−0.51% 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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